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In recent years several Latin American countries have adopted a more assertive and autonomous stance in their foreign policy. The growing rejection of neo-liberalism as an ideological dogma seems to have given space to more pragmatic stances in favour of national interests.

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Introduction: Ideology and Pragmatism in Latin American Foreign Policy - Gian Luca Gardini and Peter Lambert Latin American Foreign Policies between Ideology and Pragmatism: A Framework for Analysis - Gian Luca Gardini Pragmatism, Ideology and Tradition in Chilean Foreign Policy since 1990 - Joaquín Fermandois Brazilian Foreign Policy: Causal Beliefs in Formulation and Pragmatism in Practice - Miriam Gomes Saraiva Dancing between Superpowers: Ideology, Pragmatism and Drift in Paraguayan Foreign Policy - Peter Lambert Argentine Foreign Policy under the Kirchners: Ideological, Pragmatic or simply Peronist? - Andres Malamud From Obscurity to Center Stage: The Architectonics of Bolivia´s Foreign Policy - Larry Birns and Alex Sanchez Pragmatism and Ideology in the Foreign Policy of Peru - Ronald Bruce St John The Continuing Pull of the Polar Star: Colombian Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War Era - Stephen Randal Venezuelan Foreign Policy under Chávez: The Pragmatic Success of Revolutionary Ideology? - Diana Raby Defying Expectations: The External Profile and Activism of the Cuban Revolution - Antoni Kapcia Nicaragua´s Pragmatic Ideologues - David Close Mexico´s Foreign Policy Under The Partido Acción Nacional: Promoting Democracy, Human Rights, and Interests - Ana Covarrubias Unity and Diversity in Latin American Visions of Regional Integration - Gian Luca Gardini Conclusions - Gian Luca Gardini and Peter Lambert

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LARRY BIRNS Director of the Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs, USA W. ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ Research Fellow for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, USA DR. RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN MA and PhD in International Relations from the University of Denver, USA PROF. DAVID CLOSE Professor of Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada DR. ANA COVARRUBIAS Faculty member of the Centre for International Studies of El Colegio de México. PROF. JOAQUÖN FERMANDOIS Professor of Contemporary History at the Catholic University of Chile. PROF. MIRIAM GOMES SARAIVA Professor in International Relations at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PROF. ANTONI KAPCIA Professor of Latin American History, University of Nottingham, UK DR. ANDRÉS MALAMUD Assistant Research Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon. PROF. DIANA RABY Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Toronto, and is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK. PROF. STEPHEN J. RANDALL Professor of History, University of Calgary, Canada.

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