Celac in International Relations of Latin America (2010-2023)

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ID21212358
AuthorsRegina Andriukaitiene (0000-0002-0691-7333, Lithuanian Sports University), Jorge Jesús Villasmil Espinoza (0000-0003-0791-3331, University of Zulia)
Year2024
Issue4(44)
Pages282-300
Publication date2024-01-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEminak (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1998-4634 • E-ISSN: 2708-0226
PublisherScientific Research Center Lukomorie (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33782/eminak2023.4(44).687
OpenAlexW4391263723
LanguageEN
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The purpose of the research paper is to highlight the formation, development, and results of CELAC’s activities, as well as to define its place in international relations at both the regional and global levels. The scientific novelty is in the comprehensive analysis of the place and role of the regional international organization CELAC, its failures, and successful initiatives. The authors analyze the formation of CELAC as a representative body in relations with key world political actors – China, the EU, and Russia. Conclusions. CELAC continues to be an important factor in international relations, especially in the context of the desire of Latin American and Caribbean countries to strengthen cooperation and coordination. The establishment of CELAC was one of the vivid manifestations of the ‘left turn’ with its state-nationalist bias and emphasized interest in solving pressing social problems in domestic politics by the state from the top-down and ensuring its independence from global actors, primarily the United States. CELAC is not a replacement for the cooperation and integration groups – Mercosur, CARICOM, ALCA, etc. The desire for CELAC to be an alternative body – especially to the OAS (The Organization of American States) – does not enjoy regional consensus and it would be difficult to achieve with the resources this body currently has at its disposal. Although in general, CELAC’s activities were ineffective (most of the region’s problems had not been solved, including poverty, corruption, crime, etc.), there were examples of successful implementation of its decisions in 2013-2018. In recent years, we have observed the intensification of CELAC’s international activities, aimed, first of all, at establishing mutually beneficial and partnership relations with the key actors of world politics and economy – the EU, the USA, and China. But Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, its desire for self-isolation, the sanctions of the Western world, and the condemnation of aggression by the UN – all this pushes the Caribbean countries away from Russia, although it does not completely negate their cooperation

Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · International Relations in Latin America · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

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