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Pragmatism and Rationality vs. the Ideologization of Foreign Policy
The question regarding the possibility of prioritizing pragmatism and rationality over ideology in determining foreign policy yields an answer that does not remain constant over time. Theorizing on this subject has accompanied historical processes, as well as political figures and regimes that have shaped the course of States and societies. To ground this in the…
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Evo Morales y el MAS no están listos para colgar los cachos
Son 20 los años que el Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) ha gobernado Bolivia. Hoy, en 2025, se despide de los espacios formales de poder dejando a su paso un país endeudado como nunca antes lo estuvo; una sociedad quebrada en su identidad, igual o peor que antes de la Revolución Nacional de 1952; y una…
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Goodbye to USA’s soft power
In nineteen (19) days, Donald J. Trump dismantled seven (7) decades of Foreign Policy that allowed the United States (US) to design the world order and be the global hegemon. In the 1950s, the US introduced a new Foreign Policy strategy using countries like Bolivia as a testing ground. This new strategy consisted of offering…