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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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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…