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Subject
Foreign policy and Prosur.
Significance
Government-opposition differences on foreign policy are unusual in Chile, but have been triggered by President Sebastian Pinera’s championship of Prosur, a new regional grouping launched in Santiago on March 22. It has been criticised by the left-wing opposition as bringing together only centre-right and right-wing governments.
Impacts
Trade issues, although remaining important, may become less of a driver of Chile’s foreign policy.
There is no clear reason to expect that Prosur will be more successful than previous initiatives like UNASUR.
Discrepancies in Chile over foreign policy and, particularly, relations with the Bolsonaro government will persist.
Keywords:
Chile,
LA/C,
Latin America,
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Suriname,
Uruguay,
Venezuela,
economy,
international relations,
politics,
election,
foreign policy,
foreign trade,
government,
integration,
opposition
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2019
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