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From common values to complementary interests: for a new conception of Germany's and the EU's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean
Von gemeinsamen Werten zu komplementären Interessen: für eine Neukonzeption der Beziehungen Deutschlands und der EU mit Lateinamerika und der Karibik
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Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine have posed major challenges - in different ways - to Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries as well as to the European Union (EU). At the same time, these international crises have revealed how little resilience there is in ... view more
The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine have posed major challenges - in different ways - to Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries as well as to the European Union (EU). At the same time, these international crises have revealed how little resilience there is in the narratives that are supposed to inform normative relations between the two regions: shared values, strategic partnership, and dialogue at eye level. In fact, this rhetoric is based on wishful thinking and does less and less justice to the reality of mutual relations. Common ground is crumbling, and there is a lack of projects that give meaning and purpose to cooperation. Such projects would have a chance of success especially if divergent views were addressed and mutual expectations were openly negotiated. Instead of building on commonalities, future-oriented cooperation should rely more on complementarities - within the framework of varying formats. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
international relations; Federal Republic of Germany; EU; Latin America; Caribbean Region; foreign policy; development policy; international cooperation; sustainable development
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Außenpolitische Interessenkonvergenzen; Außenpolitische Neuorientierung; Lateinamerikapolitik; Wertesystem
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 1/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023C01
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications