Latin America in Czech foreign policy
Latin America in Czech foreign policy

Author(s): Martin Hrabálek
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Latin America; Czech Republic; foreign policy; economic relations; diplomatic mission; political dialogue; Human rights; trade;
Summary/Abstract: The new Concept of the Foreign Policy of the Czech Republic from July 2015 depicts Latin America as “an area geographically distant but dynamically developing and culturally and geographically close”. The geographic distance is also a major factor for mutual relationships between the Czech Republic and the region of Latin America, which can be described as low-profile in the long-term. On the political level, this re-mote region without (safe for exceptions) closer historical links is relatively of small interest for a country of the size of the Czech Republic. Several years ago, it could even appear that the Czech Republic was withdrawing from Latin America when some missions of the Czech Republic in that region were closed. By reopening of the Embassy in Bogota this trend was stopped; however, instead of its reversal, we can speak about stabilization of the situation nowadays, when other missions of the Czech Re-public are not threatened in that area with high probability now.

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