Abstract

ARDILA ARDILA, Martha. Secondary Regional Power Definition: Colombia between South and Central America. Pap.polit. [online]. 2012, vol.17, n.1, pp.293-319. ISSN 0122-4409.

Colombia's geographical location in the international scenario, its projection and leadership towards Central and South America, are discussed in relation to projects like Unasur and Mesoamerica. This is achieved through a categorization of regional powers and Colombia's location -Secondary Regional Power- compared to countries like Brazil and Mexico -Regional Power-. It emphasizes the changes that occurred during the last ten years and particularly examines two aspects related to the current Santos' administration's priorities: Economic Diplomacy and South-South Cooperation, mainly in security.

Keywords : Secondary Regional Power; Power; Regional Power; Foreign Policy; Latin American; Central America; South America; Colombia; Unasur; Mesoamérica; Colombia, Politics and Government, 2002-2012; Foreing relations; South America; Latin America.

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