sábado, 24 de marzo de 2018

Bolivia vs. Chile: The Regional Consequences Of Liberalism vs. Realism | OrientalReview.org

Bolivia vs. Chile: The Regional Consequences Of Liberalism vs. Realism | OrientalReview.org

 

 

Bolivia’s efforts to reverse the geopolitical results of the
1879-1883 War of the Pacific with Chile are couched in the liberal
naiveté that moral arguments in and of
themselves can bring about tangible change in the contemporary
Neo-Realist international system. Chile’s conquest of Bolivia’s Pacific
coastline following the now-landlocked state’s utter defeat in the
1879-1883 War of the Pacific was psychologically traumatizing for the
entire nation and played a key role in shaping its identity in the
present day. [ 1,462 more word ]