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Germany and Latin America: A Complex Relationship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Wolf Grabendorff
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Aside from the United States, Germany is Latin America's .most important economic partner. Despite this fact, Germany has never appeared to have a very strong overall relationship with the region and, due to its postwar history, has never developed a true “Latin American policy.” For obvious reasons, Germany has given high priority to (1) relations with its Western neighbors and (2) its security relationship with the United States. As far as its policy towards the South goes, it has tended to concentrate on major actors, such as Egypt and India, and its relations with Brazil should be viewed in that context.

The absence of a defined policy does not mean that Germany lacks a visible profile in the region. The role and image it projects reflects a relationship that is much broader, and far more complex, than its economic and diplomatic activities in the region would indicate.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , Winter 1993 , pp. 43 - 100
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Copyright © University of Miami 1993

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The author wishes to express his special thanks to Anneke Jessen for her substantive contributions to, and editing of, this article.

This article will be part of a book to be published by Lynne Reinner later this year.

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