An Emerging South-South Coalition Strategy: China, Africa and Latin America

Authors

Tricia Gray, University of LouisvilleFollow

Abstract

Concomitant with the astronomical rise of China in international politics, there has been an increased frequency and intensity of foreign relations between Global South states. This research attempts to, first, illuminate these largely overlooked foreign policy activities, and, second, to evaluate the implications of the trends. A South-South strategy is based on improving the position of developing countries in multilateral organizations, struggling against international marginalization, enhancing economic and technical cooperation, and challenging hegemonism and imperialism. This study concludes that a South-South coalition framework is a useful model for understanding Global South states’ foreign policy behavior and for addressing future conflicts.

Author Bio(s)

Tricia Gray is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville. She earned a Ph.D. from Miami University in Ohio. She teaches courses on international relations and comparative politics with a focus on Latin America. She has published an article in the Bulletin of Latin American Research and a chapter on Chilean foreign policy in Latin America in the New International System, Jose da Cruz and Eduardo Gomez, eds. Email: tjgray01@louisville.edu

Keywords

Africa, China, foreign relations, international politics, Latin America, multilateral organizations, South-South cooperation

Publication Date

12-2009

DOI

10.46743/1082-7307/2009.1109

Recommended Citation

Gray, Tricia (2009) "An Emerging South-South Coalition Strategy: China, Africa and Latin America," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 16: No. 2, Article 6.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2009.1109
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol16/iss2/6