Geopolitics and Nationality in Chilean Foreign Policy Relating to Border Regions

Cristian Ovando Santana; Gonzalo Álvarez Fuentes

doi:10.1177/0094582X261465008

Geopolitics and Nationality in Chilean Foreign Policy Relating to Border Regions

Título traducido de la contribución: Geopolítica y nacionalidad en la política exterior chilena respecto a las regiones fronterizas

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Desde enfoques geopolíticos críticos y estudios internacionales decoloniales, se aborda la política exterior chilena hacia la frontera norte, profundizando en los alcances del denominado Plan Parinacota. Esta iniciativa, implementada por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores el año 2018, buscó revitalizar un territorio periférico, la comuna de Putre, ubicada en la franja fronteriza que comparte con Perú y Bolivia, aunque implementándose en un contexto político vecinal complejo: los Juicios de la Haya. Se concluye que las autoridades del Estado chileno, aunque trataron de innovar en su gestión, se ciñeron a pautas neocoloniales que no permitieron procesar con nitidez las demandas locales de las comunidades originarias Aymaras, las cuales poseen una cosmovisión que singulariza toda intervención en su territorio.

Título traducido de la contribución	Geopolítica y nacionalidad en la política exterior chilena respecto a las regiones fronterizas
Idioma original	Inglés
Publicación	Latin American Perspectives
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X261465008
Estado	Publicada - 7 jul 2026

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