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Reorienting Foreign Policy: Caribbean-Japan Relations

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dc.creator Johnson, Kavita
dc.date 2022-12-05
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-27T17:37:01Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-27T17:37:01Z
dc.identifier https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/oasis/article/view/8425
dc.identifier 10.18601/16577558.n37.10
dc.identifier.uri https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/230357
dc.description Since the beginning of the 2000s, Caribbean states have been experiencing several challenges to economic growth and development, such as the loss of preferential market access and reduction in US aid. As a result, they have been trying to reposition themselves in the changing international relations sphere by reorienting their foreign policy strategies. This article posits that Caribbean states have been placing more emphasis on diversifying their relationships with non-Western powers, such as Japan, as an economic adjustment strategy. In particular, the article examines how Caribbean states have been pursuing “unorthodox” foreign policies due to their limited resource base. As a result, they have been creatively using their value-based resources such as votes and quality advocacy in international fora, in exchange for economic assistance from Japan. In the context of small states in the international system, the article argues that having acknowledged their vulnerabilities due to their smallness, Caribbean states have shown resilience and resourcefulness in crafting these strategies as they seek to reposition themselves. en-US
dc.description Desde principios de la década de 2000, los Estados del Caribe han experimentado varios desafíos frente al crecimiento económico y el desarrollo como la pérdida del acceso preferencial al mercado y la reducción de la ayuda estadounidense. Como resultado, han intentado reposicionarse en la cambiante esfera de las relaciones internacionales reorientando sus estrategias de política exterior. Este artículo argumenta que los Estados del Caribe han puesto más énfasis en diversificar sus relaciones con potencias no occidentales, como Japón, como una estrategia de ajuste económico. En particular, el artículo examina cómo los Estados caribeños han seguido políticas exteriores “poco ortodoxas” debido a su limitada base de recursos y, como resultado, han estado usando creativamente sus recursos basados en valores, tales como votos y participación de calidad en foros internacionales, a cambio de ayuda económica de Japón. En el contexto de los pequeños Estados en el sistema internacional, el artículo argumenta que habiendo reconocido sus vulnerabilidades debido a su pequeño tamaño, los Estados caribeños han demostrado resiliencia e ingenio en la elaboración de estas estrategias, mientras buscan reposicionarse. es-ES
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales es-ES
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dc.rights Derechos de autor 2022 Kavita Johnson es-ES
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 es-ES
dc.source OASIS; No. 37 (2023): Enero-Junio; 171-190 en-US
dc.source Oasis; Núm. 37 (2023): Enero-Junio; 171-190 es-ES
dc.source 2346-2132
dc.source 1657-7558
dc.subject Caribbean; en-US
dc.subject Caricom; en-US
dc.subject Japan; en-US
dc.subject Foreign Policy; en-US
dc.subject Small States en-US
dc.subject Caribe; es-ES
dc.subject Caricom; es-ES
dc.subject Japón; es-ES
dc.subject política exterior; es-ES
dc.subject Estados pequeños es-ES
dc.title Reorienting Foreign Policy: Caribbean-Japan Relations en-US
dc.title Reorienting Foreign Policy: Caribbean-Japan Relations es-ES
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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