Autonomy and Negotiation in Foreign Policy

This book provides a unique view on the Beagle Channel crisis(1977-1984) between Argentina and Chile byexamining it in a global political context. The author explores thefactors which led from imminent conflict to signing the Treaty ofPeace and Friendship in just six years. Regional and internationaldimensions of the Beagle crisis are given particular attention,including international arbitration, the participation of the Vaticanas a third actor, the role of the US, the complicating effects of the Falkland war, and the relations between each party and the UK. Theauthor highlights unequal effects on Argentine and Chilean foreignpolicies of domestic structures and international conditions. The bookseeks to determine the extent to which foreign policy providesopportunities for states to exercise political autonomy, given thepowerful constraints imposed by the multiple structures of theinternational system, and how negotiation behaviour generated the pathfrom conflict to cooperation between Argentina and Chile. The author'sfocus on foreign policy aids the understanding of processes anddecisions within Argentina and Chile during the Beagle crisis whileutilising new theoretical approaches in the field of negotiationbehaviour in Latin America.