Iran in Latin America: A Regional Perspective
Irán v Latinské Americe: regionální perspektiva
diploma thesis (DEFENDED)
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Author
Advisor
Referee
Romancov, Michael
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences
Discipline
Geopolitical Studies
Department
Department of Political Science
Date of defense
25. 9. 2020
Publisher
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědLanguage
English
Grade
Very good
Iran's growing influence in Latin America has come as a surprise for many. Iran's diplomatic, commercial, and even cultural presence expanded steadily in the past two decades. While the subject is often discussed from a US-centric perspective, the political elements of the regional countries engaging with Iran are frequently overlooked. Additionally, a widespread belief suggests that Iran's success in Latin America is inherently linked to radical left-leaning governments. Hence, this work aims to analyze Iran's activity from a Latin American perspective and tries to elucidate if Iran's success can be sustained in times of political changes. Moreover, Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela had distinctive political, financial, and historical reasons to increase -or decrease- their interaction with Tehran, which goes beyond the political leaning of a respective government. However, each chose a different approach when dealing with Iran. Keywords Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Iran Foreign Policy, Hezbollah, AMIA, Lula da Silva, Kirchner, Chavez