The Gulf and Latin America: An Assessment of Expectations and Challenges
Edited Alejandraby Galindo
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5. Relations between Brazil and the Arab Countries of the Gulf: Renewed Context, Persistent Objectives....................................................................143 Elodie Brun
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4. “So Far so Close to the United States” and the Gulf Region: The Mexican Approach towards the Gulf Alejandra Galindo
3. Venezuela and its Foreign Policy towards the GCC Countries: Between Petroleum and Soft-Balancing.......................................................................81 Ángel Blanco
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2. Iranian Policy towards Latin America as a Countermeasure against US Hegemony Robert Mason
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6. Chile and the Gulf: Identifying Channels of Cooperation..........................173 Cecilia Baeza the Contributors
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1. The Role of Latin America in the Foreign Policies of GCC States ..............25 Erick Viramontes
