ABSTRACT
In Argentina, as elsewhere in Spanish America, the initial break from Spain was precipitated by the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's armies in 1808. There are a number of features that mark out Argentine foreign policy from those of Brazil and Chile. In the first instance, there have been considerable discontinuities in the country's foreign policy. Secondly, there has been a more intense internal debate on the nature and suitability to those policies. The history of Argentine foreign policy since World War Two shows the country attempting to come to terms with its decline in the world. The criticism of Argentine foreign policy positions was aimed at the disjuncture between the reality of the Argentine position and its profile in world affairs. The restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba and the warm relations between Kirchner and President Chavez of Venezuela are examples of a shift leftward in the foreign policy of Argentina.
