Key words: environmental policymaking, social construction of power, Argentina Foreign Policy (AFP), Argentina’s national environmental policy

The last few decades have seen profound transformations in the international arena. In this context, one of the most recognizable changes has been the rise of so-called non-traditional actors, which has changed the interstate nature of the international sphere. This phenomenon has challenged the interstate nature as the main characteristic of the international ground. While many of these actors are not new, they have altered the decision-making process of certain public policies through their own beliefs and interests. In this respect, a variety of actors who not only question policy content but also the decision-making process have deeply affected foreign policy designated as public policy and characterized by the monopoly of traditional actors. Consequently, I concur with Christopher Hill that foreign policy is

the way in which a society defines itself, against the back cloth of the outside world … is therefore both more and less than the external relations which states generates [sic] continually on all fronts. … It should also project the values which the society in question thinks are universal.