VENEZUELA AND GEOPOLITICAL RELATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA AT THE BEGINNING OF XXI CENTURY
Journal Title: Наукові праці. Серія "Політологія" - Year 2016, Vol 284, Issue 272
Abstract
The subject of research are the position and the role of Venezuela in regional geopolitical relations. The aim is to analyze the regional activities H. Chavez and N. Maduro at this stage, and make characteristics of relations with the leading states of Venezuela CELAC (The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States). The methodological basis is the principle of historicism, the principle of systematic, the chronological method; it allows analyzing the prob-lem in its time sequence. The descriptive analysis used for the purpose of the general overview of relations in this re-gion. The comparative analysis characterizes the activity of the country on the international scene during the period of presidency Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. The scientific novelty was carried out a comprehensive study of using of potential energy for the realization of geopolitical and ideological goals of Venezuela; was studied the international position of Venezuela in 2015–2016 years in the times of internal crisis and instability in the country. The obtained results of the work can be used to teaching courses of «Geopolitics», «Theory of International Relations», «Political systems and regimes in today’s world», «Modern Problems of War and Peace» and others. The author concluded that: Venezuela is going to participate in international and regional affairs, not considered out-of-play. As a member of OPEC (The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), Venezuela is defending its position and has influence on oil formation of prices, it participates in decision-making regarding policies of oil on the world oil market. Venezue-lan leadership efforts focused on further strengthening the «Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of our America» (AL-BA), it intends to form in LACC (Latin American and Caribbean States) a new model of political and economic integra-tion. Among regional initiatives, increased attention was paid to the Union of South American States (UNASUR), mem-bership in MERCOSUR.
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R. Chuprin, Y. Lenda
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