The new Dominican Foreign Policy under the Administration of Leonel Fernández (1996- 2000)
The story of Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic (1996-2000), may help us put in context the new direction of Dominican foreign policy in the latter half of the 1990s. Three basic factors contributed to the changes implemented by Fernandez, for the nationÕs foreign policy: 1) the e...
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Universidad de Quintana Roo
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=12801201 http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-012&d=12801201oai |
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| Sumario: | The story of Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic (1996-2000), may help us put in context the new direction of Dominican foreign policy in the latter half of the 1990s. Three basic factors contributed to the changes implemented by Fernandez, for the nationÕs foreign policy: 1) the end of the Cold War; 2) the promotion of free and fair electoral competitions (promoted by the U.S.); 3) the emergence of Fernandez as a leader genuinely interested in foreign policy. This paper examines FernandezÕs major accomplishments in foreign policy and proposes that his lack of success in improving his countryÕs bilateral relations with the United States was basically due to the different priorities established by both governments. |
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