The PRC — LAC — US triangle in the context of the Monroe doctrine

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The article examines the Latin American vector of foreign policy of China, which is rapidly expanding its engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Meanwhile, the United States is increasingly losing influence in the region, but based on the principles of the Monroe Doctrine it seeks to oust external actors from its “backyard”. In this regard, it becomes relevant to analyze possible policy options for the LAC states in the context of rising US-China geopolitical tensions.

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Irina I. Arsentyeva

Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: airen1@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4145-8790
Doctor of Political Science, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Law Sofia Kovalevskaya Street, 16, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

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