While breaking away from the Cold War era and subsequent expectations, both the Middle East and Latin America have “increased their mutual relations as well as their international activism.” Editors Marta Tawil Kurti and Élodie Brun have compiled research by various authors on Latin American foreign policy towards the Middle East, as US hegemony in the region dwindles and Latin America discovers more scope in terms of forging relations with other developing countries. Latin American Relations with the Middle East: Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis (Routledge, 2022) devotes chapters to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Uruguay, Mexico and Venezuela and their relations with the Middle East, delving into a brief historical background to give context to … Continue reading Latin American Relations with the Middle East: Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis