China's assertiveness in the field of International Security and its possible impact on South America

Abstract

Analysis of global geopolitical trends tends to pay little attention to the impact on Latin America, to some extent, given the assumption of strategic irrelevance or the region's condition of the North American backyard. However, depending on the international insertion that China has deployed in recent years and the approach to these latitudes, it becomes necessary to position the focus of reflection on the consequences that such proximity may entail for the states of the subregion. More specifically, and based on the importance of understanding the ongoing processes that are unfolding in the South American context, this paper examines the implications of China's greater assertiveness in the field of international security, expressed in its strategic-military and military capabilities. In their willingness to participate in the governance of the global agenda, on the states of South America. This is based on supporting the premise of the extremely vulnerable situation that the subregion is experiencing in the face of a possible escalation of tension in the link between Washington and Beijing. Finally, the article reveals an intermestic theoretical-conceptual look and is developed through the use of a qualitative research methodology.