Foreign Policy of Carlos Menem and Néstor Kirchner, two different expressions of Peronism

Abstract

The purpose of my thesis is to analyse political decisions, actions, and facts of two former presidents of the Argentine Republic: Carlos Menem and Néstor Kirchner, both Peronists. Being ‘Peronist’ means that they have both belonged to the party created by Juan Domingo Perón in 1946. Even if Carlos Menem and Néstor Kirchner were both Peronists, their policies were completely different. Therefore this thesis is an analysis of the central aspects of the Argentine foreign policy during the administrations of these two presidents. This is with the aim of finding continuities and discrepancies to comprehend the positions adopted by Argentina at the international level, and the influence of both presidents, considering their implemented policies and their political movement. The constant in foreign polices of Argentina was the insertion into the international context. We will see how the autonomus or dipendent tendency of the president in office influenced the model of insertion and even how this influenced the relationship with other countries.