Limiting Weapons: Crafting International Nuclear Nonproliferation Standards from Latin America

After the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the countries in Latin America created a communal framework for nuclear security and a nuclear-free zone through the Tlatelolco Treaty. Mexico, a middle power, emerged as the leader of the negotiations and Mexican dip...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Rodríguez Aquino, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Foro Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/2543
Acceso en línea:https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2543
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mexico
middle power
nuclear negotiations
liberal international order
international hierarchies
potencia media
negociaciones nucleares
orden liberal internacional
jerarquías internacionales
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Sumario:After the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the countries in Latin America created a communal framework for nuclear security and a nuclear-free zone through the Tlatelolco Treaty. Mexico, a middle power, emerged as the leader of the negotiations and Mexican diplomats later used Tlatelolco to actively participate in the formulation of international nuclear norms and institutions. How did a middle power, with limited capacities in the hierarchies of authority, influence global nuclear governance? Mexico strategically used the Latin American coalition and the nuclear standard as a way of amplifying its influence in the international negotiations.