Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad de Investigación sobre Representaciones Culturales y Sociales, Coordinación de Humanidades eBooks, 2022
The past and current situation of the Western Sahara conflict is better understood once examined ... more The past and current situation of the Western Sahara conflict is better understood once examined within the broader context of the Cold War and its aftermath. Similarly, the Mexican government's perception of the conflict and its decision to recognize the Saharaui Democratic Arab Republic project (SDAR) in 1979 contrary to the United Nations' position is framed within the very same historical inertia. Today SDAR project challenges and Mexico's immediate and potential interests in Africa particularly vis à vis the near-future relations with the Kingdom of Morocco, should be revisited in the light of the new circumstances of globalization and the end of the bipolar world era.
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The political, economic and cultural relationship of Italy with Mexico and the Ibero-American countries from 1920 to 1940 is inevitably linked to the turn-of- the-century crisis and the emergence of totalitarian practices that shaped the 20th-cen- tury political culture. In this context, Mussolini’s authoritarian construction not only guided the commercial and cultural strategies and exchanges with the Ibero-Ameri- can nations, but it also constituted a model of political thought that, in many ways, influenced their political culture. This trend deeply permeated the political imaginary in Mexico and in the Spanish-Lusitanian nations, and it can be traced up to this day. This essay addresses the phenomenon by exploring the strategic articulation of three specific elements: Italy’s commercial approach based on its diaspora in the region, the rescue of common historical and cultural ties and the vindication of a so-called racial community that would find unity for its diversity in a Latinity supposedly originated in imperial Rome.
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The political, economic and cultural relationship of Italy with Mexico and the Ibero-American countries from 1920 to 1940 is inevitably linked to the turn-of- the-century crisis and the emergence of totalitarian practices that shaped the 20th-cen- tury political culture. In this context, Mussolini’s authoritarian construction not only guided the commercial and cultural strategies and exchanges with the Ibero-Ameri- can nations, but it also constituted a model of political thought that, in many ways, influenced their political culture. This trend deeply permeated the political imaginary in Mexico and in the Spanish-Lusitanian nations, and it can be traced up to this day. This essay addresses the phenomenon by exploring the strategic articulation of three specific elements: Italy’s commercial approach based on its diaspora in the region, the rescue of common historical and cultural ties and the vindication of a so-called racial community that would find unity for its diversity in a Latinity supposedly originated in imperial Rome.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the editors.
La comprensión del conficto del Sahara Occidental y sus derivaciones actuales se enriquece cuando se los inscribe en el contexto de la Guerra Fría y su devenir. De igual modo, la percepción del proyecto de una República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) adquiere matices sumamente útiles para entender el fondo de su situación contemporánea. Asimismo, la ubicación dentro de los parámetros de la Guerra Fría de la determinación del gobierno mexicano de conceder su reconocimiento a esta entidad a contracorriente de la ONU, ofrece una comprensión más profunda de sus implicaciones pasadas, presentes y futuras para el interés nacional de México en el continente africano, especialmente en lo que toca a la relación bilateral con el Reino de Marruecos, de cara a la realidad del mundo integrado del siglo XXI.
ABSTRACT
The past and current situation of the Western Sahara confict is better understood once examined within the broader context of the Cold War and its afermath. Similarly, the Mexican government’s perception of the confict and its decision to recognize the Saharaui Democratic Arab Republic project (SDAR) in 1979 contrary to the United Nations’ position is framed within the very same historical inertia. Today SDAR project challenges and Mexico’s immediate and potential interests in Africa particularly vis à vis the near future relations with the Kingdom of Morocco, should be revisited in the light of the new circumstances of globalization and the end of the bipolar world era.
La comprensión del conficto del Sahara Occidental y sus derivaciones actuales se enriquece cuando se los inscribe en el contexto de la Guerra Fría y su devenir. De igual modo, la percepción del proyecto de una República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) adquiere matices sumamente útiles para entender el fondo de su situación contemporánea. Asimismo, la ubicación dentro de los parámetros de la Guerra Fría de la determinación del gobierno mexicano de conceder su reconocimiento a esta entidad a contracorriente de la ONU, ofrece una comprensión más profunda de sus implicaciones pasadas, presentes y futuras para el interés nacional de México en el continente africano, especialmente en lo que toca a la relación bilateral con el Reino de Marruecos, de cara a la realidad del mundo integrado del siglo XXI.
ABSTRACT
The past and current situation of the Western Sahara confict is better understood once examined within the broader context of the Cold War and its afermath. Similarly, the Mexican government’s perception of the confict and its decision to recognize the Saharaui Democratic Arab Republic project (SDAR) in 1979 contrary to the United Nations’ position is framed within the very same historical inertia. Today SDAR project challenges and Mexico’s immediate and potential interests in Africa particularly vis à vis the near future relations with the Kingdom of Morocco, should be revisited in the light of the new
circumstances of globalization and the end of the bipolar world era.