Heine Publishes Op-Ed Advocating for Active Non-Alignment
Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, published an article for the China Africa Project (CAP) on the benefits of active non-alignment and how it allows developing nations to safeguard their autonomy without aligning themselves with great powers.
The article, titled “Africa, Latin America and the Active Non-Alignment Option,” ran as part of the Global Development Policy Center’s (GDP Center) partnership with CAP, where the center authors the lead column for their newsletter every Tuesday. In the piece, Heine advocates for a policy of active non-alignment for Latin America. Heine’s proposed framework, outlined in his latest book Active Non-Alignment and Latin America: A Doctrine for the New Century, draws on the honorable traditions of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the “autonomy school” in Latin American International Relations literature. The crisis in Ukraine and the Western sanctions have greatly impacted the global south and Heine argues that his proposed strategy is the best path forward for the region so it can untangle itself from the great powers.
Ambassador Jorge Heine is a Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He has served as ambassador of Chile to China (2014-2017), to India (2003-2007) and to South Africa (1994-1999), and as a Cabinet Minister in the Chilean Government. Read more on him here.