Bolivia’s Foreign Policy Reset
Challenges await President Rodrigo Paz as he reinserts Bolivia into the international arena.
LA PAZ—Foreign policy was barely mentioned during Bolivia’s recent presidential campaign. However, since Rodrigo Paz’s historic victory in the October 19 runoff, it has become a priority issue for the country, signaling a policy shift after two decades of ideology-driven diplomacy under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. Before taking office on November 8, Paz traveled to Washington D.C. and Panama, meeting officials from the U.S. Department of State and multilateral development banks. He secured a $3.1 billion loan from the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean...
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