The history of relations between the Latin American states and the independent states of the non-Hispanic Caribbean is a history marked by misunderstandings, mutual ignorance, and prejudices left behind by intercolonial struggles. Despite the policies of rapprochement of some Latin American countries towards the English-speaking Caribbean states, the existing gap between the two has not been bridged. Although the non-Hispanic Caribbean and Latin America share their identification with the Western world, it bears differential features. While both groups of nations can claim a common cultural tradition with Europe, as a similar legacy in terms of their political cultures and their political-ideological identifications, it is evident that they are distanced by the different racial composition of their political elites and the distinctive process of ethnic-based conformation of national and regional identities. The convergences have been less than the repeated divergences of interests and goals at the international level.
Keywords:
Latin America, Non-Hispanic Caribbean, Regional Identities, Cultural Divergence, Interregional Relations
Author Biography
Andrés Serbin
Internacionalista argentino. Investigador del Instituto Venezolano de Estudios Sociales y Políticos (INVESP), Caracas, Venezuela, y director de una red de investigaciones interesados en las relaciones externas del Caribe.
Serbin, A. (1989). América Latina y la "conexión europea" del Caribe no-hispánico. Estudios Internacionales, 22(86), p. 248–276. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1989.15598
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