Argentina’s Foreign Policy under the Government of Mauricio Macri (2015–2019)

Beliefs, Priorities, and Key Partnerships

Abstract

This study examines Argentine foreign policy under Mauricio Macri (2015–2019), focusing on the beliefs that shaped its design and influenced the selection of priorities and key international relationships. In this regard, the research question asks: How did the beliefs of the Macri administration (2015–2019) influence the design and implementation of Argentine foreign policy? Hence, this research highlights the central role of ideas in understanding foreign policy, especially when they undergo changes. In this sense, it is argued that foreign policy during this period exhibited distinctive features that reshaped Argentina’s international worldview, external priorities, and key relationships for international engagement. The relevance of these ideas persists in contemporary debates on Argentine foreign policy and, despite the dissolution of the Cambiemos coalition, they continue to exert significant influence on the Argentine political landscape.