STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN CHILE AND PERU

Abstract

What Kenneth Waltz gives us illuminates this work. Chile and Peru, neighboring countries struggling to achieve development, undoubtedly have complementary interests and a closely linked future, especially in the logic that prevails today in international relations – described 40 years ago by Keohane and Nye but still known as complex interdependence.

The hypothesis underpinning this work is that a country’s strategic planning is an instrument that would not only make its efforts more efficient to achieve national objectives, but would also positively influence its relationships with its neighbors, by reducing uncertainty and, consequently, minimizing the insecurity that – as Waltz poses – operates against the will to cooperate.   For this purpose, the concept of strategic planning will initially be addressed in terms of its scope, purpose and general aspects. Subsequently, a review of the historical and current relationship between the two countries will be carried out, to conclude with some conclusions and reflections.