Heine Quoted on Resurgence and Future of Non-Alignment Movement
Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, was interviewed for a Foreign Policy article in which he discusses the revival of non-alignment in today’s world.
The article, titled “Cold War 2.0 Is Ushering In Nonalignment 2.0,” explores the resurgence of the non-alignment movement around the globe – particularly in the global south – and the impact this has on the world order. This new non-alignment movement appears to be driven by pragmatism and the rise of China; China has greatly expanded its global development financing in recent years, and a number of developing countries have become reliant on this influx of foreign investment to the point that it is not sensible to drive a wedge between them and their financer by aligning with the United States, another competing great power. As Heine notes, “When Biden officials come to Latin America, the message is, ‘Beware of China.’ When Chinese officials go to Latin America, they talk about bridges and tunnels, and railways. You can imagine that the one approach goes down better than the other.”
The full article can be read on Foreign Policy‘s website. Heine was cited making similar comments in a recent Vox article entitled “Why some countries don’t want to pick a side in Russia’s war in Ukraine.”
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 about Ambassador Heine on his faculty profile.