Abstract

MONTEIRO, Nataniel Andrade. AFRICA, THE NEW FRONTIER IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT: THE GEOPOLITICS OF CAPE VERDE IN THE CONTEXT OF ECOWAS. rev.relac.int.estrateg.segur. [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.2, pp.93-109. ISSN 1909-3063.  https://doi.org/10.18359/ries.1872.

The article seeks to understand the development challenges necessary to Cape Verde, after thirty-eight years of the signing of the Treaty of incorporation for their integration in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The reasoning is that the strategy of Cape Verde after independence passed by an active bet in international relations, particularly in the mobilization of public aid for development. This mobilization was based on international obligations and the principles of reciprocity, particularly with Europe, the United States of America and China. We have an exploratory research that is complemented by an interpretative analysis, in order to respond to the key issues of this investigation. As geostrategic recommendation, we believe in an environment affected by the international financial crisis that has affected directly or indirectly the strategic partners of Cape Verde, would be advantageous to the archipelago to (re) centralize its geopolitics of integration in Africa, particularly in the context of the Economic Community of West African States, taking advantage of the Mainland as new frontier of development.

Keywords : Cape Verde; ECOWAS; Development; Geopolitics; Regional Integration.

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