‘Business as Usual?’ – The United Kingdom’s Relationship with Latin America in 2011

[1] Smith, Richard. ‘Britain, Bolívar, and the independence of Latin America.’ Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain, Podcast: Itunes Mpeg 4 file, 00:30, http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/fco-websites/podcasts Released 25 May 2011, Accessed 27^th July 2011.  Ibid. 00:37.

[2] Ibid. 01:35.                                                                                                                          

[3] Hague, William. ‘The UK and Latin America: Old Friends, Future Partners.’, Speech at Canning House, 15 November 2010.

[4] Ibid.

[5] Ibid.

[6] Cannon, Peter John. ‘Britain’s New Outreach to Latin America – An Analysis.’ Eurasia Review. July 6 2011. http://www.eurasiareview.com/06072011-britains-new-outreach-to-latin-america-analysis/

[7] Ibid.

[8] Smith, Richard. ‘Britain, Bolívar, and the independence of Latin America.’ Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain, Podcast: Itunes Mpeg 4 file, 00:55, http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/fco-websites/podcasts Released 25 May 2011, Accessed 27^th July 2011. ;
 Bulmer-Thomas, Victor. ‘British Trade with Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.’ University of London Institute of Latin American Studies. Occasional Papers No. 19. August 1998.

[9] Ibid.

[10] Garner, Paul. ‘British Lions and Mexican Eagles – Business, Politics, and Empire in the Career of Weetman Pearson in Mexico 1889-1919.’ Stanford University Press. Stanford. 2011. Pp. 61-62.

[11] For more on the clientelist business practices of Weetman Pearson in Mexico during the Diaz presidency see: Garner, Paul. British Lions and Mexican Eagles – Business, Politics, and Empire in the Career of Weetman Pearson in Mexico 1889-1919.’ Stanford University Press. Stanford. 2011.

[12] Smith, Richard. ‘Britain, Bolívar, and the independence of Latin America.’ Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain, Podcast: Itunes Mpeg 4 file, 13:10, http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/fco-websites/podcasts Released 25 May 2011, Accessed 27^th July 2011.

[13]‘Brazil-UK Trade and Economic Relations.’ Embassy of Brazil in London.http://www.brazil.org.uk/economy/braziluk.html

[14] Browne, Jeremy. In ‘Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne visits Mexico.’ Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain. http://ukiniran.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=173208682

[15] ‘Mexico, Britain Aim to Double Bilateral Trade by 2015.’ Latin American Herald Tribune. 29 March 2011. http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14091&ArticleId=390470.

[16] Medina Mora, Eduardo in ‘Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain opens in London.’ British Embassy in Mexico City, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain 24 June 2011. http://ukinmexico.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=621554382 .

[17] ‘New Era for UK-Brazil Relations.’ Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. 22 June 2011. http://www.dpm.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/new-era-uk-brazil-relations

[18] ‘Bilateral Trade 2011 (Jan-Aug)’ Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce. August 2011. http://www.brazil.org.uk/resources/documents/bilateraltrade2011.pdf

[19] The acceleration in investment from China in Latin America in the last few years is astonishing. Between 1990 and 2009, Foreign Direct Investment by China in Brail totalled USD 255 million. In 2010 alone, Foreign Direct Investment was approximately USD 9.5 billion. ‘Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean.’ United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America. 2010. http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/0/43290/Cover_summary_and_conclusions_IED_2011.pdf

[20] Cannon, Peter John. ‘Britain’s New Outreach to Latin America – An Analysis.’ Eurasia Review. July 6 2011. http://www.eurasiareview.com/06072011-britains-new-outreach-to-latin-america-analysis/

[21] ‘OECD.StatExtracts.’ Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=ODA_SECTOR

[22] ‘UK Arms Sales to the Middle East.’ The Guardian. February 22 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/feb/22/uk-arms-sales-middle-east-north-africa#

[23] Clegg, Nick. ‘An Axis of Openess: Renewing Multilaterlism for the 21^st Century.’ Speech at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. 29 March 2011.

[24] ‘Reopening British Embassy in El Salvador.’ Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain. http://ukinguatemala.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=594973882

[25] ‘World Drug Report 2010.’ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2010. http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2010/World_Drug_Report_2010_lo-res.pdf

[26] ‘Record cocaine haul worth £300m seized.’ Press Association. The Guardian Online. 3 August 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/03/record-cocaine-haul-seized

[27] Clegg, Nick. ‘New politics at home, new partnerships abroad.' Speech at the Mexican Senate. 29 March 2011.

[28] Cannon, Peter John. ‘Britain’s New Outreach to Latin America – An Analysis.’ Eurasia Review. July 6 2011. http://www.eurasiareview.com/06072011-britains-new-outreach-to-latin-america-analysis/

[29] Bures, O. ‘EU Counter-terrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger?’ Terrorism and Political Violence. 18 (1) 2006.

[30] Rathbone, John Paul. ‘UK Backs Brazil bid for UN security council seat’. Financial Times. November 9 2010. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6718897e-ec1e-11df-9e11-00144feab49a,s01=2.html#axzz1bL33FmOg ;
‘Brazil rebuffs US pressure for Iran sanctions’ British Broadcasting Corporation. March 3 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8547150.stm 

[31] ‘Defence Minister signs cooperation treaty with Brazil.’ Defence Policy and Business. Ministry of Defence. 17 September 2010. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/DefenceMinisterSignsCooperationTreatyWithBrazil.htm

[32] ‘Falklands’ sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period”, says British PM Cameron’. Mercosur Press. 15 June 2011. http://en.mercopress.com/2011/06/15/falklands-sovereignty-is-not-negotiable.-period-says-british-pm-cameron

[33] Yapp, Robin. ‘Cristina Kirchner’s Falklands rhetoric a strong election winner.’ The Telegraph. 17 June 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/argentina/8582824/Cristina-Kirchners-Falklands-rhetoric-a-strong-election-winner.html 

[34] Yapp, Robin. ‘David Cameron “bordering on stupidity” over Falkland Islands, says Argentina president Cristina Kirchner. The Telegraph. 22 June 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/argentina/8592033/Cristina-Kirchner-to-seek-second-term-as-Argentinian-president.html

[35] Bowers, Simon. ‘Falkland Islands oil drilling begins.’ The Guardian. 22 February 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/22/falkland-islands-oil-drilling-begins

[36] ‘Rockhopper optimism on Falklands oil development’ British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 September 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14925620

[37] Yapp, Robin. ‘Royal Navy’s Falklands ship turned away by Brazil.’ The Telegraph. 10 January 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/8251130/Royal-Navys-Falklands-ship-turned-away-by-Brazil.html

[38] ‘Uruguay bans docking permit to Royal Navy vessel heading for the Falklands.’ Mercosur Press. 21 September 2010. http://en.mercopress.com/2010/09/21/uruguay-bans-docking-permit-to-royal-navy-vessel-heading-for-the-falklands

[39] ‘Brazil reiterates Falklands-flagged vessels will be banned from entering its ports.’ Mercosur Press. 1 August 2011. http://en.mercopress.com/2011/08/01/brazil-reiterates-falklands-flagged-vessels-will-be-banned-from-entering-its-ports

[40] McDermott, Jeremy. ‘Chavez rails against Blair on Falklands.’ The Telegraph. 11 February 2006. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/1510231/Chavez-rails-against-Blair-on-Falklands.html

[41] Laver, Roberto C. ‘The Falklands/Malvinas Case – Breaking the Deadlock in the Anglo-Argentine Sovereignty Dispute.’ Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. The Netherlands. 2001. Chapter 5.

[42] Morrison, Sarah. ‘Caramba! Latin America takes a hold on London.’ The Independent. May 19 2011 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/caramba-latin-america-takes-a-hold-on-london-2286152.html

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