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Abstract

For most of its existence as an independent republic, Peru's foreign policy, opines the American historian Ronald Bruce St. John, has been characterized by two opposing tendencies. On the one hand, the solidarity of Peruvian diplomacy with its sister South American republics or what the author calls interdependence.

An example of this is the participation of Peru in the Congress of Panama where it played a stellar role and in the formation, in 1836, of the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation. Both expressions of interest in establishing a defense system capable of preserving political independence and guaranteeing peace. This enthusiasm for regional and continental cooperation, which emerged in the 19th century, has marked to some extent the course of Torre Tagle. It is only necessary to remember, during the 20th century, the participation of Peru in the Organization of American States, the Andean Pact and even in that courageous defense of sovereignty.