La política exterior del Gobierno de Chávez: La retórica chavista y los asuntos sustanciales

this article broaches two types of criticism with which the opposition confronts the foreign policy of the chávez government: firstly, that which regards it as demagogic or populist, with a nationalist rhetoric designed simply to bolster domestic support; and a second which puts the emphasis on the attempts to ？export？ the revolution. both assume that the costs involved are not beneficial for the country. the author, on the basis of an analysis which concentrates on the tense relations with the united states, argues that these criticisms refuse to recognize the substantial differences of interest which separate the two countries.