Breve Ensaio sobre a Política Externa Portuguesa
Abstract
European country, Portugal is also an Atlantic country. A small, semi-peripheral power with only one land border, Portugal has always experienced an unstable balance between continental pressure and the search for a maritime alternative. From these geopolitical constraints and this continuous attempt at balance arise long-term dynamics that have shaped the enduring features of Portugal’s strategic choices and historical characteristics of its foreign policy, which we can define as structures or models of international insertion - the focus of this article’s analysis.
Fields of Study & Subjects
History
Culture
and Society
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)
- Issue
- 28
- Pages
- 51–60
- Publication date
- 23 March 2026
- Language
- PT