The Digital Foreign Policies of the US, the PRC and the EU towards Latin America and the Caribbean

Digital foreign policy is an important area of international relations through which states seek to shape the digital transformation in others. It can be studied by examining the different goals, instruments and resources employed in its formation. Based on this approach, an analysis of the digital foreign policies of the United States (US), the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the European Union (EU) towards Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) highlights similar goals in terms of shaping regional digital development by advancing their own normative approaches and the interests of their national companies. However, differences were identified in the implementation of such policies.
Keywords: digital foreign policy; United States; China; European Union; Latin America and the Caribbean