Abstract

During most of the 20th century, Chile played a prominent role in the multilateral arena; however, the overthrow of President Salvador Allende buried the diplomatic prestige of this small country. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to characterize Chile’s performance at the United Nations between 1973 and 1978, a period in which a diplomatic style called “praetorian-ideological” prevailed. This research seeks to analyze the multilateral offensive of the Soviet Union and the socialist countries against Chile in this international organization, as well as the circumstantial alliance systems established by Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in the General Assembly.