Peru vs Chile - The Role of International Communications in a Maritime Dispute

Resumo

Peru and Chile’s maritime dispute was complex and globally relevant. While a lot of research has analyzed the legal and political strategies used during this dispute, none have studied the role of communications.What role does communication play during a maritime dispute? To answer this question, we will first need to define what constitutes a maritime dispute and understand how communications can be related to conflict resolution.The study will be conducted through analyzing a timeline consisting of data retrieved from past research. The timeline will help to identify the different types of communication applied by both countries. The results of this research indicate that the different types of communication used during the maritime dispute are categorized as international communications.