Guerra Fria e a ascensão do Neoliberalismo como projeto sociopolítico: uma relação complexa e mutualística

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis of two events - the end of the Cold War and the rise of Neoliberalism - during which there was a crucial temporal overlap connecting these phenomena in history. As the main purpose, the study aims to investigate, through historical analysis, whether there is, and in what sense there exists, a “mutualistic” but not causal relationship between the rise of Neoliberalism and the Cold War, and whether (and how) neoliberal policies and practices provide a foundation for the consolidation of an alleged victory of a neoliberal societal project. It concludes that although there is no direct causality, there was a strong relationship between the final period of the Cold War and the rise of Neoliberalism, in which, as will be argued in this work, the Cold War served as a scenario capable of catalyzing and accelerating the diffusion of Neoliberalism.