ABSTRACT This contribution to the Forum examines the contemporary role of state foreign services in the practice of current international relations and their impact in the level of activity and influence of their countries foreign policies in the international system. In particular, studying relevant variables such as budget, legal powers, size, distribution, and professionalisation of state foreign services, it analyses the role of the ministries of foreign affairs and state foreign services in two Latin American countries, Brazil and Mexico, to evaluate if their characteristics have an impact in their global influence. It argues that the differences in the diplomatic capacities of these countries have an effect on their foreign policies’ impact in world affairs

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外交政策能力、国家外交服务和国际影响：巴西与墨西哥

摘要 该论坛的贡献审查了国家外交服务在当前国际关系实践中的当代作用及其对国家外交政策在国际体系中的活动水平和影响力的影响。特别是，通过研究国家外交服务的预算、法律权力、规模、分布和专业化等相关变量，分析了两个拉美国家（巴西和墨西哥）的外交部和国家外交服务部的作用，以评估如果他们的特点对他们的全球影响力有影响。认为这些国家外交能力的差异会影响其外交政策对世界事务的影响。