La politique du Paraguay Identité de cette politique avec celle de la France et de la Grande-Bretagne dans le Rio de La Plata

A vivid portrait of 19th‑century South America emerges as the author examines how Paraguay’s foreign policy was shaped in the shadow of French and British ambitions along the Río de la Plata. Drawing on diplomatic dispatches, courtroom pleas and the scattered reports of European newspapers, the narrative reveals a continent caught between imperial greed, local rivalries and the desperate fight of a small republic to assert its rights. The text questions whether success can ever become the foundation of law, suggesting that principle, not sheer force, should guide nations.

Within the opening chapters, readers encounter a sharply contrasted press landscape: triumphant accounts of Brazil, Buenos Aires and Montevideo stand beside a handful of outspoken papers defending Paraguay’s cause. By highlighting the selective storytelling of the era, the work invites listeners to reconsider the motives behind the war and the power of informed opinion. The tone remains analytical yet accessible, offering a compelling entry point into a conflict still echo‑ed in today’s diplomatic debates.