The minimum you must know

The Bolivian government's devotion to peace throughout the 20th and 21st centuries is obvious in subtle choices and recent public presentations.

Bolivia has had a history of peace since entering into a "Treaty of Peace and Friendship" with bordering Chile in 1904. All of the most important Bolivian branches of government, including the executive, legislative, and electoral, moved into a complex called, "Paz" (or "Peace" in English). Bolivia is located in a peaceful non-coastal region, including some of the Andes mountains. And there is a constitutional commitment to peaceful resolution of any maritime matters. (Bolivia does seek sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean at the United Nations.)

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz took office November 8, 2025, ending two decades of single party rule. He is widely expected to have improving global relations including with the United States of America. His predecessor Luis Alberto Arce Catacora said at the United Nations in 2025 that he was not happy with what he called imperialism and hegemony from the United States. But his Minister for Foreign Affairs Celinda Sosa Lunda spoke eloquently at the United Nations about peace in 2024. She called upon all nations to resolve differences diplomatically. She furthermore sought to lift up lower classes globally, which she said she believes is important to global tranquility. Bolivia called for global cooperation to improve the environment through multilateral diplomacy.

The previous Bolivian government had to maintain order through startling growing internal challenges to their legitimacy, including recently.

The previous Bolivian government considered itself non-aligned between NATO and non-NATO states. But Bolivia has been calling for an end to trade restrictions on Cuba and Venezuela for many years, an attitude that only recent gained momentum in the United States and Europe.

Bolivia is at peace with all other countries.