Uma causa perdida? O papel da Grã-Bretanha na revolução em Portugal, 1974-1975

Abstract

The British have been one of the least studied cases in the growing literature on the international dimensions of regime change in Portugal. This article is an analysis of the Labour government’s foreign policy towards Portugal from April 1974 to November 1975. What was the British contribution to maintaining the international status quo, to stabilizing the deep political crisis in Portugal, and to the anchoring of the country in the Western bloc? To answer these questions, this article examines Britain’s role in channeling the Portuguese revolution in a liberal and Western direction that coincided with British geopolitical and economic interests.