Este articulo analiza la politica exterior de Colombia en el periodo de 1950 a 2010 y la in- fluencia de los EEUU en su diseno y aplicacion. Muestra como Colombia afianzo su condi- cion de socio estrategico enmarcando su politica exterior en el denominado Respice Polum5, apartandose casi por completo de otras opciones en materia economica y politica, a pesar de haber formulado el Respice Similia6. Este trabajo es cualitativo, bibliografico y descriptivo. Se demostro con el, la necesidad del mercado y emprestitos, durante parte del siglo XX y la incapacidad de Colombia de controlar problemas de seguridad interna. Se concluyo que esto ha hecho que en la relacion con EEUU, se configure una dependencia casi estructural, y que ha sido el eje sobre el cual ha girado la actividad internacional de Colombia en lo economico, lo politico y particularmente en temas de seguridad interna. ABSTRACT This article analyzes the foreign policy of Colombia from 1950 to 2010 and US influence in its design and implementation. It shows how Colombia strengthened its status as a strategic part- ner framing its foreign policy in the doctrine called Respice Polum5, being almost completely far from other options in economic and political matters, despite having made the Respice Similia6. This study is qualitative, bibliographical and descriptive. It was demonstrated with this, the market need and loans during the early twentieth century and the inability of Colombia to con- trol internal security problems. It was concluded that this has made an almost structural de- pendency in the relationship with the US, and that has been the axis around which Colombia’s international activities in the economic, political and particularly on issues of internal security have turned. http://dx.doi.org/10.17981/econcuc.36.1.2015.23