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The paper reviews the characteristics of the international economical insertion process that Brazil is historically coming through describing the economic diplomacy performance and the challenges faced nowadays. The starting point is the agro-exportation diplomacy, then the industrialization diplomacy as a second stage of analysis ending up in the terciary diplomacy. The paper explores the Brazilian process of economical insertion not just as an exporter but as an industrialized partner prepared to accept the costs of interdependence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prioritization of the South-South axis during the Lula da Silva government is consensual among analysts of Brazilian Foreign Policy regarding its international insertion, as well as the prominent role given to the African continent. In order to provide empirical analysis to the reprioritization of relations between Brazil and Africa, this paper aims at comparing the technical cooperation provided by Brazil to African countries during FHC (1995-2002) and Lula da Silva (2003-2010) administrations. Its primary source of analyzed data, little explored by the Brazilian academic literature yet, was the databank of the Department of International Acts of the Ministry of External Relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the National Defense Strategies of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) in order to verify how the four countries evaluate the strategic landscape of this century, especially regarding the balance of power between the Great Powers, their immediate geographical surroundings and their relationship with the US. This work addresses specifically the similarities and differences among them and how these differences reflect in their respective defense policies. Among the four cases, the Brazilian one will be in especial focus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work looks at the Brazilian submission to an extended continental shelf to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). First, the paper presents the evolution of the Brazilian sea limits until nowadays. Afterwards it analyzes the legal concept of the continental shelf on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the role played by the CLCS in the delimitation of the outer limits of this maritime zone. Finally, it examines the implications of the “final and binding" recommendations of this international institution over the Brazilian interests in the extended continental shelf. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper reviews the pursuit of joint environmental positions within Mercosur considering the evolution of the regional process. Based on social constructivism it seeks to identify contributions of epistemic communities and civil society to define an environmental agenda for Brazil and Argentina and outlines some perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, Brazil is becoming a global power and, at the same time, it is often considered as the regional leader. In this paper, we tackle with the growing role of Brazil in the international arena while tensions among neighbors are also increasing. What are Brazilian foreign policy priorities: regional bonds or global affairs? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Induced by a structural change in international society's dynamics, many municipalities, through the practice of the so-called paradiplomacy or federative diplomacy, have been elaborating municipal management tools towards getting resources through International Technical Cooperation's (ITC) experience. In this context, this paper purports to map the concept of the ITC phenomena, aiming at facilitating its comprehension and its practical consequences to Brazilian society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper explores the evolution of the bilateral relations between Brazil and Suriname during the 1980s, especially with the so-called Venturini mission to Suriname. The text uses original documents from two Brazilian archives. The article shows that the main goals of Figueiredo's administration with respect to Suriname were fulfilled, especially concerning the avoidance of an East-West conflict in the sensitive north frontier of the country and in the Amazon region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the paper is to delimit the definition of both concepts and levels of coverage of each policy in the Defense area and civil and military participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the functioning of the Centro de Informações do Exterior (CIEX), an agency linked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) and National Intelligence Service (SNI), which was charged with spying political opponents of the Brazilian military regime exiled in neighboring countries. The study aims at examining one component of the repressive system set by the Brazilian dictatorship that had a relative degree of interaction with other military dictatorships in the region of the Southern Cone. The article demonstrates that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperated intensively with the Brazilian military regime.Intelligence [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes how the State acceptance of international norms may influence the implementation of redistributive policies, based on a case study of policies against racial discrimination in Brazil, from 1995 to 2005. It argues that the preparation of and the follow-up to the Durban Conference would have increased the political feasibility of affirmative action policies in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering the first decade of the 21st century, Brazil's foreign policy has been undergoing a significant evolution characterized by an assertive international stance and power projection, promoting an update and enlargement of strategic partnerships with developed and emerging countries. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main tenets of this agenda and the potentials linked to these efforts of horizontal and vertical bi and multilateral cooperation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents Latin American and Asian perspectives on the biofuels emerging industry. The Brazilian's possibilities of participation on this industry evolution and the involvement on the world trade for ethanol and biodiesel are discussed. Also, an investigation about who will be the main "strategic" partners of Brazil in this sector is made: the huge consumer markets of developed countries or the emerging and also hungry consumers of energy Asian economies? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper intents to show some international politics questions in the energetic themes. We have in mind the great powers have strong policy to have energetic security liked to situation from conflict and dispute by energetic goods because they have strategic and plans of actions. Then, we have the same intent to show if, effectively, Brazil has equal strategy of it energetic security. Nowadays, energy issues are part of international system problems. In this fact the theme claims more observations and research to understand some questions from them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to analyse the role of Mercosur for the Brazilian foreign policy. We will discuss the perception of the Brazilian elites concerning the regional integration process. The defense of the principle of intergovernmentalism is related to the conception of Mercosur's place in the set of Brazilian international relations. The huge valuation of some principles, as universalism and sovereignty, ends up by affecting the deepening of integration. The hypothesis of this paper is that the Mercosur structure would be related with part of Brazilian elite's perceptions. Our argument is that the current structure is insufficient to guarantee the dynamics of the integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of the relationship between Brazil and the Caribbean Community, as well as with the Caribbean countries as a whole, have been historically left aside by Brazilian analysts, with an extremely limited amount of publications directed to the subject. This paper hopes to make an overview of historical, diplomatic, economic and political aspects and present events, as well as to offer a perspective of what the future might hold for the relationship between Brazil, the Caribbean Community and its member countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article comments on some of the criticisms made to the proposal of a currency union among the Mercosur countries. It is clarified that the proposal must be understood as a target to be achieved after fulfilling a set of requirements. Besides, it is explained why the autor believes that the interpretation that the proposal would only be beneficial to Argentina is wrong and why some of the other criticisms, even being correct, do not invalidate the monetary unification. The paper concludes with a reflection about the Brazilian necessity of defining which role the country intends to play in the world, in 15 or 20 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to be a reflection on the importance of the Brazil and Argentina closer relations in the nuclear field, in the late eighties and early nineties, as the basis for building a new relationship that replaced a historical rivalry. The aproximation process has begun with apparently economic purposes, but also had a strategic dimension. The repercussions of this effort went beyond immediate bilateral interests, reflected in the search for a new international insertion by both countries, at a time of deep transformations, both internally and internationally. The Brazil-Argentina integration program (that later also involved Uruguay) and MERCOSUL led to the establishment of a political-legal structure that created a reality that goes beyond economics to the political domain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]