Soft Power, Hard Aspirations: the Shifting Role of Power in Brazilian Foreign Policy
Journalists and policy analysts have highlighted the emergence of Brazil as a regional power. However, little attention has been paid to its foreign policy strategies. Brazil's rise to prominence in world politics represents the historical culmination of a foreign policy featuring two main stra...
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doaj-0f37894de816402f9291e89afb277a972020-11-24T21:09:57ZengBrazilian Political Science AssociationBrazilian Political Science Review1981-38211981-38212014-12-01836694Soft Power, Hard Aspirations: the Shifting Role of Power in Brazilian Foreign PolicyMarcelo M. Valença0Gustavo Carvalho1Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPhD Candidate, University of Toronto, CanadaJournalists and policy analysts have highlighted the emergence of Brazil as a regional power. However, little attention has been paid to its foreign policy strategies. Brazil's rise to prominence in world politics represents the historical culmination of a foreign policy featuring two main strategies – persuasion and consensus building – both of which emphasise the use of soft power. We analyse four current foreign policy initiatives: the campaign for a permanent seat on the UNSC; the development of a nuclear submarine; Brazil's leadership of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti; and government support for Brazilian multinationals. We suggest a growing tension between these initiatives and the two strategies identified above. These initiatives reflect the view current among some policymakers that if Brazil is to rise as a global power it must play by the rules of great power politics.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bpsr/v8n3/1981-3821-bpsr-8-3-0066.pdfBrazilian foreign policyUnited Nations Security Councilnuclear submarineBNDES |
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Soft Power, Hard Aspirations: the Shifting Role of Power in Brazilian Foreign Policy |
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Soft Power, Hard Aspirations: the Shifting Role of Power in Brazilian Foreign Policy |
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Soft Power, Hard Aspirations: the Shifting Role of Power in Brazilian Foreign Policy |
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Soft Power, Hard Aspirations: the Shifting Role of Power in Brazilian Foreign Policy |
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soft power, hard aspirations: the shifting role of power in brazilian foreign policy |
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Brazilian Political Science Association |
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Brazilian Political Science Review |
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1981-3821 1981-3821 |
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2014-12-01 |
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Journalists and policy analysts have highlighted the emergence of Brazil as a regional power. However, little attention has been paid to its foreign policy strategies. Brazil's rise to prominence in world politics represents the historical culmination of a foreign policy featuring two main strategies – persuasion and consensus building – both of which emphasise the use of soft power. We analyse four current foreign policy initiatives: the campaign for a permanent seat on the UNSC; the development of a nuclear submarine; Brazil's leadership of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti; and government support for Brazilian multinationals. We suggest a growing tension between these initiatives and the two strategies identified above. These initiatives reflect the view current among some policymakers that if Brazil is to rise as a global power it must play by the rules of great power politics. |
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Brazilian foreign policy United Nations Security Council nuclear submarine BNDES |
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