Background While in general a country's life expectancy increases with national income,
some countries “punch above their weight”, while some “punch below their weight” …

Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between
1998 and 2010. This volume examines the causes of this leftward turn and the …

Brazilian diplomats and academics alike have long regarded regional leadership as a
springboard to global recognition. Yet Brazil's foreign policy has not translated the country's …

Africa is said to be rising, turning a definitive page in its history, heralding new and exciting
possibilities for the continent. This discourse maintains that with upsurge in economic growth …

Partindo da perspectiva de que a política externa é uma política pública (o Estado e o
governo em ação no plano internacional), este artigo discute os desdobramentos …

This article reviews the state of Brazilian democracy at the close of the Cardoso-Lula era.
Brazil has now completed a quarter century of competitive politics, the longest democratic …

Much time and enormous amount of academic effort has gone into defining small states and
their position in world politics. This endeavor, sadly, has produced very little agreement. It is …

We assume that the ideas, interests and strategies of regional powers are highly significant
variables, with the power to influence foreign policy. Yet while comparative research projects …

Brazil has suddenly become a country of interest to the West, playing a critical role in global
economic talks at the G20 and WTO, brokering North-South relations through its new …

Reconhecendo que são crescentes as pressões no sentido da reversão do paradigma
ainda relativamente insulado de produção da política exterior do Brasil, bem como a sua …