Brazil has risen. Its economic might and international activism are remarkable, but the limitations to its capacity and will to turn potential power into concrete international influence are equally significant. This book assesses the real impact of the rise of Brazil on other Latin American countries, and how these countries have responded.
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Tavares de Almeida
1. Brazil: The State of the Art of its Rise and Power Projection; Gian Luca Gardini
2. Within the Region, Beyond the Region: The Role of Brazil According to the Mass Public; Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida
3. Brazil’s Rise and its Soft Power Strategy in South America; Miriam Gomes Saraiva
4. Argentina and the Rise of Brazil: Perceptions and Strategic Options; Roberto Russell and Juan Gabriel Tokatlian
5. Brazil: Chile’s Mythical Ally; Joaquín Fermandois
6. Brazil as a Global Stakeholder: a View from Uruguay; Carlos Luján
7. Paraguay and the Rise of Brazil: Continuity, Resistance and Compliance; Peter W. Lambert
8. Bolivia-Brazil: Internal Dynamics, Sovereignty Drive and Integrationist Ideology; Ana Carolina T. Delgado and Clayton M. Cunha Filho
9. The Peruvian Response to the Rise of Brazil: Developing a Strategic Relationship; Ronald Bruce St John
10. Venezuela and the Rise of Brazil: Convergence and Divergence in the Chavez Era; José Briceño-Ruiz
11. Colombia’s Contestation Strategies Facing the Emergence of Brazil as a Regional Power; Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas
12. Containing and Engaging: Mexico’s Response to the Rise of Brazil; Ana Covarrubias
13. Latin American Regionalism Faces the Rise of Brazil; Andrés Malamud
Conclusions; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida
Over de auteur
Gian Luca Gardini is Professor of International Relations and Chair of International Business and Society Relations, with a particular focus on Latin America, at Friedrich Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany. Among his books are Latin America in the 21st Century and Latin American Foreign Policies between Ideology and Pragmatism. Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida is Senior Researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP) and a former Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her main areas of research are public policy, public opinion and foreign policy. She is currently member of the World Bank Chief Economist´s Council of Eminent Persons.