From Rio to Bangui: Brazil’s Armed Forces Face Toughest Challenge Yet (Americas Quarterly)
http://americasquarterly.org/content/rio-bangui-brazils-armed-forces-face-toughest-challenge-yet With hopes for much-needed pension reform before this year’s presidential elections dashed, Brazil’s President Michel Temer opted for military intervention in Rio de Janeiro, a high-risk publicity stunt in a desperate bid to boost his low approval ratings. With the command of all security operations leaving civilian hands, the men in uniform suddenly […]
China’s Second Continent: How a million migrants are building a new empire in Africa
Review: China’s Second Continent: How a million migrants are building a new empire in Africa. By Howard French. Vintage; Reprint edition (February 3, 2015). 304 pages. U$ 16.50 (Kindle, amazon.com) China’s growing influence in Africa is, without a doubt, the most important event in African history since the end of the Cold War. Given […]
Book review: “Brazil’s Africa Strategy” by Christina Stolte (Latin American Politics and Society)
Book review: Brazil’s Africa Strategy. Role Conception and the Drive for International Status. By Christina Stolte. Palgrave, 2015. U$ 100,00 (www.amazon.com) Published in: Latin American Politics and Society, Volume 58, Issue 1, pages 156–184, Spring 2016 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1548-2456.2016.00302.x/abstract —- Brazil’s growing diplomatic and economic presence in Africa was one of the defining characteristics of President Lula’s […]
Resenha: “África parceira do Brasil Atlântico” de José Flávio Sombra Saraiva
África parceira do Brasil Atlântico: relações internacionais do Brasil e da África no início do século XXI de José Flávio Sombra Saraiva. Fino Traço Editora, Belo Horizonte, 2011, 168 pp. Resenhado para Política Externa. A presença do Brasil na África vem crescendo – nada simboliza melhor essa realidade do que as 37 Embaixadas brasileiras que […]
A Década da África?
A África tem sido tradicionalmente associada com o sofrimento humano em grande escala. No entanto, a última década presenciou um crescimento sem precedentes, transformando o continente em uma das últimas fronteiras econômicas atraentes do mundo. Durante os últimos dez anos, 6 das 10 economias que mais cresceram estão na África. O rendimento real aumentou […]
Can Brazil promote democracy in Africa?
Brazil’s President Lula and Guinea-Bissau’s President João Bernardo Vieira (2007), two year before Vieira was assassinated. How do rising powers such as Brazil engage in democracy promotion within the context of political instability in Africa? Do these approaches differ from those of European and American practices? These questions matter greatly. The value of exports from […]
Book review: “The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution”
The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution, by Charles Robertson, Yvonne Mhango and Michael Moran. Publisher: Renaissance Capital (2012), U$S 7.10 (Kindle version) Africa has traditionally been associated with large-scale human suffering. Yet the last decade has seen unprecedented growth, turning the continent into one of the world’s last attractive economic frontiers. During […]
Reseña: India in Africa: Changing Geographies of Power (Mawdsley & McCann)
Vol. XLIV ENERO-ABRIL, 2014 NÚMERO 1 EL COLÉGIO DE MÉXICO http://revistas.colmex.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=342 EMMA MAWDSLEY y GERARD MCCANN (eds.), India in Africa: ChangingGeographies ofPower, Cape Town, Pambazuka Press, 2011, 226 pp. La ascensión de India como actor global y sus consecuencias es uno de los temas más importantes para las relaciones internacio-nales de hoy en […]
Why is there still no IBSA free trade agreement?
One of the main goals of the IBSA grouping, in existence since 2003, has been the creation of a trilateral free trade agreement to foster South-South Cooperation (SSC). For example, during the 1st presidential IBSA Summit in 2006, discussions were largely focused on agreements aimed at stimulating trade between and economic growth in the three […]
Africa’s decade?
While the rise of the BRICs and the crisis in the West provided the main narrative of the first decade of the century, Africa’s continued economic boom could become the dominant phenomenon of the second. Strengthening ties with the continent should thus remain a key element of Brazil’s foreign policy. —— Africa has traditionally […]
O Brasil na África: uma ponte sobre o Atlântico? (Revista Política Externa)
VOL. 22 Nº 3 A presença do Brasil na África está crescendo; nada melhor simboliza esta realidade do que as 37 embaixadas brasileiras que agora existem em todo o continente, proporcionando ao Brasil uma representação diplomática mais forte na África do que as potências tradicionais, como a Grã-Bretanha. No entanto, o que é a estratégia […]
Brasile-Africa. Un ponte gettato sull’Atlantico?
EQUILIBRI 2/2013 RIVISTA PER LO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE Il Brasile è sempre più presente in Africa: niente potrebbe descrivere meglio questa realtà delle 37 ambasciate attualmente disseminate in tutto il continente, che le assicurano una rappresentanza diplomatica più consistente di quella di un paese come la Gran Bretagna. Ma qual è la strategia che la nazione […]
O novo protagonista africano
Poucos países enfrentam tantos desafios internos como a Nigéria. Nos últimos quatro anos, os militantes islâmicos do Boko Haram têm desencadeado vários ataques violentos no norte e no centro do país, matando milhares de pessoas. O exército nigeriano está fortemente envolvido na região e o governo dos Estados Unidos recentemente categorizou o grupo […]
Africa’s new no. 1
Few countries face as many internal challenges as Nigeria. For the past four years, the Islamist militants of Boko Haram have unleashed deadly violence in northern and central Nigeria, killing thousands. The Nigerian army is heavily involved in the region, and the United States has recently designated Boko Haram a terrorist organization. Nigeria has the most […]
O que estamos fazendo na África?
A atuação da China na África é um tema amplamente analisado nos dias atuais (provavelmente o melhor livro sobre o assunto é “Gift of the Dragon” de Deborah Brautigam). A presença da Índia na África ainda é um tema secundário, mas um crescente número de analistas começou a estudar sua atuação no continente africano […]
South Africa’s BRICS membership: A win-win situation?
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations Vol. 7(7), pp. 310-319, October, 2013 DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR2013.0625 ISSN 1996-0832 ©2013 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Download full article here Stuenkel Oliver School of Social Sciences – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]. Accepted 12 September, 2013 Abstract After significant diplomatic efforts, South Africa’s inclusion […]