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Book review: “How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the next Renaissance” by Parag Khanna
In his new book, Parag Khanna, Director of the Global Governance Initiative at the New America Foundation and author of “The Second World”, seeks to answer how we can deal with global challenges in a more effective way in the years to come. In merely 214 pages, Khanna covers a vast array of challenges – […]
Book review: “Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed” by Larry Rohter
Book review: Brazil on the Rise. The Story of a Country Transformed. By Larry Rohter. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2012. 304 pages, $9.67 (kindle, amazon.com) The fact that Brazil is on the rise is certainly nothing new, especially given its membership in the highly visible BRIC outfit created ten years ago. Yet while dozens of books on […]
Is global leadership possible without regional leadership? The case of Brazil and India
Last week, after one of my presentations on Brazilian foreign policy at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, where I currently conduct research, a student asked me a simple yet intriguing question. “Shouldn’t Brazil consolidate its regional leadership in South America before seeking a global role? If […]
O argumento em prol do fortalecimento das relações Brasil- Índia
http://www.politicaexterna.com.br/ Em 2050, a Índia será a terceira maior economia do mundo, com o Brasil logo atrás em quarto lugar. Como consequencia do crescente domínio econômico de ambos os países, é inevitável que os laços entre o Brasil e a Índia atinjam uma intensidade e um alcance inimagináveis até agora, e possivelmente bem antes de […]
Peace prize distances the West from China
Source: Global Times [10:20 December 07 2010] http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/commentary/2010-12/599578.html Jonathan Holslag Kiyul Chung Oliver Stuenkel Editor’s Note: This year’s Nobel Peace Prize might create some stir again when the award ceremony is held on December 10. Within China, the furious reaction toward the decision of the Nobel Committee hasn’t subdued. How much damage has this award […]
O Brasil deve mudar sua relação com o FMI
A nova posição de credor do Fundo Monetário coloca o país em situação incômoda: o governo não pode culpar as “instituições imperialistas” Durante recente encontro do Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI), o Brasil recebeu, juntamente com a China e com a Índia, reconhecimento como peso-pesado econômico global, quando o fundo concedeu-lhes papel significativamente maior na estabilização […]
Turkey must reach out to Brazil’s new leader
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-226899-109-turkey-must-reach-out-to-brazils-new-leader.html By Oliver Stuenkel Dilma Rousseff’s run-off victory in Brazil’s presidential election on Oct. 31 marks the beginning of a new era for Latin America’s biggest nation. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula in Brazil, steps down after eight years in power. His presence in Brazilian politics is as old as Brazil’s democracy […]
Interview to Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine on the presidential election in Brazil: 巴西第一位女总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫
download pdf file of the article 10 月 31 日，迪尔玛·罗塞夫在第二轮胜出，当选巴西第一位女总统 ，成为拉美历史上 第 11 位登上权力之巅的女人。 记者◎蒲实 迪尔玛的选择 巴西总统大选进入第二轮时 ，迪尔 玛曾面临一个难题 ：她必须表明对堕胎问 题的立场，因为它与绿党基督教候选人玛 丽娜·席瓦尔手中握着 19% 的选票有关 ， 谁赢得这 19%，谁就将获胜。席尔瓦是堕 胎的坚定反对者，她的支持者很多是虔诚 的福音基督教徒。 不仅是这 19% 的选民 。10 月初，几 十万巴西人从全国各地汇集到阿帕莱西 达——位于圣保罗市东边的小城，赶到这 里的天主教大教堂为圣母节做弥撒 。巴 西近 2 亿人口中有 73% 的人信奉天主教， 是世界上最大的天主教国家。迪尔玛为此 专程前往，作为一位曾在 1964 到 1985 年 反对巴西军事独裁的马克思主义游击女战 士，迪尔玛是无神论者，但她对这些朝圣 者说，她崇敬圣母阿帕莱西达，尤其是身 患淋巴癌后的最近这几年，她愈发虔诚。 “她必须将她自己与这部分巴西民众联系 在一起——宽容、随和，内心深处却保守 […]
Comment: Emerging Powers are more responsible than Patrick suggests
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/node/66774/talk#comment-2646 Comment on Stewart Patrick’s article: Irresponsible Stakeholders (click here for article) ———————————————————————————————————————— Summary:A major strategic challenge for the United States in the coming decades will be integrating emerging powers into international institutions. To hold the postwar order together, the United States will have to become a more consistent exemplar of multilateral cooperation. […]
Save the date: Seminário Potências Emergentes e Governança Global, 23 de Nov de 2010, no Instituto de Relações Internacionais da USP
Para mais informações, veja o programa com os temas e participantes.
Indo-US ties: Looking back in time
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/dc-comment/indo-us-ties-looking-back-time-463 November 5th, 2010 Oliver Stuenkel As U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing his visit to India, it is worth looking back 10 years, to Bill Clinton’s visit in 2000, and appreciate how far India has come. A mere decade ago, India was isolated. The Brazil, Russia, India and China (Bric) label had not […]
Colonial cousins: The makings of a fruitful India-Brazil relationship
In Perspective by Joel Sandhu & Oliver Stuenkel — November 1, 2010 at 12:50 am | http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2010/11/colonial-cousins/ Two former colonies of continental size, ethnically diverse and home to vibrant democracies, are finally starting to fulfil their potential, lifting millions of citizens out of poverty. Liberalisation in the 1990s allowed smaller, more dynamic businesses to flourish, […]
How long can India capitalize on global China angst?
In her Foreign Affairs article “Promoting the National Interest” in 2000, ten years ago, Condoleezza Rice laid out a series of key principles that would guide the Bush administration’s foreign policy strategy. One of the most noteworthy aspects of the highly informative essay is her identification of India as a ‘strategic partner’ and China as […]
Meet Dilma, Brazil’s next Prez
http://www.asianage.com/columnists/meet-dilma-brazil%E2%80%99s-next-prez-456 Oct 23, 2010 Dilma Rousseff may have failed to secure the widely expected absolute majority in the first turn, yet she seems certain to beat her rival, José Serra, in the run-off on October 31 and become Brazil’s first female President. She will lead a nation that never before in history has been as […]
Are emerging powers ready to assume responsibility?
Asking for more responsibility for emerging powers in international decision-making bodies has been so popular that no Brazilian, Chinese or Indian diplomat can start a speech without decrying that global governance remains dominated by established Western nations, and pointing out that international institutions need to democratize to increase their legitimacy and effectiveness in tackling global challenges. […]
Is there a case for stronger Brazil-Russia relations?
In June 2010, a visa-free travel agreement between Russia and Brazil came into effect, which aims to boost tourism and business travel between the two BRIC countries. While the number of travelers will remain low in the near future, the agreement is rich in symbolism and its significance should not be underestimated. There are few […]