The good multilateralists: Brazil and South Africa in the new area of multilateralism

The good multilateralists: Brazil and South Africa in the new area of multilateralism

Published Jan 2010

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This article examines the instrumental nature of South African and Brazilian foreign policy within the framework of both countries’ commitment to multilateralism and if this has been rising as part of a new form of shallow multilateralism or a regenerated regionalism of the South. Moreover, with regards to recent crises in Honduras and Zimbabwe, the author tries to offer a critical evaluation of both countries global standing and their effort to promote democratic values in regional and sub-regional levels.

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