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Searching with a thematic focus on Rising powers in international development, South-South cooperation, Governance in Brazil

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    Will rising democracies adopt pro-human rights foreign policies?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    As democratisation unfolded in countries such as Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa, it was hoped that these states would find common ground with more established democracies. While emerging and established democracies have collaborated in responding to grave human rights abuses in Myanmar, North Korea and Libya, among others, serious cleavages remain.
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    Is there a new Brazilian model of development? Main findings from the IRIBA research programme

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    It has been suggested that Brazil’s unexpected successes in the last two decades are the outcome of a new model of development, with strong inclusive growth at its core.
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    Will the BRICS provide the global public goods the world needs?

    Overseas Development Institute, 2014
    The demand for global economic governance is increasing in a globalising and increasingly interlinked economy. Yet global governance, a global public good, is currently undersupplied – and this (e.g. lack of global rules on trade, finance and emissions) is harming development.
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    Brazil: a new powerhouse without military strength?

    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2013
    Brazil’s development assistance to Africa demonstrates that its action abroad is based on soft power tools, especially when dealing with countries of the South, benefiting from its image as successful economic and social development model, remaining faithful to its national principles like non-intervention and respect of sovereignty and exporting efforts that worked at a domestic level.
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    Implementing the responsibility to protect: new directions for international peace and security?

    Igarape Institute, 2013
    The international peace and security architecture is undergoing a profound renovation in the twenty first century. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine is being re-evaluated from political and operational perspectives, while the Responsibility while Protecting (RwP), a Brazilian initiative, can be a new direction for international peace and security.
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    A fine balance: mapping cyber (in)security in Latin America

    Igarape Institute, 2012
    Cyber-security is emerging as a dominant area of concern amongst many governments and civil societies across Latin America. Although the existence of cyberspace is already generating a massive evolution in all aspects of life, it is extending the reach of organised crime across time and space.
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    Brazil’s rise: seeking influence on gobal governance

    Brookings Institution, 2014
    Brazil stands at a crossroads in its road to major power status. It can either continue its ascent, or can remain a middle power, albeit a critical one, within the existing international status quo. A major power is characterized by more than size, population, and economic achievement. It is distinguished by its intentions regarding its role in the international system.
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    Innovation, solidarity and South-South learning: the role of civil society from middle-income countries in effective development cooperation

    2014
    Civil society organisations (CSOs) from middle-income countries can play multiple strategically important roles in effective development cooperation. Beyond demanding transparency and accountability around the aid that their own countries still receive, they can add signifi cant value to development cooperation provided to other countries.  
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    Biofuel technology transfer in IBSA: lessons for South Africa and Brazil

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    The success of biofuel production in Brazil (bioethanol in particular) is recognised as a tangible point of collaboration in the India–Brazil–South Africa (IBSA) Forum. Sharing knowledge and systematic technology transfer on biofuels can strengthen co-operation among IBSA countries.
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    Brazil’s South–South co-operation strategies: from foreign policy to public policy

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    Since 2003 Brazil’s foreign policy has shifted from a need for credibility (adherence to international regimes, respect for norms, greater proximity to the West) towards a search for political autonomy based on regionalism and new coalitions.

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