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  From non-indifference to responsibility while protecting: Brazil’s diplomacy and the search for global norms

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013

  Brazil has traditionally based its foreign policy on the principle of non-intervention in the affairs of other states. With the goal of attaining a permanent seat on the Security Council – a constant aspiration of former president Lula’s government – the country has demonstrated its effective engagement in peace operations.
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  The burdens of multilateral engagement and club diplomacy for middle-income countries: the case of South Africa in the Brics and the G-20

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012

  South Africa is a member of both the G-20 and the BRICS, which is a significant positioning for the country’s global strategy. This further enhances the country’s weight as Africa’s powerhouse. This membership occurs at a time when global governance is in a sustained state of flux, with no discernible leadership anchorage.
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  The BRICS in the emerging global economic architecture

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012

  For more than 10 years South Africa has been part of a group of countries, invariably including China, India and Brazil, responsible for forming the elements that have the potential of altering the dynamics of several multilateral processes. But South Africa’s inclusion in the BRICS has not been without its controversies.
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  Can the BRICS co-operate in the G-20? A view from Brazil

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012

  The emergence of the Group of Twenty (G-20) has changed the structure of today’s global economic governance substantially, providing a more inclusive and legitimate framework than the Group of Eight (G-8).
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  Nigeria and the global powers: continuity and change in policy and perceptions

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011

  Since independence in 1960, governance in Nigeria has oscillated between civilian rule and the military. The paper examines Nigeria’s foreign policy from 2000 to 2011. It focuses largely on the country’s relations with traditional global powers such as the US, Britain, France and Russia; and emerging global powers such as China, India and Brazil.
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  Angola’s strategic co-operation with the BRIC Countries

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011

  The new millennium has marked a new era for Angola. The restoration of peace and security has enabled the government to focus on economic growth and social development. Accordingly, Angola’s foreign policy has required re-defining, especially with the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China. With each country, Angola has cultivated strategic areas of co-operation.
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  Understanding India’s global engagements: some key issues and entry points for an inclusive development agenda

  Oxfam India, 2011

  India’s international position is one of increasing influence and assertiveness, but is also shaped by powerful constrains. Civil society in India faces opportunities and constraints of a particular and complex nature.
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  Rising Powers in International Development: an annotated bibliography

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013

  The Rising Powers – a category that includes the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as well as other key countries such as Mexico, Turkey and Indonesia – are establishing themselves as an influential presence in the global development landscape, and playing an increasingly important role in shaping prospects for poverty reduction in lowincome countries.
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  Another BRIC in the wall? South Africa's developmental impact and contradictory rise in Africa and beyond

  2012

  Globalisation is transforming the nature of authority in international relations, as hegemony is replaced by geo-governance, involving a more varied set of actors. However, private authority over markets and resources is still often constituted and refracted through states.
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  Enhancing South-South and triangular cooperation: study of the current situation and existing good practices in policy, institutions, and operation of South-South and triangular cooperation

  United Nations Development Programme, 2009

  South-South and triangular cooperation has become a major subject of international development discussions. One of the key issues identified in such discussions is the lack of information on South-South and triangular cooperation implemented by different parties and the need to promote knowledge-sharing on the practices of South-South and triangular cooperation, especially existing good practice.

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