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    Towards a new 'Washington Consensus'? South Africa, the G-20 leaders' summit and the financial crisis

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    This briefing looks at the build-up to the 2008 G20 summit, the first one convened at Heads of State level. The immediate backdrop to this important initiative is well-known: the financial crisis emanating in the developed world and the USA in particular, and its spread to emerging markets.
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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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    IBSA six years on: co-operation in a new global order

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Six years after its launch, officials can no longer claim that the India–Brazil–South Africa (IBSA) Forum is still in its infancy. It is time to evaluate results and missed opportunities to provide a balanced assessment.
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    Brazil as a regional and emerging global power

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Since the year 2000, Brazilian foreign policy has expanded dramatically on the back of the country’s growing material wealth. Changes in the international system helped too.
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    Brazil as an regional power in Latin America or South America?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    At the end of the first decade of the 21stcentury Brazil considers itself, and is internationally considered, an emerging regional and global power — or at least an emerging regional power with global aspirations. But in which region? In Latin America, including Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, where for more than a century the United States has been the hegemonic power?
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    Brazil as an emerging power: the view from the United States

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    The United States has always seen Brazil as a significant regional powerhouse, but its perceived importance has risen in the last decade. Because of its economic strength, its hemispheric leadership and its growing geostrategic role through multilateral international forums, it has become a vital player in regional and global politics across numerous dimensions.
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    BRIC and IBSA forums: neo-liberals in disguise or champions of the south?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    South–South co-operation has existed for many decades and has played a key role in solidifying unity among developing countries. However, the concept has evolved from being concerned with geopolitics and opposing imperialism, global racism and colonialism, to an emphasis on geo-economics and political economy. 
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    Brazil’s maritime strategy in the South Atlantic: the nexus between security and resources

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    The recent discovery of significant deposits of oil and gas in the pre-salt layers off the Brazilian coast has triggered new interests and concerns within the South Atlantic geopolitical space.
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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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    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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