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    Adding new spices to development cooperation. Brazil, India, China and South Africa in health, agriculture and food security

    Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013
    In recent years, the four so-called emerging powers or economies - Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) - have gained considerable academic, policy and media attention for their activities in development cooperation. Some authors argue that these countries employ innovative and alternative approaches to development cooperation than the traditional, i.e. OECD-DAC donors.
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    Stalled UN Security Council reform: time to consider resetting policy?

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    South Africa, Brazil, India, Germany and others have been pushing for reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council that would realise their ambitions to secure permanent seats on the Security Council. But at the end of 2011, 20 years since the reform momentum began, the process is stalled.
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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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    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 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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    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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