The Role of Brazilian Consensual Hegemony in the Itaipu Hydropower Dam Renegotiation
Renegotiations over the Itaipu Dam are fundamental to the dam’s administration, Brazil and Paraguay’s energy security, and the region’s transboundary water relations.
Review – Disappearances and Police Killings in Contemporary Brazil
Sabrina Villenave details the history of policing through colonial mindsets in Brazil, but could do with more philosophical exploration of perceptions of the dead body.
Amazonian Yanomami: A Sustainable Green Society Attacked
The Yanomami and their environment must be defended both nationally and internationally.
Thinking Global Podcast – Thales Carvalho
Thales Carvalho speaks about President Lula and Brazilian Foreign Policy, following-up on his article ’Lula is back on the international stage, or is he?’.
Lula Is Back on the International Stage, or Is He?
Lula will bring back the traditions Brazil has cultivated since democratization, but its foreign policy will not be quite so ambitious as in the past.
Lula’s Foreign Policy Path for Brazil and the Constraints on Grand Strategy Change
Lula channels many Brazilians’ desire for a more expansive role in the world while Bolsonaro, by contrast, tended to pull the country’s gaze inward.
Opinion – Brazil 2022: A Constitutional Election in Disguise
Underneath the surface of a functioning liberal democracy with representation challenges and bitter political disputes like any other, a seismic change is happening.
Brazil’s Ongoing Pursuit of Democracy Amidst Bicentennial Celebrations
As in other systems beset by authoritarian compromises, Brazil’s inner contradictions have paved the way for a retreat into nostalgia over the past decade.
Devouring Brazilian Modernism: The Rise of Contemporary Indigenous Art
Contemporary indigenous art rescues a series of ethical values that can help the world to overcome the civilizational crisis, and help Brazil to overcome political and environmental setbacks.
Interview – Kai Michael Kenkel
Kai Michael Kenkel talks about shifts in UN peacekeeping missions and the role of the UN and member states, as well as Brazil’s role in the global order.
