The Palgrave handbook on geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic Francisco José B.S. Leandro, Rodrigo Franklin Frogeri, Yichao Li, Francisco Proença Garcia, Antonio Ruy de Almeida Silva, editors

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leandro, Francisco José B. S., editor.

Frogeri, Rodrigo Franklin, editor.

Li, Yichao, editor.

Garcia, Francisco Proença, editor.

Silva, Antonio Ruy de Almeida, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Brazil.

Geopolitics.

Geopolitics--South Atlantic Ocean Region.

Brazil.

South Atlantic Ocean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Singapore Palgrave Macmillan [2025]

Summary:

Positioned at the intersection of regional leadership and global influence, this reference work offers a rigorous and timely analysis of Brazil's evolving geopolitical role-as the world's fifth largest nation, South America's leading power, a strategic South Atlantic actor, and a pivotal member of the expanding BRICS+ coalition. Structured into four insightful parts (1) The Making of Brazil as an International Actor, (2) Geo-Economics and Technology, (3) Classic Perspectives on Geopolitics, and (4) Contemporary Debates: Critical and Meta Geopolitics - this book brings together a rich array of topics that reflect Brazil's multifaceted global engagement. Beyond traditional themes like Brazilian politics, economy, and foreign policy, this volume delves into pressing contemporary issues: energy geopolitics, defence, regional engagement, Amazon geopolitics, polar and outer space affairs, nuclear autonomy, marine spatial planning, naval projects, food security, lithium, Artificial Intelligence, and submarine cables. The book also explores Brazil's strategic relationships with China, the United States, and the European Union, while offering fresh perspectives on its ties with African nations (e.g., Angola, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Nigeria, South Africa), Russia, and India. Broader global themes such as ZOPACAS, CPLP, BRICS+ cooperation, and UN Security Council reform are also critically assessed

Contents:

Acknowledgments (Editors-TBC)

Foreword (TBC)

Introduction (Editors)

List of Contributors

Part 1 - The Making of Brazil as an International Actor

Chapter 1-An Early Geopolitical Project for Building Up a Great Nation in South America: The Organic Memorial of Historian Francisco Varnhagen in Middle 19th Century Brazil

Chapter 2-Political history of Brazil: From the Military Dictatorship (1964-1985) to BRICS Membership

Chapter 4-International Relations in Latin America: The State of the Art

Chapter 5-Brazil's Regional Disengagement: South America in Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (2011-2023)

Chapter 6-Brazilian Naval Projects, South Atlantic, and the World: The Shift to the Blue Waters beyond the Strategic Environment

Chapter 7-Stagnation of an Emerging Power: One Decade of Brazilian Foreign Policy (2013-2023)

Chapter 8-Good Governance in Brazilian Public Administration: Level of Adherence of Brazilian Public Sector to Western Liberal Democratic Good Governance Principles

Chapter 9-Energy Geopolitics in Brazil after January 2023: Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 10-Geopolitics and Marine Spatial Planning in Brazil

Part 2 - Geo-Economics and Technology

Chapter 11-Navigating Uncharted Waters: Brazil's Strategic Responses to Environmental, Economic and Geopolitical Shifts in the South Atlantic

Chapter 12-Brazil at the Crossroads of the International Monetary and Financial System: An Analysis of the Response to the Renminbi Internationalization Process

Chapter 13-Economic Development in Latin American Countries: An Analysis Based on Investment, Complexity, and Exports

Chapter 14-A 'Tripod' Approach to Assess the Viability of Espadarte Harbor: Ability of Brazilian Businesses, Brazilian Market Share in the Global Market, and Brazilian Geoeconomic Power

Chapter 15-Brazil-China Strategic Partnership and the Belt and Road Initiative

Chapter 16-US-China Competition on the South Atlantic and Implications for Brazil

Chapter 17-The South Atlantic in China's 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Geopolitical and Technological Implications for Brazil

Chapter 18-The Angola-Mozambique Corridor in the Oceanpolitic of the Global South

Chapter 19-Seeking a Place in the South Atlantic: An Analysis of Brazilian and Chinese Capabilities and Intentions in the Region in the XXIst Century

Chapter 20-Blue Economy & Maritime Security in the South Atlantic: Brazil's Geopolitics and Strategic Positioning in Times of Power Rebalancing

Chapter 21-Escaping the Commodity Export Trap: Brazil´s Search for a New Industrialization

Chapter 22-The Geo-economy of the Lithium Triangle: Chile, Bolivia and Argentina

Chapter 23-Will Brazil be Able to Help Modernizing Some African Countries?

Part 3 - Classic Perspectives on Geopolitics

Chapter 24-The Geopolitics of the Strategic Brazilian Surrounds: Land and Maritime Spatial Continuities

Chapter 25-UNSC Reform and Brazil's Foreign Policy

Chapter 26-Between a Zone of Peace and Emerging Risks: Argentina's Perspective on the South Atlantic

Chapter 27-The Brazilian Way of Defense: The Role of the Armed Forces in a Country that does not Perceive Clear Foreign Threats

Chapter 28-Brazil's External Policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) under President Lula (2003-2010): A New Important Player in the MENA Region

Chapter 29-Cabo Verde and Maritime Security in the South Atlantic

Chapter 30-The Challenges in Africa's Maritime Domain: Brazil's strategy for the Gulf of Guinea

Chapter 31-Brazil: A Regional Provider of Stability and Security

Chapter 32-Geostrategic Potential of the Brazil-Angola Axis in the Security of the South Atlantic

Chapter 33-The Geopolitical Positioning of Angola in the South-Atlantic Ocean Corridor: Observance of International Maritime Law as a Guarantee of Border Security

Chapter 34-Proximity and Distance: Fluctuations in Bilateral Relations between Brazil and Nigeria in the 21st century

Chapter 35-Protecting South America's Waters: A Closer Look at Maritime Security and CAMAS

Chapter 36-Big Brother is watching you: Assessing Brazil's contribution to the Democratic Stability in South America

Chapter 37-Brazil and South Africa in International Affairs: Foreign Policy Synergies in Advancing the South Atlantic and Global South's Economic Development and Security?

Chapter 38-Brazil, South Africa, and the Strategic Partnership Expressed in the Similarities of Agendas and Themes in Foreign Policy

Chapter 39-Political Traits of Brazil-Russia Relations: Similarity in Goals and Differences in Perspectives

Chapter 40-Brazil-Russia Relations: In Search of an International Order based on Multiple Poles

Chapter 41-Sino-Brazilian Relations: 50 years of Diplomatic Relations (1974-2024)

Chapter 42-Brazil's Juggling Act in the South Atlantic: Balancing Geopolitical Interests amid China's Growing Economic Presence in the Region

Chapter 43-Brazilian Strategies in the South Atlantic: The Impact of NATO, China, and Russia Projection

Chapter 44-Balance of Status and the Pursuit of Brazilian Interests in the Polar Regions

Chapter 45-Geopolitical interest in Antarctica-Consequences for Brazilian Foreign Policy

Part 4 - Contemporary Debates: Critical and Meta Geopolitics

Chapter 46-Brazil: The Emergence of a "Sweet" New Geopolitics in a Pan-region

Chapter 47-Brazil and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries: Myths and Realities

Chapter 48-25 Years on CPLP's Defence Cooperation: Brazil's Role in the Maritime Security on the Gulf of Guinea

Chapter 49-Portuñol: Portuguese and Spanish, Languages Unite for a Brighter Future

Chapter 50-The Evolving Role of Brazilian Foreign Policy in the Promotion of the Portuguese Language

Chapter 51-The Position of Brazil in the Articulation of the Multinational Space of Portuguese and Spanish Speaking Countries

Chapter 52-Soft Power with Brazilian Touch in The Atlantic South: How Brazilian Television Has Shaped Audiovisual Culture in Angola

Chapter 53-The European Union's Discourse on the South Atlantic and Brazil as a Maritime Security Actor

Chapter 54-The Security Roles of Brazil, China and the EU in the South Atlantic: A Comparative Study of Crisis Management

Chapter 55-Brazil Sustainable Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 56-Navigating Challenges: Brazil's Quest for Nuclear Autonomy

Chapter 57-The Brazilian Conventionally Armed Nuclear-powered Submarine Program: History and Analysis

Chapter 58-Environmental Education: A Strategic Action to Achieve Sustainable Development in the South Atlantic

Chapter 59-The Geopolitics of the Amazon Region in the 21st Century: Strategic Resources, Sovereignty in Question and Brazil

Chapter 60-The Politics and Policies of (un)Sustainability in the Amazon Region: Rainforest Governance from Bolsonaro to Lula and Beyond

Chapter 61-Soft power Rebuilding of Brazil as a Member of the "BRICS+" in South Atlantic

Chapter 62-Brazil: The Development of Diplomacy and Soft Power Throughout its History Shaped the Leadership in the South Atlantic and the Country's Relevance in International Organizations

Chapter 63-Brazil in a Blue BRICS: An Emerging Interregional Maritime Security Agenda between the South Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific?

Chapter 64-The Brazilian Post-Atlantic Geopolitics in 21st century: BRICS under Lula and Bolsonaro Governments

Chapter 65-A Beacon of the South Atlantic Relevance? The Role of "revisionist" Brazil within BRICS+

Chapter 66-Brazil, BRICS and the South Atlantic Stage: Reflections and Prospective on the Brazilian Foreign Policy

Chapter 67-Cooperation between Brazil and Africa in Ensuring Food Security

Chapter 68-Brazilian Space Policy in a Period of Renewed International Rivalry

Chapter 69-Indo-Sino shadows in Brazil's Space Programme: Challenges and Benefits

Chapter 70-Brazil and the Space Program: Challenges of a Contemporary Space Strategy

Chapter 71-Unveiling the Artificial Intelligence studies in Brazil: Past, Present and Future

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN:

9789819511693

9819511690

OCLC:

1565484771

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