The New Game Changers
The BRICS are here to stay.
Brazil
BRIC+1: Germany’s New Bedfellows?
Germany finds itself in the company of Brazil, Russia, India and China in opposing intervention in Libya.
Obama Set on Expanding Trade in Brazil, Chile
Impediments to trade remain.
Obama to Renew Economic Ties in Latin America
The American president visits Brazil, Chile and El Salvador to enhance economic ties and improve security cooperation across the region.
Brazil May Entitle Citizens to “Happiness”
Legislators in Brazil are considering to add the “pursuit of happiness” as a right to their country’s constitution.
Iran’s Breach of the Monroe Doctrine
The fifth American president could never have imagined a Persian nation breaching his famous doctrine.
Those BRICs Will Fall Apart
Although Brazil, Russia, India and China would represent a formidable force on the world stage, they are unlikely to cooperate.
The Challenges Lula Left
Brazil’s new president will have to enact economic reforms at home and tread carefully abroad.
Brazil Elects New President
Brazil is likely to elect its first female president today with Workers’ Party candidate Dilma Rousseff leading in the polls.
Are the BRICs Ready to Lead?
They are becoming more assertive, but it is still unclear if rising powers will accept more responsibility.
The End of Ideology in South America
Conservative leaders are stepping up in Latin America, but the region isn’t shifting to the right.
In Lula’s Shadow
Brazilians will be heading for the polls come October to elect a new president. For the first time since democracy was returned to the Latin American country in the 1980s, the name of Luiz Inácio da Silva will not appear on any ballot. But for the major party candidates, it’s hard to escape the shadow […]
Do We Have a Deal?
As Brazil and Turkey reached a nuclear fuel exchange agreement with Iran on Sunday night, the most important lesson to the West may well be that the traditional nuclear powers are no longer alone at their game. According to a joint declaration released on Monday, Iran pledges to deposit 1,200 kilograms of 3.5 percent enriched […]
Clinton Hits BRIC Wall
American secretary of state Hillary Clinton returned empty handed from Brazil earlier this month with President Lula da Silva’s government unwilling to support tougher sanctions on Iran. Brazil has long maintained that it wants proof of Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions before it agrees to push for sanctions with the United Nations. Part of the reason […]