Daniel Buarque PhD Candidate at the Joint PhD in International Relations – King’s College London and University of São Paulo. Brazil aspires to a greater active involvement in international relations, to acquire a higher status, and to become recognised as an important player in the global arena. Two separate surveys conducted with the Brazilian foreign …
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Andreia Reis do CarmoPhD Candidate at King’s College London and collaborative researcher at the University of Brasília, Brazil. The literature regarding corruption generally points to its detrimental effect on democracy. The higher the perception of existing corruption, the more citizens distance themselves from politics. Brazil hosted an event in 1999, that showed quite the opposite. …
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Alessandra Beber CastilhoPhD Candidate at the Joint PhD in International Relations – King’s College London and University of São Paulo. President Jair Bolsonaro’s disregard for the media and other actors of the international arena, such as International Organizations (IO) and NGOs, may seem like a major discontinuity of Brazil’s diplomatic tradition. Nonetheless, his stance is …
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Raphael C. Lima, PhD candidate in War Studies at King’s College London Peterson F. Silva, Professor at the Brazilian War College (Escola Superior de Guerra, Ministry of Defence) Gunther Rudzit, Associate Professor of International Relations at ESPM and Professor at the Brazilian Air Force University (UNIFA) Making sense of the security apparatus in contemporary Brazil is …
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Daniel BuarquePh.D. Candidate in International Relations at the KBI While the international image of Brazil is traditionally associated with popular stereotypes such as football and beaches (Buarque, 2019), the country’s methods of diplomacy provoke a different perception abroad. Although Brazilian diplomats are praised for their competence, Brazil is still usually seen by the rest of …
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