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Long, Tom (2018) The US, Brazil and Latin America : the dynamics of asymmetrical regionalism. Contemporary Politics, 24 (1). pp. 113-129. doi:10.1080/13569775.2017.1408167
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2017.1408167
Abstract
Until its recent crisis, Brazil’s rise, combined with seeming US decline and distraction, led observers to declare South America a ‘post-hegemonic’ region. How have US and Brazilian ambitions and capabilities affected the countries’ relations within the shared neighbourhood of the Western Hemisphere? Building on work by Womack, B. [2016. Asymmetry and international relationships. New York: Cambridge University Press], the article analyses the US-Brazil-South America relationship as a regionally located, asymmetrical triangle. During two centre-left presidencies, Brazil sought to shift the dynamics of the hemisphere’s soft triangles. Brazilian diplomacy redefined its neighbourhood as South America, developed exclusive regional groupings, and assumed the role of pivot to shape relationships between the US and South America. In the face of sceptical neighbours and weakened Brazilian capabilities, the regional triangle is likely to return to a more ‘normal’ configuration in which the United States acts as a central, albeit often uninterested, pivot.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Brazil -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 21st century, United States -- Foreign relations -- Brazil -- 21st century, Regionalism (International organization) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Contemporary Politics | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1356-9775 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 8 May 2018 | ||||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 November 2017 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 24 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 113-129 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13569775.2017.1408167 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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