Brazil, the United States and the Tehran Declaration

Abstract

Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto e distribuído sob os termos da Licença de Atribuição Creative Commons, que permite uso irrestrito, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, desde que o autor e a fonte originais sejam creditados. AbstractBrazil has claimed the status of a key player within the international arena for the past decade, particularly during the two administrations of Lula da Silva (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). The Brazilian foreign policy team acted in relation to issues such as the Palestinian-Israeli Affairs and the Iranian Nuclear Program imbroglio with the international community presenting the country as a potential negotiator in matters of high politics. Yet, despite the success of the Tehran Declaration, Brazil faced some limitations due to the reactions of countries such as the United States, which displayed discontent towards Brazil's engagement in areas normally assigned to them. Making use of official documentation, speeches from authorities, and press articles we concluded that despite Brazil's status as a global power, it has not been able to face the great players such as the US in the world high politics.

Status and Brazil’s role as a peace mediator - lessons of the foreign perceptions of the failed Tehran deal

“…It is possible to argue that there were also communication failures during the negotiations, as Brazil felt its efforts were being supported by Obama, who was in contact with Lula, while others within the US government, such as secretary of State Hillary Clinton and secretary of Defence Robert Gates, were strongly against any deals with Iran (Oliveira and Santos 2018). Brazil's attempt to get involved with matters of Middle Eastern politics was seen as a negative step by Washington DC., which was suspisicous of Brazil's support for the Iranian nuclear program, with the US ambassador to Brazil calling Brazil's diplomacy in the Middle East "clumsy," and alleged that Brazil's official statements were normally unhelpful (Oliveira and Santos 2018;Amorim 2010).…”

The resilience of the US–Turkey alliance: divergent threat perceptions and worldviews

“…Turkey's fear of entrapment in a confrontation with Russia, its main energy supplier, increased with the perceived failure of Obama's 'reset' policy (Guney, 2016). Turkey also resented Obama's rejection of the Turkey-Brazil deal to mediate the Iranian conflict (de Oliveira & dos Santos, 2018). Both Turkey and Brazil 'felt betrayed' and accused the West of trying to prevent their rising power in the region (de Oliveira & dos Santos, 2018).…”