Rendering peacekeeping instrumental? The Brazilian approach to United Nations peacekeeping during the Lula da Silva years (2003-2010)

Cavalcante, Fernando

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“…The lack of Brazilian engagement in peace operations in this period is explained in great measure by the military regime, which ruled from 1964 to 1985. The military's foreign policy was focused on national autonomy, national-developmentalism and distancing from international conflicts and multilateral forums (Cavalcante, 2010), a characteristic of Brazilian foreign policy that Fonseca Júnior (1998) called autonomy by distance. 13 This position was strongly influenced by Araújo Castro (1972), who considered the multilateral mechanisms of the UN and international treaties as instruments to maintain the status quo among the international powers and set a hierarchy of power.…”

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“…13 This position was strongly influenced by Araújo Castro (1972), who considered the multilateral mechanisms of the UN and international treaties as instruments to maintain the status quo among the international powers and set a hierarchy of power. From 1968, the country also ceased to be a candidate for non-permanent seats on the UNSC, 14 and in 1977 withdrew from the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (Cavalcante, 2010).…”

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“…Brazil returned to a non-permanent seat on the UNSC only in 1988. Another reason for Brazilian re-engagement in peace operations was pointed out by Cavalcante (2010) as the fact that they had undergone transformations with respect to their functions, purposes and guidelines. The 1990s marked a period of new complex and multidimensional operations, given their focus not only on military forces, but also on police personnel, 15 medical teams, electoral observers, representatives of civil society, etc.…”

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DP 0254 - Brazil’s Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: evolution, challenges, and opportunities

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Soares³

2021

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Based on a state policy perspective, this paper seeks to present the path of Brazil’s participation in United Nations (UN) peace operations, from its genesis in 1947 to the present day, with the intent to comprehend whether there is a progressive and evolutionary pattern in these engagement efforts, and which would be the main challenges, contributions and future orientations to the country in this matter. To this end, in a first moment, the text will bring a conceptual discussion regarding the different definitions and understandings on peace operations. Subsequently, we will analyze the evolution of UN peace operations throughout its 70 years and the Brazilian positions during this period. In a third moment, we will present final considerations, identifying the upcoming challenges and the main possible perspectives for Brazil to engage in future peace operations. The intention, therefore, is to ascertain whether peacekeeping operations, as an instrument of international politics aligned to the guidelines of Brazilian defense and foreign policies, should continue to be supported by Brazil or if new reorientations are necessary as a national strategy.

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2021

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“…In the recent case of Brazil and POs, to this mythology two other fallacies are added. First that the increase in the national participation in peace operations would somehow entitle the country to occupy a permanent seat in the UNSC (Aguilar 2008;Cavalcante 2010;Kenkel 2011). It is worth mentioning in passing that if the magnitude of a country´s contribution to UN peacekeeping forces were a meaningful criterion for incorporation to the P-5, Rwanda, Senegal and Burkina Faso should be very strong candidates.…”

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“…On the subject, there is considerable literature available (Aguilar 2015;Cavalcante 2010;Fontoura 1999;Hamann 2015;Oliveira Junior and Góes 2010). However, it is relevant to ask whether such participation occurred according to some identifiable pattern, allowing the researcher to infer the existence of a policy rationale behind the decisions to take part in these operations.…”

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Grand Strategy and Peace Operations: the Brazilian Case

Júnior

2017

Rev. bras. polít. int.

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• 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. AbstractThis article aims to contribute to the analysis of Brazilian grand strategy and the place of UN peace operations (POs) in the context of this strategy. It deals with the political economy of POs and grapples with the trends of POs in the recent past, especially the increasingly robust mandates of peace operations and their implications. Brazilian participation in peace operations is discussed, focusing on its main characteristics and the consequences of an absence of consensus on the role of POs for the country´s grand strategy. Finally, suggestions are proposed that might create synergies between participation in POs and Brazil´s grand strategy.Keywords: Brazilian foreign policy, brazilian defense policy, grand strategy, peace operations. Received: November 22, 2016Accepted: April 26, 2017Introduction T he Grand Strategy of a nation is the ultimate proof of its capacity to articulate a plethora of statecraft tools. As such, a more fine-grained look at the grand strategy of an aspirational power like Brazil could contribute to the literature on the conditions underlying a country's transition (or failure thereof ) from middle to great power status (Mares and Trinkunas 2016). In the same vein, it could be useful to studies focusing on a deeper understanding of civil-military relations in newer democracies by means of the incorporation of three essential dimensions: civilian control of the military, effectiveness, and efficiency (Bruneau and Matei 2008). Hence, it may also favor a deeper insight into the comparative development of security institutions (Croissant and Kuehn 2015).In this context, the author intends to address the following question: how does the participation in UN peace operations (POs) is inserted in Brazil´s grand strategy? As a policy-oriented study with theoretical awareness, the article will propose an operational João Paulo S. Alsina JúniorMinistério das Relações Exteriores, Brasília -DF, Brazil, (joao.alsina@itamaraty.gov.br).Grand Strategy and Peace Operations: the Brazilian Case Rev. Bras. Polít. Int., 60(2): e004, 2017Alsina Junior 2 concept of grand strategy and suggest a general measure to gauge its successful implementation. Grand strategy relates to the use of economic, political, and military means to achieve material and symbolic goals considered essential for a specific political community (Murray and Grimsley 1996;Rosecrance and Stein 1993;Trubowitz 2011). It involves the articulation of a vast array of public policies with a view to attaining those goals in the face of international constraints and opportunities.As a broad concept fraught with the difficulties arising from the vagaries of domestic and international politics, grand strategy should be understood more as a necessary desideratum than as a precise yardstick. As such, ...

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Evolution, retreat or rejection: Brazil’s, India’s and China’s normative stances on R2P

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2016

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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Rendering peacekeeping instrumental? The Brazilian approach to United Nations peacekeeping during the Lula da Silva years (2003-2010)

Abstract: ). 1 These authors, however, do not agree on the courses of action adopted by Brazilian diplomacy.rev. Bras. Polít. Int. 53 (2): 142-159 [2010]

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DP 0254 - Brazil’s Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: evolution, challenges, and opportunities

DP 0254 - Brazil’s Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: evolution, challenges, and opportunities

Grand Strategy and Peace Operations: the Brazilian Case

Evolution, retreat or rejection: Brazil’s, India’s and China’s normative stances on R2P

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