From Tegucigalpa to Teheran: Brazil's diplomacy as an emerging Western country

Abstract

This paper reviews Brazil's pursuit for international insertion by: discussing its search for new partners; presenting an overview of the historical, cultural, and political features that render it the most Western of the emerging nations; and analyzing its participation in the management of two major international crises, the Honduran constitutional crisis and the Iranian nuclear crisis.

Keywords

• diplomacia brasileira
• política externa
• crises internacionais