Brazil’s Evolving “Balancing Act” on the Use of Force in Multilateral Operations: From Robust Peacekeeping to “Responsibility While Protecting”

A country on the fence: United Kingdom’s perceptions of the status and international agenda of Brazil

“…Many of the country's international strategies have been associated with this drive for more prestige globally, such as the long-standing bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (Andrade 2012;Garcia 2011;Vargas 2008;Arraes 2005;Mendes 2015). Its approach towards a closer relationship with Africa (Stolte 2015), its participation in peacekeeping operations (Kenkel et al 2020;Hamann and Jumbert 2020), its strong position in international debates (Hamann and Jumbert 2020;Ricupero 2017;Lafer 2001), its role in multilateral fora such as BRICS and IBSA (Pant 2013;Hurrell 2010;Larson 2019), and even its environmental leadership have all been analysed as part of this drive for more international prestige and recognition (Stuenkel and Taylor 2015;Chatin 2016).…”