Security issues during Lula's administration: from the reactive to the assertive approach

Villa, Rafael Duarte; Viana, Manuela Trindade

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“…According to Villa and Viana (2010), unlike the four basic bodies of the UNASUR structure, the creation of the SADC came specifically from Brazil. In addition, Vaz (2013, 245) points to "the existence of a conscious articulation effort" between the Brazilian National Defence Strategy (END) (Brasil 2008), and the emergence of the SADC.…”

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UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later

Vaz

Fuccille

Rezende

2018

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.http://www.scielo.br/rbpi Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional ISSN 1983-3121 UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329201700212 Rev. Bras. Polít. Int., 60(2): e012, 2017 Abstract UNASUR and its Defence Council (SADC) were created under a promising scenario of regional cooperation. Almost ten years later, a growing demand for regional cooperation arises, facing, however, low levels of political willingness from local governments. Through the lenses of structural and neoclassical realism, this paper suggests that the lack of support by governments, especially the Brazilian one, due to a change in how domestic ideas are developed, and a transformation in the regional balance of power, have contributed to these institutions' quick obsolescence. Introduction S outh America has experienced significant political changes since 2015, with changes in government having taken place in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. In the near future, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia will also undergo presidential elections while the prospects of the Chavismo in Venezuela tend to become even more critical as governance is under severe stress. A new political environment is gradually emerging on the subcontinent, directly challenging most of the underpinnings of the regional political and institutional framework set up in the previous decade to embrace and foster security and defence initiatives at the regional level.Since its inception, the South American Union of Nations (UNASUR) has been the most important institutional framework for political dialogue on security matters on the subcontinent, in accordance with its vocation and with the mandate envisaged in the 2008 Brasília Treaty. Even though the need for a genuine South American institutional framework for such a dialogue had been widely recognized, and the creation of the South American Defence Council (SADC) hailed as a major step towards regional cooperation in security and defence matters, the fact that the SADC embraced consensus as a primary criterion for decision-making, while at the same time lacking binding decision-making powers, was perceived as a significant potential constraint if regional stability was to be severely undermined and regional action was deemed an imperative. If, on the one hand, those choices reflect a pragmatic assessment of the political conditions that should be acknowledged and met to allow the very existence of the SADC, on the other, they also imply severe restrictions on its entitlements to act, which confirms its vocation as a dialogue forum rather than as a decision-making and operative body.Even if a positive performance of the SADC during its first four/five years might be alleged, the changes in the political land...

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Section: Brazil and The Sadc: An Instrumental Viewmentioning

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UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later

Vaz

Fuccille

Rezende

2018

Rev. bras. polít. int.

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“…Second, to stimulate the coordination between South American States' specialized agencies by respecting international norms with the objective of strengtheninf the fight against terrorism and corruption. And third, to exchange information and experience in defense matters (Villa and Vianna 2010).…”

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Brazilian Hybrid Security in South America

Villa

2017

Rev. bras. polít. int.

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• Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto e distribuído sob os termos da AbstractExisting research on security governance in South America functions on dichotomous lines. Analysis of Brazil's security practices is a case in point. On the one hand, scholars point out the balance of power and hegemonic institutions as the main discourse in the security practices between Brazil and its South American neighbors. On the other hand, some other emphasize the importance of democracy, cooperation on defense and security, and peaceful conflict resolution between states in the region as indicators for the emergence of a security community between Brazil and its neighbors in the South American region. The way in which multiple orders coexist is not given adequate attention in empirical research. This article seeks to overcome this dichotomy. By foregrounding Brazil's regional security practices, particularly during the Lula and Rousseff administration, I show the hybrid and sometimes ambivalent security governance system in Brazil, where mechanisms of balance of power and security community overlap in important ways.

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“…Dennoch gab es seit der zweiten Amtszeit von Präsident Lula eine stärkere Betonung sicherheitspolitischer Aspekte (Villa und Viana 2010). Militärische und sicherheitspolitische Aktivitäten sind prinzipiell kein Mittel brasilianischer Außenpolitik.…”

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Security issues during Lula's administration: from the reactive to the assertive approach

Cited by 27 publications

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UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later

UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later

Brazilian Hybrid Security in South America

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