UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later
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...
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| author | Alcides Costa Vaz Alexandre Fuccille Lucas Pereira Rezende |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce740815fcf542828fd5db214bc6b6a72022-12-21T22:37:25ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Relações InternacionaisRevista Brasileira de Política Internacional1983-31212018-01-0160210.1590/0034-7329201700212S0034-73292017000200211UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade laterAlcides Costa VazAlexandre FuccilleLucas Pereira RezendeAbstract 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292017000200211&lng=en&tlng=enUNASURSouth American Defence CouncilDefence CooperationBrazilNeorealismNeoclassical Realism |
| spellingShingle | Alcides Costa Vaz Alexandre Fuccille Lucas Pereira Rezende UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional UNASUR South American Defence Council Defence Cooperation Brazil Neorealism Neoclassical Realism |
| title | UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later |
| title_full | UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later |
| title_fullStr | UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later |
| title_full_unstemmed | UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later |
| title_short | UNASUR, Brazil, and the South American defence cooperation: A decade later |
| title_sort | unasur brazil and the south american defence cooperation a decade later |
| topic | UNASUR South American Defence Council Defence Cooperation Brazil Neorealism Neoclassical Realism |
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