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2. Enlarging the donor base: an analysis of the World Food Programme’s reform process and the Brazilian bridge diplomacy
- Author:
- Thiago Lima and Jenifer Queila Santana
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
- Institution:
- Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
- Abstract:
- Brazil became one of the world’s largest food donors after the WFP went through a reform process. The reform allowed non-traditional donors to donate food provided that other partners paid for logistical costs. We analyzed the reform process through documental analysis and interviews to understand Brazil’s role in this. The results show that both actors had complementary interests. However, whilst Brazil had ambitions of prominence in this area, it adopted a rule-taker position. The WFP’s Secretariat was the main driving force in the process and, to some extent, co-opted Brazil.
- Topic:
- Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation, Foreign Aid, Donors, and World Food Program (WFP)
- Political Geography:
- Brazil and South America
3. The changing nature and architecture of U.S. democracy assistance
- Author:
- Luiza Rodrigues Mateo
- Publication Date:
- 12-2020
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
- Institution:
- Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
- Abstract:
- Democracy assistance is an important tool of United States foreign policy, serving strategic interests in association with several agendas, from human rights to national security. The objective of this article is to make a historical reconstruction of the definitions and practices of American democracy assistance, describing its institutional architecture, budgetary levels and political priorities. Special attention is given to U.S. foreign aid rationale and contemporary trends, recapturing the last thirty years of growth in democracy assistance since the end of the Cold War.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid, and Democracy
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus and United States of America
4. South-South relations and global environmental governance: Brazilian international development cooperation
- Author:
- Kathryn Hochstetler and Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue
- Publication Date:
- 12-2019
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
- Institution:
- Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI)
- Abstract:
- South-South relations have become increasingly relevant for understanding global environmental governance in the 21st century. This article explores the socio-environmental contributions and impacts of Brazilian South-South cooperation for international development. Case studies of its international technical cooperation and the international project finance of BNDES show a mixed picture, with environmental benefits countered by environmental harms.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Development, Environment, Foreign Aid, Governance, and Emerging Powers
- Political Geography:
- Brazil