Foreign Policy Responses to the Rise of Brazil

Brazil is undeniably on the rise, and its economic weight and international activism have attracted considerable attention. However, the limitations of its capacity and will to turn potential power into actual international influence are equally significant. So far, relatively little attention has been paid the diverse ways in which other Latin American countries have perceived, and responded to, the rise of Brazil. This edited volume redresses the gap by answering some crucial questions about the international relations of Latin America: what has been the real impact of the rise of Brazil on other Latin American states? What is the place of Brazil in their foreign policy? What role do extra-regional actors play? What is the weight of domestic factors? Have Latin American countries devised specific strategies to cope with the rise of Brazil? Thirteen case-study chapters answer these questions while providing thought-provoking considerations for other emerging powers and regions.

Brazil has risen. Its economic might and international activism are remarkable, but the limitations to its capacity and will to turn potential power into concrete international influence are equally significant. This book assesses the real impact of the rise of Brazil on other Latin American countries, and how these countries have responded.

Introduction; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Tavares de Almeida1. Brazil: The State of the Art of its Rise and Power Projection; Gian Luca Gardini2. Within the Region, Beyond the Region: The Role of Brazil According to the Mass Public; Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida3. Brazil's Rise and its Soft Power Strategy in South America; Miriam Gomes Saraiva4. Argentina and the Rise of Brazil: Perceptions and Strategic Options; Roberto Russell and Juan Gabriel Tokatlian5. Brazil: Chile's Mythical Ally; Joaquín Fermandois6. Brazil as a Global Stakeholder: a View from Uruguay; Carlos Luján7. Paraguay and the Rise of Brazil: Continuity, Resistance and Compliance; Peter W. Lambert8. Bolivia-Brazil: Internal Dynamics, Sovereignty Drive and Integrationist Ideology; Ana Carolina T. Delgado and Clayton M. Cunha Filho9. The Peruvian Response to the Rise of Brazil: Developing a Strategic Relationship; Ronald Bruce St John10. Venezuela and the Rise of Brazil: Convergence and Divergence in the Chavez Era; José Briceño-Ruiz11. Colombia's Contestation Strategies Facing the Emergence of Brazil as a Regional Power; Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas12. Containing and Engaging: Mexico's Response to the Rise of Brazil; Ana Covarrubias13. Latin American Regionalism Faces the Rise of Brazil; Andrés MalamudConclusions; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida