Brazil and the Difficult Path to Multilateralism

The United Nations Multinational Interim Force in Haiti (UNMIF), led by Brazil, represents a step forward for the regional power in establishing a multilateral policy agenda. Nevertheless, Brazil’s rise as a regional power is running into difficulties, both domestic and international.

A century ago, the baron of Rio Branco, the Brazilian foreign minister who forged his country’s foreign policy for the 20th century, said,

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The World in Focus | Analysis column Thirty-five years after the US authorities officially launched the ten liberal principles that were to