India, Brazil and South Africa: lessons of the New Delhi summit
By Susanne Gratius (17/10/2008)
Amid the turbulent scene of international finance, there are increasing calls for reforms to be made to the multilateral system. One such call is made by the IBSA dialogue forum between the emerging powers of the south - India, Brazil and South Africa - which held their IIIrd Summit in New Delhi.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
IBSA: An international actor and partner of the EU?
By Susanne Gratius (24/07/2008)
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Emerging powers and south-south cooperation are beginning to alter the foundations of the international system and to challenge the traditional power structure within multilateral organizations.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
Brazil in South America: from indifference to hegemony
By Augusto Varas (12/05/2008)
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A South American NATO? Brazil and the chances for a South American Defence Council
By Susanne Gratius (10/04/2008)
Sixty years after the creation of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), in 1948 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has proposed the establishment of a South American Defence Council. President Lula launched his proposal at an appropiate moment: on 4 March 2008, during the diplomatic crisis between Colombia and Ecuador.
IBSA: an international actor and partner for the EU?
By Susanne Gratius, Sarah-Lea John de Sousa (20/11/2007)
On 17 October 2007 the second IBSA Summit was held in Pretoria, South Africa, between the heads of state of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA). Parallel to the summit meeting, FRIDE, in close cooperation with the FES office in Brussels, launched an initial dialogue between IBSA and representatives of the EU.
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Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
South Africa's Regional Engagement for Peace and Security
By Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (22/10/2007)
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
Brazil: a privileged EU partner
By Publicaciones FRIDE (17/07/2007)
Size and performance have earned Brazil not only its position as a regional power in South America but also its growing weight in the international system. In order to recognise its regional and international magnitude as well as its intense bilateral relationships, the European Union has decided to grant Brazil with the status of “strategic partner”.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
Brazil: insecurity in democracy
By Susanne Gratius, Sarah-Lea John de Sousa (16/07/2007)
An integrated policy that tackles both causes and effects of organized crime is, according to the authors, the main challenge security services are facing in Brazil.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
India: between "being" and "becoming"
By Kanishk Tharoor (12/04/2007)
This essay provides an overview of the foreign policy aspirations and struggles of the world's largest democracy. India's gain could be Europe's loss.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) - New inter-regional multilateralism in the South?
By Sarah-Lea John de Sousa (10/04/2007)
This document analyzes the potential of the South-South Dialogue at a trilateral and a global level, comparing the three countries and evaluating the progress of the forum and the posibilities of a cooperation between the EU and IBSA.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
Brazil in the Americas: a regional peace broker?
By Susanne Gratius (01/04/2007)
The publication analyses the capacity and limits of Brazil as a regional and global power.
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
Brazil and Bolivia: the hydrocarbon "conflict"
By Sarah-Lea John de Sousa (15/11/2006)
On 29 October, Petrobrás, the Brazilian oil company, signed after long, intense negotiations, an agreement that will allow it to keep operating in Bolivia. How will it be, the relations between Brazil and Bolivia after the differences about the natural resources in the andean country?
Publishing groups: IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
