Brazil's Economic Diplomacy and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security

پژوهش نامه ایرانی سیاست بین الملل

Article 6, Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20, March 2022, Pages 131-157   

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.22067/irlip.2021.71146.1102

Authors

Alireza salimifard¹; bahram yuosefi^{* 2}; Rouhollah Shahabi³; Lena Abdolkhani⁴

¹PhD in Political Science and International Relations

²Faculty of Azad University of Ahvaz

³Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University

⁴Political Sciences Department, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Brazil is one important country in Latin American region, after Cold War with its trade-economic developments played a constructive role in world peace and security. In this study, which was conducted based on qualitative method, describing phenomena-analysis-inference, and with the approach of development and nationalism, the question was asked whether changes in Brazil's economic-trade strategy and policies affect integration of countries and their convergence. It has had an impact on their interactions and, consequently, what effect has it had on regional and global peace and security process? Brazil, as a country from south, has changed its approach to cooperation with central and surrounding countries, especially in field of economics and trade, and has been able to take an effective step in integrating different countries with various agreements and creation of international groups. Establishing relative peace and security in most global regions. findings show that Brazil emerged as an emerging power through changes in its economy and politics, and by establishing a policy of mainly economic cooperation in the Latin American region, trade agreements outside framework of World Trade Organization and Doha Round Agreement such as South-South Agreement and Also, cooperation with emerging powers and actions of this kind has been able to help create peace and convergence in world, as well as a new chapter in creating more international security through multilateral interactions with southern and northern countries. results show Brazil's success in trade and economic cooperation for peace and security in South American region as well as globally.

Keywords

Brazil; Economy; Emerging Power; Multilateral Cooperation; World Peace and Security

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