Security dynamics in the South Atlantic: Brazil and the United States in Africa
Keywords:
South Atlantic, Brazil, Africa, United States, security, cooperationAbstract
Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 102-103
Quadrimestrall ( September 2013)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
This article acknowledges the international community’s growing concern over the new security dynamics currently brewing in the South Atlantic, and the potential upgrade of this area on the international security agenda. By building on both old and new threats in the background interest being displayed by such countries as Brazil and the US towards this specific area, and by highlighting these two countries’ political-strategic interests in Africa, this article provides an accurate portrait of the current security context, which ranges from the chances of competition of all the actors involved to the opportunities for cooperation between them.
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