Listen "The world after the West: Matias Spektor on Brazil"
Episode Synopsis
Brazil is a middle-power powerhouse. The largest and most populous country in Latin America, this founding member of BRICS+ wields strong cultural, economic, and diplomatic influence among other middle powers and beyond. No assessment of non-Western powers would be complete without a trip to Brazil.In this episode of our special Re:Order series, Mark Leonard welcomes bestselling author on Brazilian foreign policy, Matias Spektor, who is founder and professor at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, to discuss Brazil’s role in the new global order. How does the country’s past inform its diplomatic morals and norms today? What international institutions are central to Brazil’s identity and to what extent are they a reaction or complementary to Western-led formats?This podcast is part of Re:Order and was produced with support from Stiftung Mercator.This episode was recorded on 24 July 2024. BookshelfNemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio, by Misha Glenny Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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