The article “(Dis)alignment and Foreign Policy: Electoral Contests in Brazil in a Changing International Order,” by Marta Fernández and Mônica Herz, researchers at GSUM (Global South for Mediation), has just been published in Cadernos Adenauer.

“The challenge for Brazil lies in maintaining its autonomy and capacity for coordination without compromising its long-term strategic goals or restricting rights and guarantees in the name of security.”

The article “(Dis)alignment and Foreign Policy: Electoral Contests in Brazil in a Changing International Order,” by Marta Fernández and Mônica Herz, researchers at GSUM (Global South for Mediation), has just been published in Cadernos Adenauer.

The article analyzes how foreign policy has come to play a central role in contemporary political contests, discussing different models for Brazil’s international engagement amid a changing global order.

Among the topics addressed are active nonalignment, multipolarity, multilateralism, securitization, and the challenges of maintaining autonomy in an international landscape marked by growing geopolitical disputes.