16 de June de 2026
(Dis)alignment and Foreign Policy: Electoral Contests in Brazil in a Changing International Order
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...
27 de May de 2026
Somaliland and the struggle for recognition in the global order: implications for the BRICS+
The paper examines the impacts of this movement on actors such as China, India, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, highlighting how the case of Somaliland demonstrates...
15 de April de 2026
Brazil and China: Building Convergence in the G20 Process
The article “Brazil and China: Building Convergence in the G20 Process,” by researcher Marta Fernández, was published on November 20, 2024, by the Heinrich Böll Foundation. The text analyzes the possibilities...
15 de April de 2026
Promoting Industrialization in the Global South in a New Global Landscape
The BRICS Policy Center (PUC-Rio) is part of an international research project on industrialization in the Global South, coordinated by the Global South Research Centre (GSRC), affiliated with China’s Center...
14 de October de 2025
BPC/PUC-Rio Fellow Researcher Luis Gouveia took part in the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus Symposium organized by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPax)
On October 8, Luis Gouveia Jr., Research Fellow at the BRICS Policy Center at PUC-Rio, presented a paper entitled “Water, Energy, and Peace in the BRICS: A Missing Link?” during...
23 de June de 2025
Saudi Arabia and the BRICS: Positive Neutrality and Diplomatic Leadership in Multipolar Times
Saudi Arabia’s accession to the BRICS remains shrouded in ambiguity. Although the country was invited to join the group during the Johannesburg Summit in 2023, and is listed as a...
20 de May de 2025
Applications for the “Conflict Transformation across Borders” Academic Program extended until May 22nd
PUC-Rio, through the Institute of International Relations and its Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM), informs that applications for the Academic Program “Conflict Transformation across Borders” - 2025 edition have...