The report is structured as follows. The historical background to the expansion of the PRC’s footprint in all spheres of African governance, most specifically in the area of economic development,...
The BRICS Policy Center, of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and of the School of Government, of the University of the Western Cape, have researched and compared...
The Policy Brief "Revisiting the Security-Development Nexus: transformations and myths in international policy" looks at two sets of issues: a) efforts to define and focus on the intersections between issues...
The economic value of China's financing of overseas projects is almost as relevant as that of the World Bank, albeit of a more intermittent nature. From 2008 to 2019, Chinese...
China is one of the biggest international players in the energy sector. The country accounts for 26.1% of worldwide primary energy consumption, ahead of the United States and Europe. In...
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) is Brazil's main institution for promoting national development. However, the bank has been losing strength and undergoing reformulations over time. Several...
Adopted on October 31, 2000 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Resolution 1325 has since then been one of the main references for the development, strengthening, and expansion of...
The following Policy Brief addresses the main issues presented in China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), highlighting the main points and assessing the implications for Latin America and Brazil....
Authors: Ana Carolina Santoro Cupello, Ana Clara de Mello Figueiredo, Giulia Neiva, Juliana Soares, Marina Kronemberger, Juliana Nadalutti, Nathalia Ayres, Teresa Tarragó, João Emanuel Gomes e Lucas Felipe Lopes Silva....
The precedence afforded in recent decades to environmental issues and to the centrality of a sustainable development agenda has led financial institutions to redefine and redirect their funding as well...