The United States and Brazil is a succinct overview of the history of US-Brazilian relations. The book will focus on the nations' relations over the past two decades. The book considers economic relations between the two countries, presenting pertinent statistical information and detailing key economic policy disputes between the two governments (as well as the ongoing negotiations regarding a free trade agreement for the Americas). It will also look at political issues such as military cooperation, nuclear energy, human rights and democracy, migration, the relative influence of both...

The United States and Brazil is a succinct overview of the history of US-Brazilian relations. The book will focus on the nations' relations over the past two decades. The book considers economic relations between the two countries, presenting pertinent statistical information and detailing key economic policy disputes between the two governments (as well as the ongoing negotiations regarding a free trade agreement for the Americas). It will also look at political issues such as military cooperation, nuclear energy, human rights and democracy, migration, the relative influence of both...

Este libro constituye un importante aporte para el conocimiento sobre como funcionan las misiones de paz, sobre su impacto en los efectivos que participan en ellas, sobre el vinculo que mantiene el personal militar internacional con la sociedad local e implicitamente sobre las practicas que pueden mejorarse en el futuro. El texto combina el marco geopolitico con el analisis etnografico, en la medida en que avanza desde el contexto general a la particularidad de la vida, las actividades, las percepciones y los discursos que los miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas tuvieron y desarrollaron durante...