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Through diplomatic efforts, Brazilian authorities actively engaged in the Middle East during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidency (2003–2010). The symbol of this strategy is the Tehran Declaration on the Iranian nuclear issue, co-sponsored with the Turkish and Iranian governments in May 2010. The more hesitant stance of President Dilma Rousseff (since 2011) raised some doubts about Brazil’s objectives in the region. This presentation aims at a better understanding of Brazilian diplomatic dilemmas in the wake of governmental changes. The analysis of motivations helps to observe continuity in the motivations of both administrations in developing links with the Middle East. However, the individual and institutional dimensions of foreign policy analysis appear more helpful to explain changes in the way each government works with this region.
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Brun, É. (2016). Brazil’s Relations with Middle Eastern Countries: A Diplomacy in Search for Constancy (2003–2014). In: Tawil Kuri, M. (eds) Latin American Foreign Policies towards the Middle East. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59939-1_3
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