A Swinging Foreign Policy Between the U.S. and China: Brazil Protecting Itself to Survive

Authors

Keywords:

bandwagoning, balancing, hedging, Brazilian foreign policy, swinging foreign policy

Abstract

This policy paper argues that Brazil should carry out a swinging foreign policy in the face of growing Sino-American rivalry by simultaneously exercising bandwagoning (following the leader) and balancing (balancing against the leader) actions to create a cross-network of formal and informal protective agreements against the rivalry’s possible adverse effects and extract gains. Brazil can play a pivotal role in this bipolarization as a BRICS founder and an OECD prospective member. The U.S. and China see Brazil as an essential ally in their dispute and seek to attract the country to their sphere of influence.

Author Biographies

Hussein Kalout, CEBRI

Editor-chefe da CEBRI-Revista, conselheiro internacional do CEBRI, professor de Relações Internacionais e pesquisador na Universidade Harvard. Foi secretário especial de Assuntos Estratégicos da Presidência da República.

Feliciano de Sá Guimarães, USP

Professor associado do Instituto de Relações Internacionais da USP e foi professor visitante do Departamento de Ciência Política da Universidade de Yale (2019-2020). É editor-chefe da CEBRI-Revista.

Published

2022-12-14

How to Cite

Kalout, H., & de Sá Guimarães, F. (2022). A Swinging Foreign Policy Between the U.S. and China: Brazil Protecting Itself to Survive. CEBRI-Revista: Brazilian Journal of International Affairs, (4), 18–36. Retrieved from https://cebri-revista.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/75