In October 2012, based on a decision of Mercosur, the Brazilian government raised import duties on more than one hundred products. This article argues that the current Brazilian administration remains interested in multilateral trade negotiations, despite competing interpretations that the recent measure indicates that Brazil abandoned the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization.
In 2002 the Argentine government tried unsuccessfully to reach an agreement with the IMF, to moderate the impact of the economic crisis that erupted after the end of convertibility. This paper analyzes the IMF intervention during that period, specifying the factors that explain their intransigence and how it contributed to establish a situation of domination over the government. We conclude that only when the government turned into a confrontational position did change the course of negotiation and reached an agreement.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the place of India in the strategy of U.S. power, especially for Eastern and Southern Asia. During the Cold War, especially at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, both countries ended up in different extremes in the bipolar conflict. This underwent changes with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Particularly important is the way in which the North-Americans interpreted the Indian nuclear program, which from something unacceptable began to be seen as a strategic element in the North-American pursuit of a bigger rapprochement with India. This is something that is in the core of the strategic guidelines of the United States for maintaining their status of global hegemon in the context of the reorganization of world power.
This article discusses the importance of international migration theme for contemporary society and the development of a country, more particularly, to the region of Colombia. To do so, we analyze the migration profile of Colombia and the role played by Colombia Nos Une program for the protection and support of Colombian migrants.