Revista Conjuntura Austral

4-17

Authors: Mariana LLano, Detlef Nolte, Cordula Tibi Weber

This article analyzes the political events that occurred in Paraguay in June 2012 as well as its implications for the future of the country. It also evaluates the position of neighboring countries, MERCOSUR, UNASUR and OAS over the Paraguayan political crisis.

33-47

Authors: Bruno Hendler

The article examines the Chinese foreign policy for Iran. Its hypothesis is based on China’s intention to use the growing Iranian regional influence as a tool for hard and soft balancing on US interests in the Middle East, accordingly to Robert Pape’s concept of balance of power.

69-93

Authors: André Luiz Reis da Silva, Luiza Salazar Andriotti

The present paper has the objective of analyzing the South-South cooperation developed during the Lula government within the framework of the transformations occurred in the recent Brazilian foreign policy. First, the concept of South-South cooperation is discussed and also its importance for the international insertion of the country. Afterwards, it analyzes the priorities and the projects aiming the developing countries, as well as it studies the case of the “horizontal cooperation” promoted in the IBAS scope. The principal hypothesis is that South-South cooperation developed during the Lula government has a flexible character, adapted to the multiple realities of the developing countries. Way further than the dimension of solidarity, the South-South cooperation of the Lula government had a pragmatic character, may that be used either to reinforce its strategic partnerships, to enlarge its presence in a diverse number of regions, or to expand its commerce.

99-102

Authors: Pedro Henrique Carvalho

O Enigma do Capital e a vigésima segunda obra do destacado geógrafo inglês David Harvey. Esta apresenta uma síntese das suas ideias acerca da acumulação e fluxo de capital; além de formulações críticas e progressivas de ideias acerca da forma pela qual a sociedade cria e sustenta suas "crenças" através de um modo social de produção. O texto que segue procura apresentar os principais argumentos do geógrafo inglês e indicar uma interpretação segura sobre a obra vigente.