Foreign Policy Decision Making Under The Geisel Government - Leticia Pinheiro

Foreign Policy Decision Making Under The Geisel Government

By Leticia Pinheiro

  • Release Date: 2014-11-24
  • Genre: Politics & Current Events

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This thesis seeks to provide an explanation for the contents of three foreign policy decisions implemented under the government of General Ernesto Geisel (1974-1979). It does so by analyzing the decision-making process which led Brazil: 1) to abstain in the Meetings of Consultation of American Foreign Ministers for voting the lifting of sanctions against Cuba; 2) to restore diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China; and 3) to recognize Angola’s MPLA government. The central hypothesis of the thesis is that, although the doctrine of the regime (National Security Doctrine/NSD) has shaped the general conduct of the government, it is not enough to explain the changes in the main lines of foreign policy.

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