Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index.

1. Thinking about Brazil in the world2. The domestic foreign policy context3. O jeito brasileiro... the Brazilian way4. Brazil's multilateralist impulse5. Trade policy6. Brazil Inc.7. Security policy8. Brazil and Latin America9. Brazil and the Global South10. Brazil and the United States11. Brazil and China12. Conclusions and future possibilitiesIndex -- .

This text explains why Brazil is taking an increasingly prominent international role, how it conducts and plans its regional and global interactions, and what the South American giant intends to do with its rising international influence. Brazil has suddenly become a country of interest to the West, playing a critical role in global economic talks at the G20 and WTO, brokering North-South relations through its new international economic geography, and stepping into regional and global security questions through its activities in Haiti, Paraguay and the nuclear question in Iran. This book explains why Brazil is taking an increasingly prominent international role, how it conducts and plans its regional and global interactions, and what the South American giant intends to do with its rising international influence. The book is written for the non-specialist, providing students and other interested readers with a well-organized, concise introduction to the fundamentals of the foreign policy of an emerging Twenty-First Century power.