Dr. Tomas Costa de Azevedo Marques

Ahead of a Lula–Trump meeting, Brazil is pushing the US to scrap its punitive 50 per cent tariffs. Balancing autonomy and dependence, Lula is rallying state and business interests and pushing an EU–Mercosur deal, seeking to gain leverage through multilateralism and transcend the false US–China dichotomy.

This article reframes contemporary global governance as structural transformation rather than decline. Introducing strategic pluralism, normative blending, and polycentricity, it shows how Global South actors act as co-creators of flexible, multi-scalar authority through pragmatic alliances and context-specific norm-making.

Trump’s disruptive policies could inadvertently provide the impetus to bring Europe and Latin America closer together. With smart policies, the incoming German government can leverage shared interests for a renewed partnership.

Energy transitions should prioritize justice, ensuring universal and reliable energy access at an affordable price for lower-income groups. Our analysis focuses on the significant expansion of wind and photovoltaic energy in Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceará from 2012 to 2022.

Die Handelsbeziehungen wachsen kontinuierlich. Für China ist Brasilien ein Türöffner für den Markt in Südamerika. Auch eine politische Annährung der beiden Länder steht zur Diskussion.

El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, ha optado por recurrir a su nueva arma predilecta: los aranceles.

Brazil: A Strategic Partnership for Germany in Times of Geopolitical Uncertainty, Brasilianische Botschaft, Berlin Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), German Embassy Brasília Prof. Dr. Merike Blofield (Organiser), Dr. Samuel Siewers (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Detlef Nolte (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Moderator), Jesús Renzullo (Panelist), Dr. Tomas Costa de Azevedo Marques (Panelist), Janaina Maldonado Guerra da Cunha (Panelist)

GIGA and the Embassy of Brazil in Berlin explored the strategic partnership between Brazil and Germany amid shifting geopolitical dynamics.

Middle Powers and Global (Dis)Order, St. George University, London Organisers: City, University of London Dr. Tomas Costa de Azevedo Marques (Panelist)

This one-day workshop aims to examine the concept of Middle Powers from theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and policy perspectives in the context of a rapidly evolving and increasingly disordered global landscape.