Subserviência ou convergência: uma análise da política externa de FHC a partir da lente do realismo periférico

Abstract

The foreign policy of Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) has been widely debated and studied over the years. However, as is frequent within International Relations, studies turn to analysis from mainstream theories, so is perceptible the importance of studying Brazilian foreign policy from different lenses, with proposals beyond anglosax theories. Moreover, the choice for the Argentine theory of Peripheral Realism is justified by, besides being a Sulamerican theory, also having a temporal relationship arising in the same period as the government chosen as the object of study. The question that guides this article is whether the foreign policy of the FHC government can be analyzed from the concepts of Peripheral Realism. The hypothesis to be proven is that there are elements to relate the actions of Brazilian politics to the proposals of the theory and for that it uses primary and secondary sources.