Produced by the Stanley Foundation with KQED Public Radio and KUT Austin
Brazil.
It conjures up images of carnival, the beaches of Rio, The Girl From Ipanema, and the samba.
But a new Brazil
is emerging on the world stage. Brazil
today is one of the fastest growing players in the global economy, a bio-fuels
pioneer on the fast track to energy self-sufficiency, a booming haven for
foreign investment, and a test case for a new approach to governance in Latin
America.
Can Brazil
successfully chart a new path that overcomes the country’s grinding poverty and
its tide of violent crime, while still preserving the country’s unique
environment?
Will the new Brazil
continue as a strategic partner for the United
States or could it become a formidable
competitor? How will the rest of the world accommodate Brazil’s
seemingly unstoppable growth?
In “Brazil Rising,” released in June 2008, veteran public radio journalist David
Brown takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil’s
view of itself, its neighbors, and the world.
“Brazil Rising”—produced by Simon Marks, Kristin
McHugh, and Keith Porter—is a Stanley Foundation production
in association with KQED Public Radio and KUT Austin.
More information about Brazil's role in the shifting
global order including exclusive video, audio, photos, conference reports,
papers, and more is
here.
For radio stations, the full program along with promotional materials are now
available on PRX.
Highlights
50th Strategy for Peace Conference
This year's event focused on the challenges of state fragility for US and global security in an interdependent world. The need for a new US strategy, better leveraging of multilateral capabilities, and the potential contributions of AFRICOM are among the topics addressed. Read the full report.
Implementing the Responsibility to Protect
The Stanley Foundation recently convened a meeting to examine practical steps toward the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at the opening dinner of the conference. Read the Policy Memo.
Policy Analysis
Kenneth Luongo examines the international cooperation needed to secure vulnerable nuclear materials. Richard Williamson discusses Sudan and its implications for the Responsibility to Protect. And Ronald Neumann revisits the basics in Afghanistan policy. See all Policy Analysis Briefs.
Implementing UNSCR 1540
The Stanley Foundation convened two recent meetings in Washington, DC to discuss next steps in using United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 to control the materials needed for weapons of mass destruction and to prevent terrorism. Read the Policy Memo. More details on UNSCR 1540 here.
Five Ways Obama Can Secure Nuclear Material
The Fissile Materials Working Group, a group of 23 NGO experts, has made a series of policy recommendations in a letter to President Obama. This working group believes in the administration’s four-year policy objective and will work to see that it is achieved in the US and internationally. More.
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Rising Powers
This Stanley Foundation effort takes an in-depth look at the rapidly changing global order and what it means for the United States. Explore "Rising Powers: The New Global Reality.
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