Greatpower politics is back, and Europe has found itself in the midst of a perfect geopolitical storm. Key players are seeking to steer international relations toward a logic of spheres of influence dominated by central powers, unhampered by multilateral norms and institutions. In this context, Brazil and India—and their relations with the EU—are receiving increasing attention, resulting in new trade deals and political agreements. As economic powerhouses with regional influence and core members in the BRICS community, both Brazil and India promote their own versions of multipolarity based on distinctive historical trajectories and are forced to navigate the recurrent testing of their democratic systems. This panel debate brings together regional experts from the De-partment of Global Studies to discuss what kinds of partners Brazil and India can and want to be in an increasingly unfriendly world, how political elites and civil society actors interpret the current geopolitical shift, and what forms of cooperation they expect from the EU.
Participate: Georg Fischer, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society, Vivek Kumar Shukla, PhD, School of Culture and Society, Jan Ifversen, Professor,School of Culture and Society,
Uwe Skoda, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society
Moderator: Ana Paulla Braga Mattos, Teaching Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society