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Regional Powers Still Matter! - Giga- Hamburg giga-hamburg.de GIGA 12 facts

claimRegional powers such as Brazil and South Africa have seen their influence reduced in both their respective regions and global politics, failing to meet earlier expectations.

claimBRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summits serve as venues for rising powers to demonstrate their growing influence in global politics.

claimWhile Brazil and South Africa have experienced a loss of influence in recent years, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are actively striving to achieve regional power status.

accountBrazil has attempted to define its regional identity by emphasizing its belonging to 'South America' rather than 'Latin America' as part of a political project.

claimIndia, Brazil, and South Africa are considered both rising powers in global politics and important players in their respective regions, necessitating their continued study as regional powers.

claimDomestic political crises in Brazil and South Africa have substantially impacted their ability to fulfill their status as regional powers and pursue regional leadership projects.

claimBrazil's economic crisis has indicated that its power resources may currently be insufficient to achieve major power status.

claimBrazil and South Africa, which were objects of early theorizing regarding regional powers, have experienced severe domestic political crises in recent years.

claimEconomic and domestic political crises, alongside global structural shifts, have led to increased interconnection across national, regional, and global levels, causing scholars to question the ability of regional powers like Brazil, India, and South Africa to impact global politics in the 21st century.

claimIn the early years of the 21st century, salient traits of world politics included the growing influence of rising powers from the Global South, such as Brazil, China, India, and South Africa, and the emergence of a 'world of regions' where regional governing processes became increasingly important.

claimThe Brazilian government has largely abandoned its regional engagements and has been unable or unwilling to continue its previous path of foreign policy activism in global affairs due to domestic political struggles.

claimA foreign policy based on ideational power requires a sound economic and institutional basis, as evidenced by the negative examples of South Africa, Brazil, and Nigeria.

What Does the Iran War Mean for Global Energy Markets? - CSIS csis.org CSIS Mar 6, 2026 2 facts

claimNon-OPEC producers in the Western Hemisphere, specifically Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Guyana, have contributed to global liquids supply growth recently.

claimThe oil market anticipated a large oversupply of oil due to healthy supply from the Americas (United States, Brazil, Guyana, and Canada) meeting anemic demand growth from China.

Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Changing Face ... rand.org RAND Corporation May 22, 2025 1 fact

referenceMeredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman documented a list of historical conflicts and their major participants in their 2010 book 'Resort to War: 1816–2007', including the Crimean War (1853–1856, France/Great Britain/Ottoman Empire/Russia), the Lopez War (1864–1870, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay), the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878, Russia/Ottoman Empire), the Boer War (1899–1902, Great Britain/Boers), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905, Japan/Russia), the Russo-Polish War (1919–1921, Poland/Soviet Union), the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936, Ethiopia/Italy), the Korean War (1950–1953, United States/North Korea/China/South Korea), the Vietnam War (1965–1975, United States/South Vietnam/North Vietnam), the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979–1987, Vietnam/China), the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989, Soviet Union/Afghanistan), and the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988, Iran/Iraq).

Europe's quest for strategic autonomy in response to Trumpism link.springer.com Springer Dec 8, 2025 1 fact

referenceThe MERCOSUR trade bloc consists of South American states, with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay as its full member states.