concedes that Brazil should not support Haiti.

believes Brazil should not get involved in regional disputes.

claims that it is too dangerous to side with multilateralism.

does not think a "balanced world" will ever be possible.

believes Brazil's mission in Haiti will contribute to a more balanced world.

Brazil may be more influential in South America than the U.S. due to President Lula's friends in the region.

Brazil and the U.S. have always had the same interests in Latin America.

the U.S. are not really interested in promoting democracy in South America.

Brazil and the U.S. are, in fact, rivals in South America.

Brazil is useful in the international scene due to its alliances with the United States.

a participação ativa em organizações internacionais multilaterais.

a estabilidade política da América do Sul.

a não intervenção nos assuntos de outros países.

a segurança de suas fronteiras.

o apoio aos governos democráticos dos países vizinhos.

although Brasilia has encouraged many Brazilians to move inland, most of its population still lives along the coast.

the creation of Mercosur allowed Brazil to move a large part of its troops to more troublesome regions like the Amazon.

in spite of the Mercosur, Argentina is still viewed as a strategic threat to Brazil.

Paraguay has always been a threat to the democracy in South America.

the sudden agricultural boom of the state of Mato Grosso has contributed to a more balanced demographic distribution.

the "whale", as suggested by Mr Valadão, is a perfect metaphor, not only for Brazil but also for all Mercosur members.

Mr Valadão and Mr Amorim agree that Brazil has been a responsible neighbour in South America.

Mr Amorim endorses the idea that Brazil is a whale, acting on its own.

the future of Brazil's foreign policy will be to side with a larger number of developing countries, even beyond South America's borders.

Brazil is willing to cooperate with developed countries in order to widen its influence in South America.

We are the world

Dwindling light

Playing second fiddle

The UN wakes up

A giant stirs

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A) o resultado das eleições americanas já é previsível face às posições antagônicas advogadas pelos dois candidatos.

a política externa proposta pelos candidatos será um dos fatores determinantes do resultado das eleições americanas.

a política externa sempre foi uma das maiores preocupações dos presidentes eleitos após a Guerra Fria.

os problemas internacionais atuais dos Estados Unidos são decorrentes, em grande parte, do governo Nixon.

foi graças ao fim da Guerra Fria que as relações entre os Estados Unidos e a Rússia tornaram-se amistosas.

Mr Obama is better suited to improve America's image abroad.

the US has always set a moral example to the international community in spite of resorting to hard power occasionally.

due to the positive views the US enjoys around the world, it was allowed to base its troops in Turkey before an attack on Iraq.

Mr McCain enjoyed a large audience during his visit to Europe.

Mr Bush can't be blamed, alone, for America's damaged image.

vem sendo injustamente criticada há oito anos.

está gravemente ameaçada há oito anos.

foi bastante comprometedora durante oito anos.

tem sido extremamente ativa nesses últimos oito anos.

tem sido praticamente inexistente nesses últimos oito anos.