Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21968
Author(s): Seabra, P.
Date: 2021
Title: ‘Despite the special bonds that tie us’: Portugal, Brazil, and the South Atlantic in the late Cold War
Volume: 21
Number: 3
Pages: 357 - 374
ISSN: 1468-2745
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1080/14682745.2020.1832471
Keywords: Portugal
Brazil
South Atlantic
ZOPACAS
Cold War
Abstract: As the Cold War entered the mid-1980s, concerns over the Brazilian nuclear programme lingered on through the global stage. In this context, Brazil’s 1986 proposal for a Zone of Peace and Cooperation in the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS) emerged as an opportunity to recast the country’s external profile; yet, unexpected reservations emerged from the unlikeliest of its partners, Portugal. This article argues that while Portugal’s initial positioning was fuelled by broader Western concerns, including misperceptions over Brazil’s nuclear ambitions, the official predisposition towards such a project eventually shifted, following changes in Portugal, the region, and the world.
Peerreviewed: yes
Access type: Open Access
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