Navies and Maritime Policies in the South Atlantic

205 Pages·2019·1.994 MB·English

by  Érico Duarte, Manuel Correia de Barros

Navies and Maritime
Policies in the South
Atlantic
Edited by
Érico Duarte · Manuel Correia de Barros
Navies and Maritime Policies in the South Atlantic
Érico Duarte • Manuel Correia de Barros
Editors
Navies and Maritime
Policies in the
South Atlantic
Editors
Érico Duarte Manuel Correia de Barros
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Strategic Studies Centre
Porto Alegre, Brazil of Angola-CEEA
Luanda, Angola
ISBN 978-3-030-10599-0 ISBN 978-3-030-10600-3 (eBook)
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A
cknowledgements
We thank the two grants that funded the elaboration of this book from the
Ministries of Education (CAPES) and Defence of Brazil’s ‘Pró-Defesa’
fellowship and the Brazilian Council for Science Technology (CNPq).
We also thank Danilo Marcondes, from Brazilian National War College,
who reviewed and commented on most of the manuscript making signifi-
cant progress in its coherence and quality. We thank also Ms. Bruna Toso
de Alcantara for reviewing some of the chapters, and Igor Castellano, from
Federal University of Santa Maria – Brazil, who played a special role in the
designing of the book.
Finally, we appreciate Alina Yurova, from Palgrave Macmillan, for her
trust and support of this project.
The Editors
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1 Introduction 1
Érico Duarte
2 Maritime Security and Governance of the South Atlantic:
The Nigerian Perspective 13
Paul G. Adogamhe
3 The South African Navy and Regional Maritime Security:
The Dilemma of Political- Strategic Objectives and
Financial Constraints 41
Theo Neethling
4 The Expansion of Argentine Limits in the Continental
Shelf: Implications in the International Scope 69
Rodrigo Milindre Gonzalez and Sergio Gabriel Caplan
5 The UK and Argentina: Economic Interdependence,
Informal Empire, or Just Good Friends? 97
Martin Robson
6 Gateway and Neighbourhood: Brazilian Perspective on
South Atlantic Security 125
Rodrigo Baena Soares and Cláudio Medeiros Leopoldino
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7 Brazil and the Construction of Its Power to Defend the
South Atlantic 151
Juliano da Silva Cortinhas
8 Conclusion 187
Manuel Correia de Barros
Index 197
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Paul G. Adogamhe Professor of International Relations in the Department
of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA. He
holds MPhil/PhD degrees in Political Science from the CUNY Graduate
Center, New York. Born in Nigeria.
Sergio Gabriel Caplan Lecturer at office of Naval Research and Strategic
Studies of Argentine Navy. Researcher of the Argentine Centre of
International Studies. He was researcher of Argentinian Institute for
Public Security Studies, Naval University Institute, and PNUD. He holds
an MA in International Relations from the National University of La Plata.
Manuel Correia de Barros Retired Brigadier General of the Angolan
Armed Forces (FAA), founder and deputy chairman of the Strategic
Studies Centre of Angola’s (CEEA) Executive Council. His last military
assignment, till 2004, was as Chief of the Information and Analysis
Department – Military Intelligence Services.
Juliano da Silva Cortinhas Professor of International Relations at the
University of Brasília. He holds a PhD from the University of Brasilia and
an MA from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, both in
International Relations. He served at the Brazilian Ministry of Defence
(2013–2016) and was Senior Civil Advisor for Defence Affairs to the
Brazilian Presidency at the Secretariat for Strategic Affairs (2012–2013).
Érico Duarte Professor of Strategic Studies and International Relations at
the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He holds DSc and MSc
degrees in Strategic Studies from the University of Brazil. He was visiting
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fellow of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies of the King’s
College at Shrivenham, Institute for Peace Studies and Security Policy
(IFSH) of Hamburg University, the Latin American and Caribbean Centre
of Leiden University, and US National Defense University.
Rodrigo Milindre Gonzalez Professor of International Relations at the
University of Vale do Itajaí, Brazil. He holds an MA in Strategic
International Studies by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Born in Uruguay.
Cláudio Medeiros Leopoldino Career diplomat of the Brazilian Foreign
Service since 2003. He holds BA and MA degrees in International Relations
from the University of Brasília. Former deputy coordinator-g eneral for
Defence Affairs at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013–2015).
Currently serving at the Delegation of Brazil in the United Nations.
Theo Neethling Professor and Head of Department, Department of
Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State, South
Africa. He was awarded DLitt and Phil degrees in 1992 from the University
of South Africa, both in the field of International Politics.
Martin Robson Lecturer in Strategic Studies at University of Exeter. He
was lecturer in the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London
and Caird Senior Research Fellow of UK National Maritime Museum. He
holds PhD and BA degrees in War Studies from King’s College London.
Rodrigo Baena Soares Career diplomat of the Brazilian Foreign Service
since 1987. He holds MA degrees in International Relations from the US
American University and Public Administration from the École Nationale
d’Administration, France. Former special adviser for Defence Affairs of
the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2012–2015), an Ambassador of
Brazil in Mozambique (2015–2018). Currently serving as the Ambassador
of Brazil in Peru.
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Chart 7.1 Investments share of the defense budget in Brazil, France,
and the UK since 1999 170
Chart 7.2 Brazilian Navy’s appropriations (percentage of spending in
different accounts since 2001) 171
Chart 7.3 Brazilian, British, and French navies’ active military
contingents since 1999 (thousands) 173
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