The Brazilian Position on Western Sahara Independence: Diplomatic Coherence or Political and Commercial Interests?
The decades-long conflict opposing the Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco over Western Sahara presents a dilemma for Brazilian foreign policy. On the one hand, the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) could represent a violation of the principles of non-intervention and...
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The decades-long conflict opposing the Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco over Western Sahara presents a dilemma for Brazilian foreign policy. On the one hand, the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) could represent a violation of the principles of non-intervention and peaceful solution of conflicts, and could harm Brazilian commercial interests. On the other hand, the refusal to recognize SADR could also be interpreted as a serious failure to comply with another important principle of Brazilian international relations: the self-determination of peoples. With this dilemma in mind, this article will present the context of the conflict in Western Sahara between Morocco and the Polisario Front. Then, Brazil’s position on the issue will be analyzed. The main objective is to explain the reasons why Brazilian diplomacy has adopted such a cautious and even dubious policy on the issue. The hypothesis presented is that, although the discussion of foreign policy principles and traditions are relevant to the analysis of the Brazilian position, the country has political and commercial interests that benefit from maintaining the statu quo favorable to Morocco, thus justifying the lack of an assertive position on the issue. |
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I10-R306-article-420452023-08-08T20:09:42Z The Brazilian Position on Western Sahara Independence: Diplomatic Coherence or Political and Commercial Interests? A posiçâo brasileira sobre a independência do Saara Ocidental: coerência diplomática ou interesses políticos e comerciais? La posición brasilera sobre la independencia del Sahara Occidental: ¿coherencia diplomática o intereses políticos y comerciales? Baggio, Conrado Ottoboni Brasil Marrocos Saara Ocidental Frente Polisário Autodeterminação Brazil Morocco Western Sahara Polisario Front Self-determination Brasil Marruecos Sahara Occidental Frente Polisario Autodeterminación The decades-long conflict opposing the Polisario Front and the Kingdom of Morocco over Western Sahara presents a dilemma for Brazilian foreign policy. On the one hand, the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) could represent a violation of the principles of non-intervention and peaceful solution of conflicts, and could harm Brazilian commercial interests. On the other hand, the refusal to recognize SADR could also be interpreted as a serious failure to comply with another important principle of Brazilian international relations: the self-determination of peoples. With this dilemma in mind, this article will present the context of the conflict in Western Sahara between Morocco and the Polisario Front. Then, Brazil’s position on the issue will be analyzed. The main objective is to explain the reasons why Brazilian diplomacy has adopted such a cautious and even dubious policy on the issue. The hypothesis presented is that, although the discussion of foreign policy principles and traditions are relevant to the analysis of the Brazilian position, the country has political and commercial interests that benefit from maintaining the statu quo favorable to Morocco, thus justifying the lack of an assertive position on the issue. O conflito que enfrenta há décadas o Frente Polisário e o Reino de Marrocos pelo Saara Ocidental coloca um dilema para a política externa brasileira. Por um lado, o reconhecimento da República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) poderia representar uma violação dos princípios de não intervenção e resolução pacífica de conflitos, além de prejudicar os interesses comerciais brasileiros. Por outro lado, a recusa em reconhecer a RASD também poderia ser interpretada como uma séria violação de outro importante princípio das relações internacionais brasileiras: a autodeterminação dos povos. Com esse dilema em mente, este artigo apresentará o contexto do conflito do Saara Ocidental entre Marrocos e o Frente Polisário. Em seguida, analisará a posição do Brasil a respeito. O objetivo principal é explicar as razões pelas quais a diplomacia brasileira adotou uma política tão cautelosa, e até mesmo duvidosa, sobre a questão. A hipótese é que, embora a discussão dos princípios e tradições da política externa sejam relevantes para a análise da posição do Brasil, o país possui interesses políticos e comerciais que se beneficiam da manutenção do status quo favorável a Marrocos, justificando assim a falta de uma posição assertiva sobre a questão. El conflicto que enfrenta desde hace décadas al Frente Polisario y al Reino de Marruecos por el Sáhara Occidental plantea un dilema para la política exterior brasileña. Por un lado, el reconocimiento de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) podría representar una violación de los principios de no intervención y resolución pacífica de conflictos, además de perjudicar los intereses comerciales brasileños. Por otro lado, la negativa a reconocer a la RASD también podría interpretarse como un grave incumplimiento de otro importante principio de las relaciones internacionales brasileñas: la autodeterminación de los pueblos. Con este dilema en mente, este artículo presentará el contexto del conflicto del Sáhara Occidental entre Marruecos y el Frente Polisario. A continuación, analizará la posición de Brasil al respecto. El objetivo principal es explicar las razones por las que la diplomacia brasileña ha adoptado una política tan cautelosa, e incluso dudosa, sobre la cuestión. La hipótesis es que, aunque la discusión de los principios y tradiciones de la política exterior son relevantes para el análisis de la posición de Brasil, el país tiene intereses políticos y comerciales que se benefician del mantenimiento del status quo favorable a Marruecos, justificando así la falta de una posición asertiva sobre la cuestión. Centro de Estudios Avanzados. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. 2023-07-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revesint/article/view/42045 1991. Revista de Estudios Internacionales; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2023): África en los Estudios Internacionales. Enero-junio 2023; 107-118 2683-720X por https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revesint/article/view/42045/42344 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |