¿Soft power o hard power? Reflexiones teóricas sobre la política exterior brasileña

Based on a neorealist analysis, and contrary to the soft power approach, this article studies Brazilian foreign policy with regards to potential regional hegemonic designs. The research examines crucial developments in the military power of Brazil but also considers its demographic and economic capacity and its potential to develop nuclear weapons as determining factors to balance power on a global scale. The analysis is contextualized in the international systemic structure, where the United States as the great power should prevent other states from gaining power.