THE BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY (BFP) ON THE 2010 NUCLEAR ISSUE OF IRAN AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WORLD SYSTEM (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The 2010 "Tehran Declaration", the result of mediation by Brazil and Turkey seeking a diplomatic solution to the issue of the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear program, incited an adverse reaction, mainly in the United States and some European countries. The declaration had the potential to be a powerful instrument for the promotion of international security and peace, but, unfortunately, it was not recognized as valid by the main players of the world system and, therefore, it did not have the desired effect. The alliance between Brazil and Turkey in 2010 that proposed a resolution to the deadlock on the Iranian nuclear issue demonstrated high skill in dealing with matters normally reserved for the great powers, breaking the paradigm that peripheral nations can only comment on themselves or, at most, about their regional environment, while central nations, notably the United States, are entitled to comment on global issues. It is perceived here a characteristic reaction of the mentality called "post-colonial", insofar as there is the permanence of a colonizing logic, imprinting the subaltern mark to the so-called "global south".