The Antarctic Politics of Brazil: Where the Tropic meets the Pole

Foreword
Preface
Contents
Acronyms
List of Maps
1 By Way of Introduction: Brazilian Geopolitical Thinking and Antarctica
	1.1 The Brazilian Geopolitical Thought: Origins, Evolution and the Role of Antarctica
	1.2 Conclusions: Antarctica at the Margins of Brazilian Geopolitical Concerns
	References
2 Prelude to a Brazilian Antarctic Policy
	2.1 Towards New Horizons
	2.2 The First Brazilian Initiatives
	2.3 Brazil’s Step into Antarctic Politics
	2.4 Conclusions
	References
3 When the Tropic Met the Pole
	3.1 The Search for Consultative Status
	3.2 And Thus, the Tropic Met the Pole
	3.3 Brazil’s Definitive Hold in Antarctica
	3.4 Conclusions
	References
4 The Rise of the Newcomers
	4.1 Brazil’s Political Duality
	4.2 Mining, Environment and Development
	4.3 Under the Steering of Science
	4.4 Conclusions
	References
5 Science and Environment at the Central Stage
	5.1 The Restructure of Brazil’s Antarctic Programme: From the Research Networks to the 4th International Polar Year
	5.2 The Consolidation of the Scientific Profile of PROANTAR: The Golden years
	5.3 Rebuilding from the Ashes: The Tragedy of the OPERANTAR XXX and the Contradictions of the Brazilian Antarctic Programme
	5.4 Conclusions
	References
6 Conclusions
	6.1 Brazil’s Trends in Its Antarctic Involvement
	6.2 Looking Ahead
	References
Index