Brazil & Southern Cone - November 2009 (ISSN 1741-4431)
Is Brazil fuelling the perceived South American arms race?
Increased arms purchases by South American countries have prompted much talk about an arms race in the region — something all the governments involved strenuously deny. What is undeniable is that arms acquisitions have become part and parcel of regional geopolitics: Brazil and Venezuela have been competing with donations of surplus military hardware as instruments of political influence, and Brazil has been successfully turning into an important supplier of advanced defence equipment.
Increased arms purchases by South American countries have prompted much talk about an arms race in the region — something all the governments involved strenuously deny. What is undeniable is that arms acquisitions have become part and parcel of regional geopolitics: Brazil and Venezuela have been competing with donations of surplus military hardware as instruments of political influence, and Brazil has been successfully turning into an important supplier of advanced defence equipment.
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