U.S. foreign policy: a path with no clear destination
Foreign Policy is, pardon the punchline, a foreign concept for many. Although it may appear with some regularity on the…
Maria Mont' Serrat Bomfim
Bachelor´s degree in International Relations from the Universidade Federal da Praíba (UFPB). Researcher at the Grupo de Pesquisa em Estudos Estratégicos e Segurança Internacional (GEESI). Focuses her research at the compellent use of Nuclear Weapons in international relations. During her free time, whatches Kdramas and listen to podcasts. Passionate about studying languages and curious about cultures in general.
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The Itaipu renegotiation crisis
Promulgated in August 1973, the Treaty between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay created Itaipu as a binational entity. Since 1984, when it began operating, Itaipu has been producing clean, renewable energy (the largest generator of this type of energy in the world). Currently, Brazil and Paraguay are facing a stalemate over the scheduled renegotiating of the Itaipu Treaty.
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