IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin


Vasco Martins, "Angola in 2011: West Africa, Asia, and Security Exports" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 3-8.

Sean Goforth, "Brazil in 2011: Growing Pains" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 9-14.

Pedro Seabra, "Cape Verde in 2011: Turning Atypical into Typical" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 15-20.

David Zounmenou, "Guinea-Bissau in 2011: Between Stability and Uncertainties" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 21-26.

Kai Thaler, "Mozambique in 2011: Staying the Path" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 27-32.

Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal in 2011: The Downgrade of All Fears" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 33-38.

Gerhard Seibert, "São Tomé and Príncipe in 2011: Again Waiting for Better Times, With a New Old President" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 39-45.

Nuno Canas Mendes, "Timor Leste in 2011: The Prelude of a New Cycle?" (IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin: 2011 Review), 46-50.

NOVEMBER 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Ruben Eiras, "Portugal, Brazil and CPLP: the road for Lusophone Smart Energy Security diplomacy"

Timeline of Events

OCTOBER 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Kai Thaler, "Black gold or black hole? Oil and development in Timor Leste"

Pedro Seabra, "Is Portugal rediscovering Latin America?"

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SEPTEMBER 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Vasco Martins, "Angola's political deadlock: the impossibility of a two-way solution"

Pedro Seabra, "First impressions: Portugal and the UNSC eight months on"

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AUGUST 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Sean Goforth, "Brazil: Dilma's dilemma"

Marina Costa Lobo, "Equatorial Guinea fakes reforms to enter the CPLP"

Gerhard Seibert, "São Tomé and Príncipe: in the third attempt and after twenty years, a former autocrat returns to the presidency"

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JULY 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal and the recognition of the National Transitional Council of Libya"

Kai Thaler, "Biofuels, agricultutal development, and food security in Mozambique"

Pedro Seabra, "The EU and Guinea-Bissau: always one step behind?"

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JUNE 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Pedro Seabra, "Mozambique: leaning on a external defense umbrella"

Vasco Martins, "Timor Leste's bet on Lusophone peer-to-peer cooperation"

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MAY 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Vasco Martins, "Angola reopening the African window"

Pedro Seabra, "Dilma's Brazil and South America: a lackluster start?"

Ken Westmoreland, "Strengthening Portugal's soft diplomacy"

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APRIL 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Vasco Martins, "Angola and the three Guineas: the friendly security provider"

Pedro Seabra, "From BRIC to BRICS: after the dust settles"

Kai Thaler, "Timor Leste and the g7+: A new approach to the security and development aid nexus"

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MARCH 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Sean Goforth, "Brazil's trade policy: toward triangulation"

Vasco Martins, "The armies of common language: CPLP's Felino exercises"

Pedro Seabra, "A road far from finished: Timor Leste and ASEAN"

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2010 REVIEW -- Table of Contents:

"Angola in 2010: forging identity in foreign policy making", Vasco Martins

"Brazil in 2010: preparing for the dawn of a new era", Sean Goforth

"Cape Verde in 2010: a profilic year", Pedro Seabra

"Guinea-Bissau in 2010: still in the eye of the storm", David Zounmenou

"Mozambique in 2010: strength on the surface, but fissures emerging", Kai Thaler

"Portugal in 2010: punching above its weight", Paulo Gorjão

"São Tomé and Príncipe in 2010: promises and disappointments", Gerhard Seibert

"Timor Leste: recalling 2010, anticipating 2011", Reinaldo Saraiva Hermenegildo

FEBRUARY 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Sandipani Dash, "India's interest in Angola"

Vasco Martins, "In the loop: old age piracy in the Mozambique Channel"

Diogo Noivo, "Portugal and the Maghreb: Time to renew the vows"

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JANUARY 2011 -- Table of Contents:

Zacarias da Costa, "An overview of Timor Leste's foreign policy"

Oliver Stuenkel, "Dilma Rousseff and Brazil's foreign policy: big shoes to fill"

Maria do Céu Pinto, "Portugal's participation in peace missions: a dwindling foreign policy priority?"

Pedro Seabra, "A stabilization mission in Guinea-Bissau: the illusive panacea?"

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DECEMBER 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Pedro Seabra, "Macaronesia: The latest wish in Cape Verde's bucket list"

Diogo Noivo, "Guantánamo and the WikiLeaks: A hand full of nothing"

Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal is no longer a foreign policy priority to São Tomé and Príncipe?"

Vasco Martins, "Angola: The triumph of the state and the failure of the nation"

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NOVEMBER 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Pedro Seabra, "Cape Verde's NSDSC: Adapting to a crude reality"

Kai Thaler, "Mega-projects, pollution, and divergent development models in Mozambique"

Vasco Martins, "Timor Leste: The frontline in Australia's 'boat' policy?"

José Carlos Matias, "The Macau Forum: China's charm offensive for Lusophone countries"

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OCTOBER 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Paulo Gorjão, "Editorial note"

Vasco Martins, "Angolan security and the State of the Nation speech"

David Zounmenou, "Guinea-Bissau: Still in search of stability"

Pedro Seabra and Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal and the UN Security Council victory: Now for the hard part"

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SEPTEMBER 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Vasco Martins, "Reaching out for new beginnings: South Africa rethinks Angola"

Sean Goforth, "Brazil and Turkey: What do they want?"

Pedro Seabra, "Timor Leste's crippling coalition: Politics as usual?"

Kai Thaler, "The political economic problem behind Mozambique's riots"

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AUGUST 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal and South Africa: Matching words with deeds"

Diogo Noivo, "AQIM and West Africa: Can Guinea-Bissau become a narco-terrorist platform?"

Gerhard Seibert, "20 years on São Tomé and Príncipe has voted again for 'change'"

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JULY 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Vasco Martins, "CPLP and the politics of language"

Sean Goforth, "Brazil: The need for trade reform"

Kai Thaler, "Mozambique: Can Indian investments promote growth for both countries?"

Pedro Seabra, "Timor Leste: The ongoing struggle for a balanced foreign policy"

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JUNE 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Vasco Martins, "Democracy: Angola's elite dilemma"

Jeffrey Laurenti, "Brazil's American challenge"

Paul Christopher Manuel, "Portugal and Spain: Are their backs still turned to one another?"

Clinton Fernandes, "The empiricist metaphysic and Justice for Timor Leste"

Paulo Gorjão and Pedro Seabra, "Cape Verde's role as a bridge builder: Is there political substance beyond the rhetoric?"

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MAY 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Pedro Seabra, "Brazil and Iran: Praises and disbelief"

Paulo Gorjão, "Squaring the circle in Guinea-Bissau"

Aslak Orre, "President Guebuza's own microcredit program: Development failure and political success"

Diogo Noivo, "Portugal and the Arabian Peninsula"

Dennis Shoesmith, "Bringing the state to the people: Challenges facing local goverment reform in Timor Leste"

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APRIL 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Alex Vines, "Angola: Changing with the times"

Sean Goforth, "Brazil and Russia at the crossroads"

Vasco Martins, "A peace-building mission is needed in Guinea-Bissau?"

Paulo Gorjao, "Portugal and China: Prospects of an unsymmetrical partnership"

Diogo Noivo, "Portugal and the Maghreb: Latest phase of a new possible foreign policy axis"

Pedro Seabra and Andre Monteiro, "Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe: Beyond oil expectations towards real cooperation"

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MARCH 2010 -- Table of Contents:

André Monteiro, "Angola's new Constitution: The old hegemony authorized"

Alexandre Abreu, "Threats to food sovereignty in Guinea-Bissau"

José Francisco Pavia, "Mozambique and Portugal: Is the Cahora Bassa issue solved, once and for all?"

Paulo Gorjão, "Portugal and the gas market of the South"

Gerhard Seibert, "São Tomé and Príncipe: 12 oil ministers since 1999, but not a single drop of oil yet"

Kai Thaler, The recurring dilemma in Timor Leste: Tribunals or trade?"

Pedro Seabra, "Brazil's National Defense Strategy: At last, matching words with deeds?"

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FEBRUARY 2010 -- Table of Contents:

Pedro Seabra, "Brazil: A long-term commitment with Haiti"

Kai Thaler, "Can political inclusion lead to reform implementation in Guinea-Bissau?"

Vasco Martins, "Marine management: Combating piracy in the Mozambique channel"

Diogo Noivo, "Portugal and ETA: A new pebble in the shoe?"

Nuno Canas Mendes and André Saramago, "Timor Leste: The difficult timorization of the police"

Paulo Gorjão, "Lusophone countries must devise a grand strategy towards the Security Council"

Gerhard Seibert, "Lusophone countries ready to accept Obiang dictatorship"

Shiguenoli Miyamoto, "Brazil and the CPLP: Discourse and practice"

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JANUARY 2010 -- Table of Contents:

André Monteiro, "Angola: Cabinda's miscalculations"

Vasco Martins, "BRICing Angola: Russia steps in"

Marina Biancalana, "Brazil: A partner for the development of Angola and Mozambique"

Carlos Veiga, "Cape Verde: An urgent change of government is needed"

Kai Thaler, "Mozambique: Dhlakama's despair is nation's gain"

Paulo Gorjão, "The end of a cycle: Rebalancing and redefining of portugal's foreign policy"

Gerhard Seibert, "São Tomé and Príncipe: Particularities of the presidential party"

Leonardo Paz Neves, "Obstacles on the way up: Brazil, the clay footed Colossus"

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DECEMBER 2009 -- Table of Contents:

Paulo Gorjão, "Is oil Angola's goose that lays golden eggs?"

Marcelo Valença, "Brazil: Inevitable choices"

Paulo Roberto de Almeida, "The diplomacy of Lula's government: Political foundations and agenda priorities"

Inácio Valentim, "Guinea-Bissau: From ashes to uncertainty"

Pedro Seabra, "São Tomé: Fradique's dangerous gamble"

André Monteiro, "Security Sector Reform handbook facing reality in Timor Leste"

Cláudia Kover, "Portugal and the Lisbon Treaty: And on we go!"

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NOVEMBER 2009 -- Table of Contents:

André Monteiro, "All-in on Angola's future Constitution: The presidential election stake"

João Domingues, "Brazil and the Middle East: The new kid on the block?"

Diogo Noivo, "Mozambique: Yet to accomplish the one and two-turnover tests"

Paulo Gorjão, "Timor Leste: An amnesty is needed, once and for all"

Pedro Seabra, "AFRICOM: No place to call home?"

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