Analysis: Ideology in international relations makes diplomacy difficult

Américo Martins, senior International analyst at CNN Brasil, stated that the interference of ideological issues in international relations is always a source of problems. The statement was made during the videocast Fora da Ordem, a geopolitics and geoeconomics program on CNN Brasil.

During the debate, Américo criticized the position of the American State Department, responsible for United States diplomacy, for adopting a stance that he considered excessively ideological to the detriment of a pragmatic approach. "When ideology gets involved in international relations, it's always a problem," said the analyst.

Brazil and the United States: opportunity for rapprochement
Américo highlighted that Brazil should not be seen as an enemy of the United States, and that there is a great opportunity for the two countries to negotiate preferential tariffs or even a free trade agreement. "Brazil is not an enemy of the United States", he highlighted.

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The analyst also recalled that Mercosur could be included in these negotiations, and that it would be "sensational" to close a trade agreement with the Americans, especially after the provisional agreement already signed with the European Union.

The analyst also made a critical retrospective of the Brazilian stance over the decades, citing the old IT law, which intended Brazil to manufacture its own computers. For Américo, the protectionist mentality has not evolved significantly since then.

"We couldn't make our own computers, there was no way, they wouldn't be better, they wouldn't be cheaper", he observed.

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Criticism of the American State Department
Américo expressed concern about the fact that the ideological wing of the American government was concentrated precisely in the State Department.

According to him, equating Brazil with the dictatorships of Nicaragua and Cuba, as would have been done before the American Congress, is a serious error that compromises dialogue between the two countries. "We cannot be speaking the same language", said the analyst, arguing that a more pragmatic stance would benefit everyone, including the United States itself, also in the economic field.

The program also discussed the impacts of Donald Trump's new tariff threats on the relationship between Brazil and the United States, in addition to the scenario of Brazilian financial markets, which ended the week with a strong rise in the dollar and future interest rates, reflecting the resilience of the American economy and inflationary pressures.

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Source: CNN