Brazil's National Defense Strategy

<p>Brazilian military dictatorships of 1964-1985 established national security strategies principally to modernize the country and populate the vast central and western areas of Brazil. <br><br>This USAWC resident student paper analyzes Brazil's new 2008 National Strategic Defense Plan and reveals a first of its kind civilian strategy document that directs the creation of a defense structure that can defend Brazilian territory address the threats to the nation and collaborate with regional and global partners. <br><br>The author identifies challenges and opportunities for the United States as a new administration contemplates the bilateral relationship. Recommendations are provided to augment U.S. defense policy to serve as a reliable partner and to enhance greater defense relationships in the hemisphere.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>