Os casos das ausências atípicas de representantes brasileiros como membro não permanente do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas e de juiz do Tribunal Internacional sobre o Direito do Mar e suas consequências para as áreas de segurança e defesa nacional

Abstract

The relationship between foreign policy and defense policy is a subject known in the international literature and in the way of conduction the public policies in many countries. The Brazil’s case is seen quite different showing not to understand the real applications of then in the International System. This perception can be materialized through the analysis of the strategic Defense Department’s publications, recognizing the importance and the linkage between the policies, but delimitating it in the sense of military cooperation actions, relegating the possibility of intervention in the global governance, especially in the structure of the United Nations. These structures are multidisciplinary fora following the parliamentary system, in which the leaders can develop agendas that are consistent with themes of national interest. It is precisely about this subject that this monograph proposes to analyze this restricted Brazilian view, through the study of two recent cases in which national diplomacy didn’t work to keep our representatives in the United Nations structures, specifically as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The research aims to establish the consequences of the Brazilian's diplomatic options in defense and security issues, which could provide actions that will mitigate such inconveniences.