Brazil External Relations

Topic: Bilateral Cooperation between Brazil and Cameroon States do not engage or take actions beyond their borders randomly. They are often aware of both internal and external factors. Beasley and other (2013) argue that “it’s precisely because states are experiencing challenges and transformation both internally and externally that the analysis of foreign policy is important.”(pp.1). Comparing two countries in foreign policy taking into account their internal and external factors has proven to be a perilous task and many scholars agree. However, students in International Affairs must take this step I order to broader their knowledge in comparative foreign policy. In fact, the international configuration is vastly animated by bilateral structures and mutual interactions among nation-states. In this dynamic configuration, states are exponentially fostering within the framework of their foreign policy, mechanisms to cooperate more efficiently. Therefore; the bilateral relationships established between the Federal Republic of Brazil …show more content…
The regime is semi presidential. The president is elected on the ballot by a simple popular vote in just one round for a seven year term and unlimited renewals. Even though foreign policy is carried out by the minister of external relations bureaucrats, the president remains the central actor. Ndiva Kofele-Kale (1981) writes that “the foreign policy making processes in Cameroon is a highly personalized thing of the President Ahmadou Ahidjo.” In power since 1982, President Paul Biya has maintained the status quo. He goes on by arguing that “foreign policy making structures including the cabinet and the legislature have been subordinated to the will of one man”. The media and public opinion in Cameroon are inefficient and do not influence the making of foreign