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    This document provides a summary of articles from the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) for the week of April 30 - May 4, 2012. The articles focus on issues related to South America including inequality, development challenges, foreign influence from countries like China, the Bolivarian movement in South America, new security structures being developed by countries like Brazil and Colombia, and Brazil's potential to lead on development issues in Latin America. Other topics included the Occupy movement, climate and security issues, and a security conference held in Zurich.

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    This Week at ISN

    30 April - 04 May 2012 Our Regional Perspectives on Power series continues with a region that has often been considered geopolitically unimportant. This week, we look to see where South America may have gone wrong in the past, and whether it can overcome these obstacles to forge a brighter future.

    South America
    Princes and Paupers: Inequality and Underdevelopment in South America
    30 Apr 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    Despite similar origins, the historical trajectories of North and South America social, political and economic could hardly be more different. Will the same be true in the future? More A Post-American Hemisphere?
    01 May 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    Are rising powers such as China establishing new frameworks of influence in South America or will local actors be free to chart their own destinies in the future? More Paradigm Lost? The Bolivarian Movement and South America's Left
    02 May 2012 / ISN Podcast

    Michael Shifter discusses whether the Bolivarian Movement in South America offers a solution to the region's troubles or whether it has already run its course. More New Security Structures: A Healthy Trend?
    03 May 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    Brazil and Colombia may be at the forefront of trying to develop ambitious security architectures for South America, writes Robert Shaw, but is the region actually capable of developing integrated solutions for its distinct security problems? More Brazil Leading by Example
    04 May 2012 / ISN Special Feature

    Brazil's rapid and sustained growth over the past decade leaves it in a position to set an example for development in Latin America. Yet questions remain as to whether regional neighbors want to follow or if Brazil wants to lead, writes Eliot Brockner. More

    Other Topics
    Occupy Finds Societal Alternatives Amid a Legitimacy Crisis
    01 May 2012 / ISN Blog

    Chrisella Sagers analyzes the roots of the Occupy movement and the numerous related protests that have taken place throughout the globe. More Security, Climate and Money
    02 May 2012 / ISN Blog

    Cate Mackenzie writes on Week 2 of the Center for Security Studies' (CSS) Master of Advanced Studies in Security Policy and Crisis Management (MAS SPCM) lecture series. More

    The Experts Come to Zurich


    30 Apr 2012 / ISN Blog

    During Block III of the CSS Master of Advanced Studies program in Security Policy and Crisis Management (SPCM), Cate Mackenzie took the opportunity to get the opinions of experts and scholars from around Europe to discuss several New Risks shaping security policies and responses. More What are Security Professionals Thinking?
    03 May 2012 / ISN Blog

    Giorgos Chatzidakis discusses Security Jam 2012, which took place the 19th through the 23rd of March, organized by our partners at the Security and Defense Agenda (SDA). More China: Icebreaking in the Arctic
    04 May 2012 / ISN Blog

    Marten Lindberg examines China's recent application to join the Arctic Council and the implications of this in the context of Chinese foreign policy. More

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    International Relations and Security Network (ISN) - Managing information, sharing knowledge. www.isn.ethz.ch The ISN is a service of the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich). If you would like to change your subscription profile, please do so at: http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Services/Newsletters. Contacts: List moderator ISN Secretariat

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