Rising powers at the UN: an analysis of the voting behaviour of in the General Assembly
Peter Ferdinand
Third World Quarterly, 2014, vol. 35, issue 3, 376-391
Abstract:
This article examines the long-term trends of foreign policy convergence of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (brics) to determine the similarity of their positions on world issues, as they seek to ‘insert’ themselves more fully into global decision making. The analysis is based upon their votes in the UN General Assembly. The article compiles two indexes of voting for the period 1974–2011. Both demonstrate a high and now growing degree of cohesion among brics. Their voting is broken down by pairs to show common themes and the major issue divergences, and how often individual states voted with others. Nuclear disarmament and human rights are the two areas that reveal persisting divergences between these states.
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2014.893483
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