Malamud, Andrés2017-07-252017-07-252017Malamud, Andrés (2017). Foreign Policy Retreat: Domestic and Systemic Causes of Brazil’s International Rollback. Rising Powers Quarterly, Vol. 2 (2), 149-1682547-9423http://hdl.handle.net/10451/28469Brazil’s rise was a globally acclaimed phenomenon that took place under two consecutive administrations: Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) and Lula (2003-2010). Under Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016), though, Brazil’s foreign activism declined dramatically and its international visibility lost luster. This was due to a combination of domestic and systemic factors. This paper identifies these factors and gauges their influence in order to answer a main question: is there anyone to blame or was Brazil’s international rollback bound to happen?engBrazilForeign PolicyPresidential DiplomacyRising Powersjournal article