Relacje brazylijsko‑amerykańskie w XXI w. – trudne partnerstwo
Brazil‑U. S. Relations in the 21st Century – A Difficult Partnership

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the evolution of US‑Brazilian relations at the turn of the 20th and 21st century. Factors such as the divergence of geopolitical views held in both countries after the end of the Cold War, Brazil’s longstanding aspirations to become a major power in a multipolar world, new tensions that arose after September 11 and the US “war on terror” as well as president Lula da Silva’s (2003‑2010) engagement in a fuel swap deal with Iran led to a complicated relation between the United States and Brazil in the first decade of the 21st century. Lula da Silva’s successor Dilma Rousseff (2011‑2016) declared to continue his policy. An analysis of her rule allows to claim that mutual relations were to a large extent overshadowed by controversial topics such as a UN Security Council reform and the NSA spying controversy. Yet, Mrs Rousseff ’s administration also managed to show visible efforts to focus on more pragmatic issues of economic and technological cooperation contributing to a possible improvement of future U.S.‑Brazil relations.

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