Multilateralism in the Crosshairs with Monica Herz and Giancarlo Summa
Editors and authors Giancarlo Summa and Professor Monica Herz joined us for an engaging discussion about their upcoming book, Multilateralism in the Crosshairs: The Radical Right's War in Brazil and Latin America Against Human Rights, the Environment, and International Governance. The book examines the growing influence of the radical right across Brazil and Latin America, delving into themes such as the erosion of democracy, disinformation campaigns, and attacks on international cooperation.
With contributions from various experts, the chapters include:
Presentation: Rubens Ricupero
Introduction: Giancarlo Summa and Monica Herz
Chapter 1: Monica Herz and Giancarlo Summa The New Crusade: The Radical Right Against Democracy, Rights, the UN, and International Cooperation
Chapter 2: Pablo Stefanoni Cool Reactionaries: Javier Milei and Far-Right Libertarians
Chapter 3: Steven Forti From Brussels to Washington, From Madrid to Brasilia: Mapping Transnational Far-Right Networks
Chapter 4: Flavia de Campos Mello Anti-environmentalisms, the Radical Right, and Contemporary International Governance
Chapter 5: Giancarlo Summa and Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann Battle for Collective Memory in the Southern Cone: Bolsonaro, Milei, and the Intermestic Agenda of Transitional Justice
Chapter 6: Monica Herz Brazil under Bolsonaro: A Radical Right Foreign Policy
Chapter 7: Jamil Chade The Baron’s Kidnapping: The Instrumentalization of Brazilian Foreign Policy by the Globalized Far Right
Chapter 8: Terra Friedrich Budini The Environmental-Climate Agenda in Bolsonaro’s Administration: Institutional Dismantling and the Incitement of Violence Against Environmental Defenders
Chapter 9: Daniela Chiaretti The Years of Destruction: How Bolsonaro’s Denialist Policy Accelerated Amazon’s Destruction and Turned Brazil into a Global Pariah
Chapter 10: Natalia Viana Fake News Without Borders: The Transnational Network that Drove Disinformation in the 2022 Presidential Elections in Brazil
Chapter 11: Camila Lissa Asano, Carla Cristina Vreche, Gabrielle Martins da Silva, Marina Rongo, Barbosa Maryuri, and Mora Grisales The Bolsonaro Government and Human Rights Treatment in the Multilateral Framework
Chapter 12: Paulo Abrão Crisis Producers and Resilient Capacities in Human Rights Institutions in the Americas: The Inter-American Regional Space
Chapter 13: Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann and Amanda Cruz The Centrality of Gender Amid the Crisis of Democracy
The book provides a comprehensive view of how far-right movements are challenging global governance and human rights in the region. Tune in to find out more, including an interesting Q&A session with the speakers.
