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The article makes preliminary suggestions to answer the following questions: "How is the global power distributed in contemporary international relations?" and "How does this distribution affect the options of the Brazilian external policies?" From the bipolarity of the Cold War to the fragmentation of the present-day agenda the topic of power sharing, a classic theme in international studies, is being discussed, and the positions Brazil could take in a context of multipolarity are outlined. (Polit Externa/DÜI)

Examines the problem of judging Augusto Pinochet by the international community, from a legal and political perspective, in light of similar military dictatorships and brutal activities that have occurred in countries other than Chile and have not been judged under international law.

Discusses the judgement of General Augusto Pinochet and the jurisdiction of Spain over crimes of genocide, terrorism, and torture committed in Argentina and Chile in relation to questions of state sovereignty and diplomatic immunity under international law.

O bloqueio da liquidez em 1990 na Argentina (Plano Bonex) passou a despertar interesse no Brasil quando a crise do inicio de 1999 acentuou as preocupacoes com a solvencia da divida publica. Contudo, o Bonex nao e uma referencia util para a analise das opcoes de politica economica no Brasil hoje, pois ocorreu em um quadro economico muito especifico, marcado por intensa desmonetizacao, inexistencia de fontes de financiamento externas e internas para o setor publico e hiperinflacao. O artigo apresenta o Bonex e as experiencias anteriores de bloqueio da liquidez de ativos financeiros, no final das duas guerras mundiais, enfatizando as acentuadas diferencas entre os varios episodios. (Novos Estud CEBRAP/DÜI)