A participação da Marinha do Brasil na Missão de Paz no Líbano como instrumento de diplomacia para a política externa brasileira: desafios e perspectivas para o Poder Naval brasileiro

Abstract

The Brazilian Navy has been present at Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon since 2011, commanding a Multinational Maritime Force from brazilian warships, which alternate in the Area of Maritime Operations for six months as captains of this Force. Present in peacekeeping missions since 1947, the Brazilian Navy has contributed on several occasions by sendingm arines and naval observers to the most distant territories, as well as the transport of army troops and support material,but it is the first time that a ship has been present as a protagonist in the mission. The participation of Brazil fulfilling a mandate of the United Nations, in an area outside the Brazilian strategic environment, reinforces the search for a greater international insertion of the country, f rom the non coercive use of a arship , employing part of the Naval Power in support of Foreign Policy. The purpose of this thesis is to verify the context of this participation focused on Naval Diplomacy, for the insertion of the country in the global order, in order to contribute to define the pertinence of the mission and the possibilities for the country in the military, diplomatic and international politics.