A participação da Marinha Do Brasil na Força-Tarefa Marítima Da Força Interina Das Nações Unidas No Líbano (FTM-UNIFIL)

Abstract

This dissertation is set in the field of Political Science and International Relations, specifically in the discipline of Maritime Studies. The research subject is the Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (MTF-UNIFIL). The aim of this work is to understand the implications of Brazil’s participation in this mission for national political-strategic thinking in peace operations of an eminently maritime nature. The research subject is analysed based on the theoretical references of the English School of International Relations, the Paradigmatic Theories of Brazilian Foreign Policy, and the field of Peace Studies, combined with the exploratory qualitative method based on bibliographic and documentary analysis. The study is conducted on two analytical levels, national and international, respectively. The first investigates the relationship between participation in the mission and the transformation of high-level Defence documents. In the second, the main thematic regulations on peace operations produced by the United Nations and the progressive development of the maritime component are analysed. The conclusion of this study is that the decade during which Brazil led the MTF-UNIFIL contributed to the transformation of the national political and strategic positioning for peace missions of an eminently maritime nature, confirming the initial hypothesis raised. Additional considerations point to the development of the Brazilian Navy’s capabilities to operate in similar scenarios, absorbing the lessons learned. Furthermore, the decade of Brazilian leadership in MTF-UNIFIL has strengthened the country’s diplomatic relations with the mission’s member States, the Middle East region and reiterated the value of multilateralism for Brazil’s autonomy and international relevance