Above The Fray… Brasilia and Washington Seek Broader Cooperation

... import in the media or Brazil’s raucous Congress asked for details of these institutional security arrangements. They are too busy energizing their political base pointing the finger at Uncle Sam. What is different about the revelations of Edward Snowden, the WikiLeaks-guided former contract employee of Booz-Allen, is that Brazil, while having a close strategic relationship with the United States, is also put in a the complicated position of being a party to both sides. While maintaining a strategic relationship ...