Carlos R. S. Milani holds a PhD in Development Studies from the Ecole de Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (1997). He is Full Professor of International Relations and Vice-Director at the Rio de Janeiro State University’s Institute for Social and Political Studies. He is also Senior Researcher with the Brazilian National Science Council (CNPq/1-B) and Senior Fellow with the Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI). He directs the World Political Analysis Laboratory (LABMUNDO-Rio) and coordinates the Interdisciplinary Observatory on Climate Change (OIMC). His research agenda includes regional powers’ foreign policy, international developm