This article will examine two of the world’s
emerging middle powers Brazil and South Africa, the
rise and promulgation of their cooperative strategies to
reform institutions such as the United Nations Security
Council. The article tries to examine the instrumental
nature of South African and Brazilian foreign policy
within the framework of both countries’ commitment
to multilateralism and if this has been rising as part of
a new form of shallow multilateralism or a regenerated
regionalism of the South. Moreover, with regards to
recent crises in Honduras and Zimbabwe, we will try
to offer a critical evaluation of both countries global
standing and their effort to promote democratic values
in regional and sub-regional levels.
