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April - June 2026

Filipe Mendonça

Katja Velmans

Competing for the Future

The US-China technological rivalry reshapes the global political economy and the liberal order. This project examines how Brazil and Germany respond to this structural change. While Brazil seeks neo-industrialization to avoid reprimarization, Germany faces strategic autonomy dilemmas within the EU. The research investigates how regional powers pursue technological resilience and viability under increasing geopolitical constraints.

Biography

Associate Professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia (2012–Present). Coordinator of the IPE Section at the Brazilian International Relations Association (ABRI). Researcher at National Institute for Studies on the United States (INCT/INEU). Former Coordinator of the Graduate Program in RI (PPGRI/UFU, 2021-2025). Co-founder of the podcast Chutando a Escada. PhD in Political Science (UNICAMP) and MA in International Relations (San Tiago Dantas). Specialist in International Political Economy.

Activities in the academy

Publications

Vigevani, Tullo, Filipe Mendonça, and Thiago Lima Poder e comércio: A política comercial dos Estados Unidos

1st ed. São Paulo: Editora Unesp.

Ramos, Leonardo, Alexandre Leite, and Filipe Mendonça Brazil and the China-US Rivalry: There and Back Again

China-US Rivalry and Regional Reordering in Latin America and the Caribbean, edited by Li Xing and Javier Vadell, 172–190. 1st ed.

Marques, Teresa Costa de Azevedo, and Filipe Mendonça Autonomy and Its Limits: Brazil’s Response to Trump’s Threats

GIGA Focus Latin America, no. 2 (2026)

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