Brazil’s failure as a regional leader in the face of growing communist aggression from the likes of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez is a major concern, I argue, in this American Thinker essay here.

UPDATE: It’s on Real Clear Politics this morning here.

VCrisis has an in-depth analysis from a famous Brazilian writer about the internal problems that are debilitating the Brazilian government, hampering its capacity for leadership. It’s well worth reading here.