TrilateralRelationsbetweenChina , theEUandLatinAmerica:LittleExperience , ButBigPotential 4 09 MGI2008 ; Phillips2008 ) .Withoutreforms , theseinstitutionswillnot ( re ) gain thelegitimacytheyneedtoact.Theycanfunctionefficientlyonlyifthereisa minimumofcommonvaluesandaims. Alookattheinternationalweightandengagementofmajorpartnersis encouraging.TheEU27commandoneeighthofthevotesintheUnitedNations GeneralAssembly ( UNGA ), theEUandLACtogetheronethird.EU member statesusuallyvoteunanimously ( 97percentsince1998 / 99 ), provide39percent oftheUNsregularbudget , andtheEUplusmemberstatesare , together , by farthelargestdonorofdevelopmentassistance , with55percent.EU member statesarelikewisethelargestfinancialcontributorto UN peacekeeping , missionswithsome40percentin2007.Theythereforeprovidehalfthebudget ofUNfundsandprogrammes ( GowanandBrantner2008 ) . Inmyview , thereisnodoubtthatweneedcomprehensivereformandrevitalisation oftheUNsystemandoftheinternationalfinancialarchitecture.Thisisnecessaryto reinforcetheirdemocraticnature , transparency , accountabilityandefficiency , andtheir representativeness , whichmustcorrespondtotodaysworld , nottothatof1945.Ialso considervetorightsasoutdated , andIregretnonconstructivebehaviourincertain “ reformed ” institutions.Ontheotherhand , achangeinvotingrightsisnoguarantee ofgreaterefficiency , asillustratedbytheWTOorthenewCouncilonHumanRights. Chinahasalsotakenanactiveroleindealingwithfinancialcriseselsewhere , beitin1997ortoday.Itspresenceininternationalorganisationsorinternational nongovernmentorganisations ( INGOs ) hasincreasedsince1977from21to50 internationalorganisationsandfrom 71tosome1 , 300INGOs.Brazilhas fosteredcoalitionsforcooperationwithinLatinAmericaandbeyond.TheUnion ofSouthAmericanNations ( UNASURUnióndeNacionesSuramericanas ), the creationofaSouthAmericanDefenceCouncilandtheIndiaBrazilSouthAfrica DialogueForum ( IBSA ), allcanhaveabeneficialimpactonregionalsecurity. IBSAiscertainlyahighlyasymmetricalandheterogeneousscheme , butoffers particularpotentialasaninitiativebetweenregionalmiddlerangepowerswith multiethnicandmulticulturalsocieties , andexperienceofdialogue , bargaining and peacefulconflictresolution.Brazilisreaching outto otherlusophone ( Portuguesespeaking ) countriesandtheCaribbeanwithitsbestpractices , for example , withregardtoHIV / AIDS.Mexicoisnotonlyaleadingeconomyin LatinAmericaanda memberofthe North American Free Trade Association ( NAFTA ), butalsooftheOECD , anobserverattheCouncilofEurope , the largestLACcontributortotheUNbudgetandpartnertosome40freetrade agreements ( FTA ) aroundtheworld.Mexicohastakenmanyinitiativesandis theauthorofimportantresolutionsandconventions , promotedandadopted —
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