Explaining Defense Cooperation With Process-tracing: the Brazilian Proposal for the Creation of UNASUR South American Defense Council Augusto W. M. Teixeira Júnior Antonio Henrique Lucena Silva 10.6084/m9.figshare.5667745.v1 https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Explaining_Defense_Cooperation_With_Process-tracing_the_Brazilian_Proposal_for_the_Creation_of_UNASUR_South_American_Defense_Council/5667745 <div><p>Abstract How can defense cooperation with process-tracing methodology be explained? To answer this question, this paper tests the ability of process-tracing explanations in the case of the Brazilian proposal for the creation of the Union of South American Nation’s (UNASUR) South American Defense Council (CDS). Combining process-tracing methodology with a case study research design, this paper analyzes which causal pathways, mechanisms, timing of events, and policies best explain Brazilian behavior.</p></div> 2017-12-05 09:18:50 Defense Cooperation South American Defense Council Brazilian Foreign Policy UNASUR