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Originally Posted by highthief
Brazil is not in the top ten for military spendng, it has not played an active role in various military situations around the world, it is not one of the largest economies, AFAIK.
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Military spending and militarism is not the only measure of a nation's importance. That, perhaps, is a lesson still to be learned by the US.
Brazil is the most populous country in South America. It has the largest economy. It is the power-broker of the region. These alone are reasons enough. The fact that it hasn't invaded any countries recently should not be held against it. Quite the contrary in my opinion.
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By the logic of saying they the region's "superpower", then Australia and Nigeria should be on the council too.
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Japan and the US represent the APAC region. Australia is nothing more than en extension of US foreign, military and economic policy anyway.
With regards to Africa, if anyone should be included, then it should be South Africa.
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India would simply be a destabilizing influence. Pakistan would hit the roof if India had that sort of influence above them.
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You think India would be destabilizing. I do not. Just because one of its neighbours, with which it has gone to war three times in the past 30 years, would object means nothing. China is objecting to Japan being granted access, yet I support it. Besides, I have seen nothing to suggest Pakistan
has objected and India's strategic goal of permanent Security Council membership has been known for years.
Why not consider what is right, what is equitable, what is representative, rather than "who spends the most on guns" and what "some US allied tinpot dictator cares"?
Mr Mephisto