addressing the opening session of the un general assembly in september 2014, rousseff strongly criticized the u.s. strategy of forming an international coalition to counter with military strikes the advances of the islamic state in iraq and syria (isis), urging negotiation rather than force. this stance, and brazil's silence in face of the russian invasion and annexation of crimea may make less likely the chances that brazil will achieve its long-standing desire to win a permanent seat on the u.n. security council.