
Diogo Amaral
Research AffiliateHe is a Bachelor in Arts and Humanities, and he is a Master Candidate in Diplomacy and International Relations at Lusófona University. He is currently doing is thesis in Asia-Pacific Defense and works on Illicit Flows and Maritime Security.

Luís C. Farias
Research AffiliateLuís is currently a Trainee at the Consular Office of Portugal in Hattersheim am Main (Frankfurt). He has been a Research Lead in Gamification in International Relations Research Hub (GIRI Hub) and is also pursuing a formation in both Computer Programming and Political Science and International Relations.

Ana Clara Abrantes Simões
LLM in Philosophy of Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Currently, PhD candidate in Philosophy of Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Her main research interests are Statelessness, Refugees, Nationality, Sovereignty, Democracy and Kurdish movements.

Joyce K. S. Souza
Research AffiliateVisiting Research Scholar at the Beinecke Library (Yale, USA). PhD on Law and Justice at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, Brazil). Her research focuses on the great areas of Law, Philosophy and Politics, especially the investigation of normativity and violence; spectacle and alienation; the fundaments of law, democracy, state of exception and human rights.

Allan Antunes
Research AffiliateMaster Candidate in Maritime Studies (PPGEM/EGN) and Bachelor in International Affairs, he is a Sociology Professor and former Volunteer Fellow of the FEMAR Foundation (2018-2021) and of the Lab of Simulations and Scenarios (LSC/EGN). His main themes are UNIFIL, Middle East and InterAgency Cooperation.

Carlos Filipe Da Silva Costa
Research AffiliatePhD in physics and Master in Strategic Protection of the Country’s System (Società Italiana per l’Organizzazione Internazionale). He has been doing research in astrophysics at the National Space Research Institute of Brazil and the University of Florida. His fields of interest cover the applications and impacts of new technologies on society such as Cyber Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence.

Beatriz Costa
Research AffiliateMaster Candidate in Strategy at ISCSP, University of Lisbon. Bachelors´ degree in Political Science and International Relations from Lusófona University Lisbon. Beatriz is a research leader at the Gamification in International Relations Hub (Giri-Hub), as part of the LusoGlobe, Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges.

Victor Gaspar Filho
Research AffiliateInternationalist (IRI/PUC-Rio) and Master in Maritime Studies (PPGEM/EGN). He is currently a PhD candidate in Maritime Studies and International Policy Research, US and European Union Policy, Maritime and Naval Affairs, Natural Resources Geopolitics, Critical Minerals, Energy Transition, and Offshore Mining.

Raquel Castilho
Research AffiliateRaquel Castilho has a Master in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights. She is a Bachelor in Law from UFRJ Her main areas are Public Law, International Law, Human Rights, Sustainability and Innovation.