Paper cited in Portuguese policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 measures on human rights
My paper “COVID-19 infodemic: fake news, real censorship information and freedom of expression in time of coronavirus”, published in Europea 1 (Nov. 2020), is cited by Eduardo António da Silva Figueiredo in his policy brief O Impacto das Medidas de COVID-19 nos Direitos Humanos (Eng.: The Impact of COVID-19 measures on Human Rights), released in the framework of […]
Advanced degree in Armed Conflicts and Human Rights obtained
After the successful presentation of the final work titled ‘Guantánamo: Twenty Years of State Terrorism’, I obtained the advanced degree in Armed Conflicts and Human Rights (Portuguese: 2ª Pós-graduação em Conflitos Armados e Direitos Humanos – PGCADH 2022); degree mark 18/20. The second edition of the program was organized jointly by the Ius Gentium Conimbrigae-Human Rights Centre (IGC/CDH) of the Law School at the University […]
Winner of the selection by the Defense Research and Analysis Institute (IRAD)/Centre for Defense Higher Studies (CASD)
Following the publication by the Defense Research and Analysis Institute – Istituto di Ricerca e Analisi della Difesa (IRAD) of determination n. 26 of 23 May 2023 with the results of the selection of the notice of public comparative procedure for the attribution of temporary research assignments “Research Plan 2023” to support the Centre for […]
Citation in article published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Research
My presentation “The 21st Century Conflicts: Understanding the Changing Nature and Character of War” (November 2021) is cited by Ibrahim Bora Oran, Sait Yilmaz, Muzaffer Ertürk, Hüseyin Gün in their paper “Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Future Wars” (https://doi.org/10.51847/pr1EaWSiNa) published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Research, vol. 8, no. 1 (2023), p. 244-258.
Appointed judge at The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA)
I was appointed as Judge at The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) in the Politics and International Relations panel as representative of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage (DFCH) of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The UA is the world’s largest global undergraduate academic awards programme. As a not-for-profit organisation based in Ireland, the UA celebrates undergraduate […]
Participation in the Int. Conference ‘Communication. Disinformation. Propaganda. Information Warfare Ecosystem’
I will present the paper titled ‘Guerre à la Carte: Cyber, Information, Cognitive Warfare and the Metaverse’ at the International Scientific Conference ‘Communication. Disinformation. Propaganda. Information Warfare Ecosystem’ (KDP 2023) organized by the Faculty of Administration and National Security of the Jakub of Paradies University in Gorzow Wielkopolski (Poland), the Baltic Defense College in Tartu […]
Appointed member of NATO STO team on countering misinformation
In coordination with the Principal National Panel/Group or Board Member, I was appointed by the Italian National Coordinator as technical member of the NATO STO Exploratory Team (ET) IST-ET-123 on Exploring Countermeasures against Misinformation of a Nation’s Population for the duration of the Team (25 Apr. 2023-25 Apr. 2024). As appropriate, I will be supported by resources from Italy. If necessary, […]
Interview on 78th anniversary of Victory Day which marked end of WWII in Europe
My interview on the celebration of the 78th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe, the Victory Day over Nazi Germany, was published in Sputnik International. The interview is accessible through the following link using a VPN (virtual private network due to the EU ban on Russian media outlets https://sputnikglobe.com/20230509/1945-to-202-world-on-the-precipice-of-a-new-global-realignment-1110177944.html. Click here to download the […]
Member of the Nordic Civil-Military Research (NCMR) Network based in Tampere University
Upon request of the leadership, I joined the Nordic Civil-Military Research (NCMR) Network based in the Tampere University (Finland) under TASER (Tampere Security Research Center). The primary goal of the NCMR Network is to improve and coordinate the capabilities of higher education institutions to provide useful teaching in areas of military science and political science. […]
2nd NATO STO ET meeting on Human Security held in Lisbon
The NATO STO Exploratory Team (ET) on Human Security (HFM-ET-201) held its second in-person meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, on 3-5 May 2023. The meeting was hosted at the ISCSP – Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas da Universidade de Lisboa (Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon – ULisboa). Dr Marco Marsili participated in […]