Vol. 46, N° 3, Set/Dec, 2024

About the Authors

Bruno Huberman holds a PhD in International Relations from the Interinstitutional Graduate Program “San Tiago Dantas” (São Paulo State University, University of Campinas and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo). He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the same institution. Bruno is a Professor of International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), vice-leader of PUC-SP’s Research Group on International Conflicts (GECI) and a researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology for United States Studies (INCT-INEU). His research interests include Colonialism, Racism and Capitalism, with emphasis on the studies of Palestine/ Israel, Neoliberalism, Urban Spaces, Middle East Geopolitics, US and Brazilian Foreign Policy for the Middle East.

Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Governance and Politics chair group, Radboud University, and volunteer senior research fellow, Center for Global Studies, the University of Brasília. Currently, she is investigating socio-biodiversity value chains in the Brazilian Amazon through a global sustainability governance lens.

Fernanda Barasuoul holds a Ph.D in International Strategic Studies from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. She was also a Visiting Researcher at American University, in Washington D.C., between 2015 and 2016. She is currently (2024-2025) a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and a Professor at the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD). She is also editor of Monções: Journal of International Relations and co-coordinator of the Global IR and Brazil Research Group. She specializes in International Relations Theory (focusing on theoretical perspectives from the Global South), Brazilian IR, and Brazilian Foreign Policy.

Gilberto Carvalho de Oliveira is a professor and researcher at the Institute of International Relations and Defence - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. He holds a PhD in International Relations - International Politics and Conflict Resolution from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2014). He has published in several prestigious international and Brazilian journals in the field of International Relations, including International Peacekeeping, Security Dialogue, Review of International Studies, Alternatives, and Contexto Internacional. His main research interests are related to Critical International Relations Theory, Securitisation Theory, Peace and Conflict Studies (peace operations, critique of liberal peace, non-violence, conflict resolution, and conflict and peace in Somalia), and Aesthetics and International Politics.

Hanna Samir Kassab is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Security Studies at East Carolina University. He teaches courses in national security, foreign policy and global politics. His most recent books Post-Cold War Predictions: Politicism in Practice and Power Vacuums and Global Politics: Areas of State and Non-state Competition in Multipolarity are published by Routledge. His journal articles include ‘The Twilight of US Dollar Hegemony and the Coming of the Multipolar World’ in AUSTRAL, with Armin Krishnan, and ‘Prestige, Humiliation And Saving Face: National Identity and Great Power Politics’ in Contemporary Military Challenges. He is the recipient of the Department of Defense’s Minerva Grant conducting a study called ‘Food Fights: War Narratives and Identity Reproduction in Evolving Conflicts.

Héctor Luis Saint-Pierre is a Full Professor in International Security and Conflicts Resolution in the International Relations Department at São Paulo State University, Deputy Executive Director at the Public Policy and International Relations Institute (IPPRI-Unesp), Founder and leader of the Defense and International Security Studies Group (Gedes), and member of the Directory of the Latin American Security and Defense Network (RESDAL) since its foundation. He is also member of the InterAmerican Defense College Ad Hoc Academic Board. He has published several books and a vast number of articles in specialized journals, book chapters, and many opinion articles in media outlets. His research is situated in Political Science and International Relations, emphasizing International Security, Defense Cooperation, Conflict, and War and Peace.

Hiago André Duarte de Albuquerque has a Master’s Degree Program in Strategic Studies at the Fluminense Federal University (PPGEST/UFF) and holds a bachelor in Political Science from Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) with a stint at the University of Maryland. His research areas of interest involve topics related to International Relations, Humanitarianism, Global-South and Latin America Studies.

Isabella Agostinelli dos Santos holds a PhD in International Relations from the Interinstitutional Graduate Program “San Tiago Dantas” (São Paulo State University, University of Campinas and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo), with a scholarship provided by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). Her research interests include International Relations Theory, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism, Death Studies, Middle East and Palestine Studies. Her PhD thesis focused on the daily and infrastructural violence experienced by Palestinians from Gaza Strip. Isabela is also a researcher of PUC-SP’s Research Group on International Conflicts (GECI) and at a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology for United States Studies (INCT-INEU).

Jonathan de Araujo de Assis is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Public Policy and International Relations Institute (IPPRI-Unesp). He holds a PhD in International Relations from São Paulo State University (Unesp/San Tiago Dantas). His research is in International Relations, Future Studies, Critical Military Studies, and Science and Technology Studies. He is a researcher in the Defense and International Security Study Group (Gedes) and in the Scenarios and Future Studies Group, and member of the Research Network on Strategic Autonomy, Defense Technology. He is a founder and leader of the Center for Studies on Technologies and Violence in South America (Netvas/Gedes). His more recent publications include works on Future Warfare, Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Technology, and Critical Military Studies.

Juan Ignacio Percoco holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations (Universidad Nacional de Rosario) and a PhD in International Relations (Universidad Nacional de Rosario). Awarded a doctoral scholarship by the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina, he is a researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Políticas/Escuela de Política y Gobierno - Universidad Nacional de San Martín (IIP/EPyG-UNSAM), and an Assistant professor of Introduction to International Relations and International Security. He is a Lecturer in the International Relations degree programme at the Universidad Austral. His research interests are international security and peacekeeping operations, especially the participation of South American countries like Argentina and Brazil in such activities.

Karla Resende da Costa is a PhD Candidate in International Relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Her research focuses on the intersection between conspiracy theories, science denial, emotions and politics.

Laura Pimentel Barbosa holds a PhD in Political Science from the Department of Political Science at University of São Paulo (DCP-USP), with her doctoral research funded by CAPES. She also earned a Master’s degree in Social Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from São Paulo State University (UNESP). Her research focuses on think tanks, global knowledge networks, political polarization, and American conservatism. Laura has served as a substitute professor of International Relations at UNESP and as an assistant professor for undergraduate courses at USP.

Luisa Cruz Lobato is Adjunct Professor at the Institute of International Relations (IRI) and Academic Coordinator of the Digital Humanities Laboratory (DHLab) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil. She holds a PhD in International Politics from the same institution, with an emphasis on Conflict, Violence and Pacification, and a BA from University of Amazônia. Her research takes interdisciplinary approach that explores the politics of digital technologies in Global South security, cybersecurity, and the role of the digital in infrastructuring democracy.

Luisa Davi Oliveira de Mesquita is a PhD Candidate in International Relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Her research focuses on the development of political subjectivities in fandom spaces, mainly those dedicated to entertainment related to the Hallyu, or the ‘Korean Wave,’ and how these shed light on alternative modes of identity building.

Marcio José Melo Malta an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Fluminense Federal University (INEST/UFF, International Relations), a Professor in the Graduate Program in Strategic Defense and Security Studies (PPGEST/UFF), a Researcher at the Foreign Policy Laboratory (Lepeb/UFF) and a Researcher at the International Policy Studies Laboratory (Lepin/Uff). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the Graduate Program in Political Science at the Fluminense Federal University (PPGCP/UFF), a Master’s in Political Science from the Graduate Program in Political Science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Fluminense Federal University. He’s also a cartoonist, going by the pseudonym Nico, and a Researcher at INCT-InEAC within the scope of the Atena Project.

Reginaldo Mattar Nasser is Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Professor in the Interinstitutional Graduate Program in International Relations “San Tiago Dantas” (São Paulo State University, University of Campinas and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo), leader of PUC-SP’s Research Group on International Conflicts (GECI) and a researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology for United States Studies (INCT-INEU). Reginaldo’s research interests include International Conflicts, Middle East Studies, US Foreign Policy, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism.

Thais Lemos Ribeiro is a research fellow at the Earth System Governance Network. Her current research is about methodology in the study of global environmental governance, global climate governance architecture, and environmental justice, with a focus on ontological and epistemological dimensions.

Thiago Borne served as a Professor of International Relations at multiple institutions in Brazil before shifting to international development. He holds a B.A. in International Relations, an M.A. in Political Science, and a Ph.D. in International Strategic Studies, all from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFGRS). His research interests span the use of force, military robotics, artificial intelligence, and the intersection of science fiction, international relations, and education.

Thiago Rodrigues is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Strategic Studies (INEST) of the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He got his PhD in Political Sciences (International Relations) at PUC-SP (Brazil) and the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III). He is a research fellow of the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq, Bolsa PQ) conducting a project on the theorization of drug policy making processes in the Americas. He is a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Group on Marx and Marxism (Niep-Marx/UFF) and directs SeDeAMERICAS (UFF). His latest books are Drogas e Capitalismo: uma análise marxista (2024) and Militarized Lives in the Global South – Latin America (co-edited with Monica Herz, 2024).

Veronica Korber Gonçalves is a professor at the Department of Economics and International Relations, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Her current research relates indigenous land rights in the Amazon in the XXI century, forest carbon credits and global climate change governance, and for that she focus on justice and allocation, considering the contextual conditions of inequality and diversity in the region.

Virginia Labiano holds a degree in International Relations (Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires), a Master’s degree in Political Sociology (Instituto Dr. José Ma. Luis Mora, Mx) and a PhD in Political Science (Universidad Nacional de San Memories of Future Empire e20230058 vol. 46(3) Sep/Dec 2024 23 of 23 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Martín). She is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina and researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Políticas/Escuela de Política y Gobierno - Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Her research interests are drug policy and the influence of ideas on public policy. She also is Assistant professor of Introduction to International Relations and International Organizations.

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