JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations is a scientific and peer-reviewed magazine published exclusively online, bilingual, with free access and free of charge, published by OBSERVARE – Observatório de Relações Exteriores (Observatory for External Relations), which is a research unit in International Relations of the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa.
CURRENT ISSUE
Vol. 16, N.º 2, November 2025-April 2026
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.16.2
VOL16 No. 2 of JANUS NET, e-journal of international Relations presents 24 scientific articles, 4 notes and 1 critical review. The diversity of topics covered and case studies is increasingly a reality. Topics of great importance for understanding current international relations are addressed, with a focus on studies on the international order, the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and International Relations, unequal access to digital technology, the role of science in maritime education, different perspectives on International Organisations, defense and security studies, foreign policy, human rights, the crisis and debt in the Global South, visas and tourism, and African entrepreneurship. The main regional areas under analysis are the US, China, Asia-Pacific, Russia, Ukraine, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Guinea-Bissau.
This issue features 46 authors, 13 of whom are Portuguese and 33 (71.7%) are foreigners from India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Russia, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Nigeria, Angola, the US, the UK, Spain and Italy.
ARTICLES
MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF WORLD ORDER STUDIES: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
KHUSHBU DAHIYA, PARDEEP KUMAR
DIGITAL DIVIDE: ANALYSING THE IMPACT OF UNEQUAL ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL MOBILITY
TIPUSULTAN ALARSAHEB INAMDAR
INTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INTO MARITIME VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: ENHANCING GLOBAL COMPETENCE IN THE INDUSTRY
MARUDUT BERNADTUA SIMANJUNTAK
TAIWAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN US-CHINA COMPETITION
ANTONINA ŁUSZCZYKIEWICZ-MENDIS, PATRICK MENDIS
O IMPACTO DA INICIATIVA FAIXA E ROTA NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO SUDESTE ASIÁTICO COM DESTAQUE AO CAMBOJA – A CONTINUAÇÃO DE UM “DESENVOLVIMENTO DEPENDENTE”?
PAULO VICTOR BASÍLIO JERONYMO
RETHINKING CHINA’S GRAY-ZONE STRATEGIES: CASES FROM THE EAST CHINA SEA, SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND TAIWAN STRAIT
HSIAO-CHUAN LIAO
REBUILDING THE “ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY”: A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
TRAN BACH HIEU, LE HOANG KIET, TRAN XUAN HIEP
SECURING THE SELF: ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND ENERGY RELATIONS IN EU-CENTRAL ASIA ENGAGEMENT AFTER UKRAINE
MARIA RAQUEL FREIRE, KOMRON FAYZULLOEV
RUSSIA’S TURN TO THE EAST: ANALYSING THE DRIVERS OF MOSCOW’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION SINCE 1991
MÓNICA ROMÁN GONZÁLEZ
THE BREAK IN RUSSIAN–AMERICAN RELATIONS: ANALYZING THE DIPLOMATIC TRAIL TO THE IRAQ WAR
EBRAHIM DARYAEE MOTLAGH
EVOLUTION OF THE POLITICAL REGIME IN UKRAINE: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THE PRESENT
OLEKSANDR SYCH, DMYTRO DZVINCHUK, IHOR DEBENKO, BOHDAN HRYVNAK, DARYNA SEKH
EU-NIQUE PERSPECTIVES? ANALYSING CONTRASTING POSITIONS ON THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT WITHIN THE EU
MATILDE RAMOS, FILIPA SÁ, NOA SILVA, MARIANA RESENDE, ISABELLA CASTRO
THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVES IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE WESTERN BALKANS
RUI SAMARCOS LORA
MULHERES EM ORGANIZAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS: O CASO DE MARIA DE LOURDES PINTASILGO NA UNESCO (1975 -1979)
RAQUEL VALENTE DOS SANTOS
BRICS VS. G7: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EFFICIENCY IN SHAPING GLOBAL ORDER
PATKAR KALPESH DILIP
IMPLICATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM ON DEBT CRISIS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
ZEKERI MOMOH
A PROJEÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DE ANGOLA: CONDICIONANTES INTERNOS DA POLÍTICA EXTERNA E DA POLÍTICA DE DEFESA
NATHALY XAVIER SCHUTZ
O PROCESSO DE INCUBAÇÃO DE EMPRESAS PARA O FOMENTO DO EMPREENDEDORISMO EM ANGOLA: NA VISÃO DOS INCUBADOS
MANUEL CONCEIÇÃO DA SILVA MENDES
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND GUINEA-BISSAU BETWEEN DIPLOMACY, ECONOMY AND SECURITY
ORAZIO MARIA GNERRE
BETWEEN VISAS AND TOURISM: SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION, ANALYSIS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH
EDGAR ROMARIO ARANIBAR RAMOS, THIAGO ALLIS
ROLE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENSURING JUSTICE
APARNA SRIVASTAVA, SHIVANI TOMAR
SAFE BUT SEEN? EVALUATING THE PROMISE AND PERILS OF WITNESS PROTECTION IN INDIA AND THE USA
ANEELA FATIMA, MANYA PUNDHIR
NOTES AND REFLECTIONS
“ORGULHOSAMENTE ACOMPANHADOS”: OLHAR PARA A AMÉRICA LATINA COMO MÁRIO SOARES
ANDREA IMAGINÁRIO BINGRE, DÉBORA DUARTE
ISSUES OF APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CIVIL LITIGATION
PIRMATOV OTABEK SHAVKATOVICH
CRITICAL REVIEW
PREVIOUS ISSUES
Vol. 16, N.º 1, (2025)
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.16.1
VOL16 N1 includes articles on contemporary issues and a wide range of topics and methodologies, reflected in 21 articles, 3 notes and 2 critical reviews. Some topics and cases are analysed in more than one text, which enriches the approaches and allows for a deeper unde... See Edition
Vol. 15, N.º 2, (2024), Novembro 2024-Abril 2025
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.15.2
The VOL15 No. 2 offers an eclectic and multi-thematic reading with texts that address both theoretical and framework issues, as well as case studies. The analyses presented are geared towards relevant and contemporary issues, such as human and internal security, migrati... See Edition
Vol. 15, N.º 1, (2024)
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.15.1
This issue of Volume 15, Number 1, includes 18 articles, 4 notes and 1 critical review. The thematic diversity defines this issue, highlighting topics such as the global dynamics of geopolitics, security and defence diplomacy; strategic communication and European public... See Edition
Vol. 14, N.º 2, (2023), November 2023-April 2024
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.14.2
The VOL14 N2 of JANUS.NET presents a wide range of topics and case studies. This issue brings together 18 articles, 3 notes and 1 critical review, written by 39 authors from 10 countries in China (Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and ... See Edition
CURRENT THEMATIC DOSSIER
Vol. 16, N.º N2, TD4, (2026), Thematic Dossier - European Union Security Governance: from Integration to Strategic Autonomy
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.DT03226
O dossiê temático European Union Security Governance: From Integration to Strategic Autonomy reúne um conjunto de contribuições dedicadas à análise da temática da segurança, e da sua governação, na União Europeia, englobando tanto a dimensão externa como interna. Num contexto geopolítico de rápida transformação, marcado por crescentes pressões externas e redefinições estratégicas, torna-se particularmente relevante examinar de que forma a União Europeia está a adaptar os seus instrumentos para responder aos desafios contemporâneos que afetam direta e indiretamente a sua segurança.
Partindo de uma abordagem holística, o dossiê explora dimensões centrais do atual quadro de segurança europeu, incluindo a soberania económica, com especial enfoque no controlo do investimento direto estrangeiro, as ameaças digitais no âmbito da governação de dados, a gestão das fronteiras externas face às dinâmicas migratórias, a crescente securitização de minerais críticos no contexto da guerra na Ucrânia e as dinâmicas de projeção de poder em cenários como o Mali. Esta diversidade temática reflete a natureza multifacetada da segurança no espaço da União Europeia e contribui para uma compreensão multidisciplinar das dinâmicas contemporâneas das Relações Internacionais.
As diferentes contribuições permitem analisar o enquadramento jurídico e institucional da União Europeia, identificar lacunas nas políticas existentes, evidenciar tensões entre os níveis nacional e supranacional e avaliar o papel de atores externos na configuração do ambiente estratégico europeu. O dossiê culmina numa reflexão crítica sobre a evolução de uma grande estratégia europeia ainda em consolidação.
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