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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

EVOLUTION OF THE POLITICAL REGIME IN UKRAINE: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THE PRESENT

OLEKSANDR SYCH, DMYTRO DZVINCHUK, IHOR DEBENKO, BOHDAN HRYVNAK, DARYNA SEKH

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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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