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  • Thematic dossier - Brazil-China relations: The rise of modern International Order
    Vol. 15 No. 2, TD1 (2024)

    As a result of an institutional collaboration between the University of Macau (China), Autonoma University of Lisbon (Portugal), the Centro Universitário do Sul de Minas - UNIS-MG (Brazil), the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), and the Institute of African Studies - Zhejiang Normal University (China), we are excited to announce the latest peer-reviewed special edition of our journal, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Brazil-China diplomatic relations (1974-2024). This special issue delves into the multifaceted partnership between these two nations, highlighting their long-standing comprehensive collaboration as members of the G20, Forum Macau, and BRICS+. As both countries navigate the complexities of the international landscape, particularly as leading members of the global south, this edition provides academic analyses and insights from both leading and emerging scholars on how Brazil and China have leveraged their cooperation in bilateral and multilateral dimensions to advance their mutual interests and contribute to global economic stability. This edition also explores the dynamic trade relationship between Brazil and China, emphasizing their status as each other's largest bilateral trade partners. It covers a wide range of topics including economics, partnerships, multilateralism, political relations, gender, health, technology, international security, foreign policy, the Lusophone world, climate change, and energy – all of which we believe are part of the international as an everyday practice. Through comprehensive research articles, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the economic, political, and cultural exchanges that have shaped this robust partnership. We invite academics, policymakers, and anyone interested in international relations to explore this rich compilation of knowledge, celebrating five decades of Brazil-China cooperation and looking ahead to future opportunities for collaboration.

  • Novembro 2024-Abril 2025
    Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024)

    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, migration, peace treaties and diplomacy, international law and the principle of inviolable borders, the work of international courts, failed states, energy dependency and ecological citizenship. The issue contains 18 articles, 4 notes and a critical review. In the more than 500 pages that make up the issue, 40 authors from Belgium, China, Spain, Ghana, India, Italy, Kosovo, Nigeria, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Ukraine collaborated.

  • Dossiê Temático - Rede Lusófona de Educação Ambiental: perspectivas de cooperação para construir respostas sociais a uma crise socioambiental global
    Vol. 15 No. 1, TD1 (2024)

    Este dossiê temático resulta de um processo de cooperação internacional iniciado no ano de 2005, que teve por objetivo integrar educadores ambientais que atuam nos países e comunidades que compartilham a lusofonia, entre as características que marcam a sua cultura e a sua história. A criação da Rede Lusófona de Educação Ambiental (Redeluso) constitui-se como um processo de cooperação voltado para a criação de um espaço de ação coletiva, comprometido com a construção de sociedades mais sustentáveis, mais justas e democráticas a partir de formação da cidadania. Dentre as suas ações, a Redeluso promove encontros presenciais periódicos entre os participantes dos países e comunidades que a integram, nomeadamente, Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Galiza (Espanha), Guiné-Bissau, Guiné Equatorial, Moçambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe e Timor-Leste. Assim, este dossiê sistematiza reflexões a partir de práticas de Educação Ambiental desenvolvidas e apresentadas no VII Congresso Internacional de Educação Ambiental dos Países e Comunidades de Língua Portuguesa, que decorreu em julho de 2023 na cidade de Maputo (Moçambique).

  • Vol. 15 No. 1 (2024)

    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 opinion on NATO; the state confidentiality, the transnational crime and regional order law; the cooperation for development and the participation of civil society and the different stakeholders; the Council of Europe and human rights; youth mobilisation in the European elections; disinformation on natural disasters; and the legal gaps surrounding fertility. This issue includes 43 authors from Angola, Brazil, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan.

  • Dossiê temático - Portugal e Brasil: história, presente e futuro
    Vol. 14 No. 2, TD2 (2024)

    This thematic dossier entitled "Portugal and Brazil: history, present and future" is made up of five articles (evaluated in double blind referee) resulting from papers presented at the International Colloquium of the same name, which took place at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa on 3 November 2022. As part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of Brazil's independence, the central proposal of this dossier remained the same as that of the Colloquium, i.e. to bring together specialists from two scientific areas, International Relations and History, to reflect on the relations maintained between the different Ibero-American territories and colonies, within the framework of independence up to the present day.

  • Thematic dossier - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on East
    Vol. 14 No. 2, TD1 (2024)

    This JANUS special issue, made up of seven articles, is entitled “Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on East Asia”. All the authors were participants in the Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau (CCCM) Annual Conferences, which are held in Lisbon in the spring every year. The first two articles provide new and important insights on the pre-modern development of the Melaka-Singapore region, and on the history of Christianity in Korea. The third article specifically examines developments in contemporary Chinese political governance, and is followed by two articles that focus on different aspects of Chinese international diplomacy. One article examines China’s strategic utilization of its burgeoning sports industry, while the other deals with the role of Chinese gastronomy as an effective means to promote China on the international stage. The concluding two articles focus, respectively, on the contemporary education system in China, viewed from the perspective of sociology of education, and the development of two major banks, namely the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, that are playing increasingly important roles in investment in Asia.

  • November 2023-April 2024
    Vol. 14 No. 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 Ukraine), highlighting the international dimension of the texts. The topics covered in the Articles section highlight relevant contemporary international issues, such as the New World Order, the different perspectives on war and, consequently, security, the growing interest in the Arctic routes, cooperation and diplomacy, the mobility of people and international protection, entrepreneurship and the climate crisis. The Notes section presents three reflections on cryptocurrencies, including the legal dimension, and the issue of security associated with climate change. The issue ends with a review of the book "Cold War 2.0" by Mariano Aguirre.

  • Thematic dossier - European Union-China relations
    Vol. 14 No. 1, TD1 (2023)

    This special issue offers a comprehensive analysis of the current state of European Union-China relations, bringing innovative perspectives and questions about how fast and deep the bilateral relationship is changing. The five articles featured in the volume address the topic from multiple perspectives, namely the Chinese partnerships between China and EU member states, possible attributes of China-EU relations’ current state of affairs, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, the role of the EU amidst U.S.-China competition, the EU’s security in the context of the Ukraine war. The inception of the special issue was the 6th edition of the International Conference “Europe as a Global Actor”, hosted by ISCTE-IUL and OBSERVARE-UAL in May 2022.

  • Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023)

    The first issue of Volume 14 of Janus.net, e-journal of international relations, presents 14 scientific articles evaluated in double blind peer review and 3 thematic reflection notes. The topics chosen by the authors are diverse, although presenting common points, which gives scientific unity and consistency. The subjects analysed include Defense education, securitization, Public International Law and international terrorism, military strategy, the scientific study of wars and armed conflicts through the term polemology, violence and populism, foreign policy, cooperation and paradiplomacy, closing the section of articles with an analysis of the circular economy. The three reflection notes focus on the analysis of blockchain technologies, improbable partnerships, and China's role in the Ukraine war.

  • Thematic dossier: Perspectives on China's International Presence: Strategies, Processes and Challenges
    Vol. 13 No. 2, TD1 (2022)

    This special issue is entitled “Perspectives on China’s International Presence: Strategies, Processes and Challenges”. All the authors were participants in the Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau (CCCM) China Conferences, held annually in the spring. The first two articles look back at developments in the first decade of the millennium, and provide important analysis that contributes to our understanding of the events that mark the present-day. The remaining three articles focus on contemporary political issues, and deal with various aspects of Chinese domestic and international politics. Each of the papers presents original research, with independent and novel findings, that will certainly be of use to the readers of the issue in understanding recent issues that concern China in the twenty-first century.