Teaching Activities
Teaching Year Semester Course Name Degree(s) Coordinator
2025/2026 Europe as A Global Actor Master Degree in International Studies; No
2024/2025 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2024/2025 Europe as A Global Actor Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 Research Design Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 Europe as A Global Actor Master Degree in International Studies; No
2023/2024 Europe as A Global Actor Master Degree in International Studies; No
Supervisions
Ph.D. Thesis (3)
Ongoing (3)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Abbas Ismail International Mediation Strategies in the Middle East Conflicts: Effective Settlement in Lebanon vs. Divisive Stalemate in Syria English Developing Iscte 2021
Abbas Ismail International mediation strategies in the middle east conflicts: Effective settlement in Lebanon vs. Divisive stalemate in Syria English Delivered Iscte 2022
Dimitar Dimitrov Atanasov The EU-Russia Decoupling in a Multipolar World – A Neoclassical Realist Perspective English Developing Iscte --
M.Sc. Dissertations (21)
Ongoing (12)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Laura Coutinho Marques Morais Pimenta The European Union’s Role in the Unresolved Cyprus Conflict English Delivered Iscte 2024
Maria dos Santos Galhano Quantifying Europe’s Energy Dilemma: Security, Equity, and Policy Trade-Offs through MCDA English Delivered Iscte 2024
Francisco Manuel Dias Sobral Gas in Mozambique: between development and decline English Developing Iscte 2023
Mahavidanage Lasni Kulatilleke Martinez The European Union's emerging Indo-Pacific presence in terms of security cooperation English Developing Iscte 2023
Judit Benjamin Cooperation in Space Security: New Actors, Barriers and Prospects en English Developing Iscte 2023
Despoina Lampsa Securing Offshore Renewable Energy in Complex Maritime Environments: Maritime Security and Infrastructure Resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Developing Iscte 2025
Philipp Weigele Conflict resolution and ontological security - The case of Russia, Ukraine and EU Developing Iscte 2025
Francisco Barreto Pateiro The Weaponization of Supply Chains: How States and Multinational Corporations Use Trade Dependencies as Tools of Geopolitical Leverage Developing Iscte 2025
Francisco Maria de Carvalho Bastos Mira Serbia’s Foreign-Policy Duality: EU Accession Aspirations and Enduring Eastern Alignments Developing Iscte 2025
Rafael Eduardo Trole Reis The hybrid weaponization of Ukrainian cereal by Russia and its impact on neighbouring countries Developing Iscte 2025
Ivona Mileva The EU Accession Dilemma: Assessing the Impact of Political Instability and Governance Challenges in Serbia and Kosovo. Developing Iscte 2025
Elena Latysheva Energy transition and geopolitics Developing Iscte 2024
Concluded (9)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Francisco Manuel Dias Sobral Gas in Mozambique: between development and decline English Iscte 2024 2024
Mahavidanage Lasni Kulatilleke Martinez The European Union's emerging Indo-Pacific presence in terms of security cooperation. English Iscte 2024 2024
Judit Benjamin Shifting Dynamics in Space Security: The Barriers and Prospects of Cooperation English Iscte 2024 2024
Fernando Miguel Carreira Poças The impact of the war in Ukraine in the stability of Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, viewed by young political in*uencers English Iscte 2022 2023
Rita Fonseca Pereira Russia, Goodbye!: An analysis of Russia-Ukraine Geopolitical Dynamics and Competing Narratives within the Eurovision Song Contest (2003-2023) English Iscte 2023 2023
Dimitar Atanasov NATO and the EU ? Who Has The Main Role In Ensuring Energy Security in Europe? Instances of (de)securitization of energy security on part of NATO and the EU and their Overlap in the protection of critical (energy) infrastructure English Iscte 2023 2023
Fernando Miguel Carreira Poças The impact of the war in Ukraine in the stability of Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, viewed by young political influencers. English Iscte 2023 2023
Rita Isabel Fonseca Pereira "Russia, Goodbye!": An analysis of Russia-Ukraine Geopolitical Dynamics and Competing Narratives within the Eurovision Song Contest (2003-2023) English Iscte 2023 2023
Dimitar Dimitrov Atanasov NATO and the EU ? Who Has The Main Role In Ensuring Energy Security in Europe?Instances of (de)securitization of energy security on part of NATO and the EU and their Overlap in the protection of critical (energy) infrastructure. English Iscte 2023 2023