Geopolitics of Sub-Saharan Africa Multilateralism and Power Politics (e-learning) 2026

The Geopolitics of Sub-Saharan Africa course uses the Geopolitics analysis tool – space as a theater of operations – to understand Sub- Saharan Africa today. With a multidisciplinary approach, the...

LUÍS MOITA: ETHICS AND SOLIDARITY – ‘Antena1 Todos Ouvidos’

LUÍS MOITA: ETHICS AND SOLIDARITY | Ep. 210 Mar. 2026 | HERE With a PhD in Ethics and a scholar of war and peace, Luis Moita (1939-2023), leader of CIDAC and a civic and moral reference for...

CALL FOR PAPERS – 1st International Conference ‘Language and World’

The World and Language Conference will be a space for critical reflection dedicated to the study of languages as structuring elements of human, political and cultural relations, following a...

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The Foreign Relations Observatory was created in 1996 as a centre for International Relations studies at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL). Since then it has carried out a large number of research projects and organised publications, most notably the JANUS Yearbook and the scientific journal JANUS.NET, e-journal of international relations.
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OBSERVARE – Observatory of Foreign Relations

The Observatory of Foreign Relations was created in 1996 as a center for studies in International Relations at the Autonomous University of Lisbon. Since then, it has conducted several research projects in this scientific area, among which the publication of a JANUS yearbook- initially co-edited with PUBLIC newspaper and later taken over by EDIUAL, publisher of the Autonomous University, should be highlighted.
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RESEARCH STRANDS

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A) Security, War and Peace Studies

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B) Economic Spaces and Resources Management

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C) People and States: constructions and interactions

Recent OBSERVARE Publications

Mário Soares and Latin America: past, present and future
Mário Soares and Latin America: past, present and future

Coordination: Ana Paula Laborinho - OEI Ana Mónica Fonseca – CEI ISCTE Bruno Figueroa – Embaixador do México em Portugal Cátia Miriam Costa – CEI ISCTE Filipe Vasconcelos Romão - Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa Nancy Elena Ferreira Gomes - Universidade Autónoma de...

The moral meaning of human communion – Luís Moita’s thesis
The moral meaning of human communion – Luís Moita’s thesis

The decision to publish a new edition of Professor Luís Moita's PhD thesis in the OBSERVARE Collection made sense from the outset and the reasons are simple: it is a scientific document produced as part of a PhD; its author was one of the most important professors in...

Researchers Publications

OBSERVARE researchers have interventions beyond our editions. In this context, we present a set of the most important titles, thus contributing to the dissemination of everyone’s work.

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PRÉMIOS OBSERVARE

OBSERVARE decided to establish an award to pay tribute to individuals or organizations that have stood out due to intellectual creativity or relevant practice in their contribution to the understanding of international realities, solidarity among peoples and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. This initiative aims to extend university practice to the positive movements that permeate our world and complement scientific studies through the exercise of cosmopolitan citizenship.

JANUS.NET

Scientific and peer-reviewed magazine published exclusively online, bilingual, with free access and free of charge, published by OBSERVARE.

ANUÁRIO JANUS

The JANUS Yearbook studies the world situation, privileging Portugal’s relationship with other countries.

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