This work builds upon Holsti's model of institutional change to develop an analytical framewo... more This work builds upon Holsti's model of institutional change to develop an analytical framework for studying normative transformations within the English School tradition. This framework is used to probe how the Global War on Terror (GWoT) impacted the primary institutions of international society. The model uses primary institutions as markers of change and also adopts Holsti's categories of change. However, it further incorporates any increase/decrease in the capacity of norms, rules and values of primary institutions to mediate social reality as a variable to evaluate the direction of change. Additionally, the model uses three analytical-lenses to study primary institutions: the creational environment (i.e. the socio-political context in which norms are created and embedded), the substantive content (i.e. the cognitive content of these norms and values) and operationalisation (i.e. how these norms and values are interpreted and applied). This model is then applied to stud...
This chapter examines how international terrorism has impacted Brazil in the post 9/11 era and tr... more This chapter examines how international terrorism has impacted Brazil in the post 9/11 era and transformed its counterterrorism policy. It begins by noting that Brazilian politicians have long suggested that terrorism is someone else’s problem and that the political and cultural choices that the government has made had somehow immunized it to the terrorist threat. This perception was durable despite the actual evidence of terrorist group operation inside the country. In the post 9/11 era, external pressure from the United States has forced counterterrorism on the agenda of the Brazilian state, but political deadlock has meant relatively little legislation criminalizing terrorist activity has been passed. The state also still lacks effective counterterrorism policies due a dearth of expertise on the subject, the lack of a consolidated strategy to guide institutional actions as well as the inexistence of a systemic legal framework to structure counter-terrorism policies. As a result, ...
Estudos Internacionais: revista de relações internacionais da PUC Minas, 2021
Desde o fim do Império Otomano, o Oriente Médio passou por várias mudanças políticas abruptas e s... more Desde o fim do Império Otomano, o Oriente Médio passou por várias mudanças políticas abruptas e se tornou o palco de uma série de conflitos regionais e disputas entre as grandes potências que impactaram fortemente a forma como este complexo de segurança regional evoluiu. Usando o arcabouço teórico da Escola de Copenhague e da Escola Inglêsa, retraçamos como essas dinâmicas de segurança e insegurança estão em um processo ainda não terminado de constante evolução desde a queda do Império e como esses processos estão inseridos no contexto mais amplo e sistêmico da administração das grandes potências.
This article discusses the immediate states’ responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the light of the... more This article discusses the immediate states’ responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the light of the new crisis management model in order to better understand how global leaders are facing this unprecedented international crisis.
This article focus on the emergence of the criminalization of money laundering and the financing ... more This article focus on the emergence of the criminalization of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, as well as the conventions and bodies that promote the prevention of these crimes. It also approaches how the current transnational crime – and evolution of how they are commited – as well as the need for fast and constant legislative adaptation and the creation of specialized bodies to combat these crimes. It further discusses the recent interest of criminals in the insurance, capitalization and open private pension market, and thus, it analyzes SUSEP;s Circular nº 612/2020. The methodology used was historical research, addressing the evolution of conventions and legislation on the subject. The objective is to answer the following questions: How did the laws evolve so that they adapt and effectively prevent crime? Which international and national bodies are responsible for this prevention? How do terrorists operate in the insurance market, and what does the program to prev...
Revista Brasileira de Direito Internacional, Feb 21, 2017
O adensamento dos fluxos transnacionais no cenário internacional traz à tona a grande dificuldade... more O adensamento dos fluxos transnacionais no cenário internacional traz à tona a grande dificuldade das concepções tradicionais do Direito Internacional em se adequarem à nova realidade social. Estes fluxos vão afirmar a necessidade de se alterar o modelo clássico do Direito Internacional que se centra no Estado por um modelo que consiga se conciliar com o caráter multidimensional e as autoridades difusas das relações internacionais. O direito internacional deve assim expandir seu corpo normativo para incorporar a complexa teia de interdependência e correlação de poder entre os Estados-Nações e outros atores não governamentais que compõem o sistema internacional.
Since the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East has undergone several abrupt political ch... more Since the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East has undergone several abrupt political changes and became the stage of a series of regional conflicts and disputes by Great Powers that greatly impacted how this regional security complex evolved. Using the theoretical framework of both the School of Co-penhagen and the English School, we retrace how these security and insecurity dynamics has been in an unended process of constant evolution since the fall of the Empire and how these processes are embedded in the larger context of systemic great power management. Resumen Desde la desaparición del Imperio Otomano, Oriente Medio ha experimentado varios cambios políticos abruptos y se ha convertido en el escenario de una serie de conflictos regionales y disputas de las grandes potencias que impactaron enormemente en la evolución de este complejo de seguridad regional. Utilizan-do el marco teórico tanto de la Escuela de Copenhague como de la Escuela de Inglés, recordamos cómo estas ...
Revista Brasileira de Direito Empresarial, Dec 6, 2015
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma reflexão sobre a interface existente entre o... more O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma reflexão sobre a interface existente entre o uso e o abuso do direito à patente. Para alcançar o objetivo proposto será utilizado o método bibliográfico com enfoque no caso concreto envolvendo a disputa judicial contra a empresa Monsanto. Sendo assim, foi analisada uma vasta doutrina sobre o tema buscando identificar no caso concreto qual é a interface que equilibra o direito à patente. Os direitos de propriedade intelectual recorrentemente ocupam as páginas dos mais importantes jornais do mundo, demonstrando os conflitos existentes entre os mais diversos países quando o assunto se faz o uso exclusivo de determinado invento. É nesse ponto que pousa a relevância da pesquisa sobre o tema, vez que os direitos de propriedade intelectual necessitam de reflexões acadêmicas sobre os conflitos que os circundam.
The main target of this article is to discuss, in the light of the new crisis management models, ... more The main target of this article is to discuss, in the light of the new crisis management models, the immediate responses that state authorities have given to the COVID-19 crisis, in order to better understand the way in which global leaders are facing the novel international crises. Resumo O objetivo do artigo é discutir, à luz dos novos modelos de gestão de crise, as respostas imediatas que as autoridades estatais deram para a crise da COVID-19, a fim de entender melhor a maneira com que as lideranças globais estão enfrentando as novas crises interna-cionais. Palavras Chave: Coronavirus. Gestão de Crise. Risco. Resumen El objetivo del artículo es discutir, a la luz de los nuevos modelos de gestión de crisis, las respuestas inmediatas que las autoridades estatales han dado a la crisis COVID-19, a fin de comprender mejor la forma en que los líderes mundiales se enfrentan a las nuevas crisis internacionales. Palabras Clave: Coronavirus. Manejo de Crisis. Riesgo.
This article discusses the strategic shifts that the Islamic State (IS) has implemented in ordert... more This article discusses the strategic shifts that the Islamic State (IS) has implemented in orderto survive, especially in what regards its propaganda and military tactics. We argue that – fora long time now and in both domains – the IS and its predecessors have been flexible andresilient enough to adapt to new realities on the ground being able to shape and reshape itsstrategy and tactics towards its enemies’ capabilities and policies. In terms of propaganda,despite a decrease of its online presence, the IS has struggled to adapt some of its mainnarratives to the new reality brought about by the beginning of the international coalition attacks. However, evidence seems to suggest that the group will likely be able to maintainits online relevance yet for some time. Regarding its military tactics in Syria and Iraq, historyand current evidence points to a return to its insurgent roots. This seems to be corroboratedby the group’s current increasing resort to terrorism and guerrilla tacti...
This article attempts to map the reach of key universal norms and rules of human rights law in in... more This article attempts to map the reach of key universal norms and rules of human rights law in international society while also mapping, at the same time, specific regional interpretations and practices of such norms. By mapping the normative architecture of the primary institution of international law through its key human rights’ universal norms and rules, it is possible to undertake a geographic analysis of its diffusion and density throughout international society. Hence, it is also possible to visually assess the reach of norms we take for granted as being universal. On the other hand, the mapping of regional interpretations and practices of ‘global’ norms allows identifying if these regionalisms do construct coexistent regional clusters of different ‘international’ normative systems within the system-level institution governing international society. This mapping exercise hopes to contribute to the English School research agenda and its discussions of regions by trying to trace a clearer picture of the normative and institutional borders within international society and thus provide an additional tool to understand how regional norms and practice constitute, interact and redefine the global international society.
Resumo O presente artigo diagnostica e analisa o desenho institucional e jurídico brasileiro na p... more Resumo O presente artigo diagnostica e analisa o desenho institucional e jurídico brasileiro na prevenção e combate ao terrorismo internacional bem como busca entender suas limitações. Para isso, foram utilizadas entrevistas com membros do governo brasileiro, incluindo as polícias Militar e Federal, bem como a pesquisa primária em documentos desclassificados e de fonte aberta além da legislação relevante. Concentrando-se no terrorismo internacional pós 11 de Setembro, observamos que o problema do terrorismo internacional também ocorre em território brasileiro. Em seguida, foi mapeada a estrutura e desenho do atual aparato de prevenção e combate ao terrorismo internacional existente no Brasil e identificadas suas limitações. Em sequência, foram analisadas as sérias deficiências do atual sistema normativo brasileiro de combate ao terrorismo. Tendo traçado o desenho da estrutura legal e institucional existente sobre o assunto, verificou-se que as atuais propostas de legislação em debat...
ABSTRACT This short piece problematizes how the Brazilian teaching context, its institutions, str... more ABSTRACT This short piece problematizes how the Brazilian teaching context, its institutions, structures and political agenda(s) shape the teaching and learning of international studies.
Page 1. 1 MANAGING GREAT POWERS IN THE POST COLD WAR WORLD: OLD RULES, NEW GAME? THE CASE OF THE ... more Page 1. 1 MANAGING GREAT POWERS IN THE POST COLD WAR WORLD: OLD RULES, NEW GAME? THE CASE OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR Jorge Lasmar1 The way great powers interact with each other (great power management - gpm) is ...
The study of regions is an increasingly important trend in IR. A review of English School (ES) li... more The study of regions is an increasingly important trend in IR. A review of English School (ES) literature reveals that regions have been traditionally under-theorized within the ES research programme. Historically regions feature mostly either in its narratives on the expansion of ...
This work builds upon Holsti's model of institutional change to develop an analytical framewo... more This work builds upon Holsti's model of institutional change to develop an analytical framework for studying normative transformations within the English School tradition. This framework is used to probe how the Global War on Terror (GWoT) impacted the primary institutions of international society. The model uses primary institutions as markers of change and also adopts Holsti's categories of change. However, it further incorporates any increase/decrease in the capacity of norms, rules and values of primary institutions to mediate social reality as a variable to evaluate the direction of change. Additionally, the model uses three analytical-lenses to study primary institutions: the creational environment (i.e. the socio-political context in which norms are created and embedded), the substantive content (i.e. the cognitive content of these norms and values) and operationalisation (i.e. how these norms and values are interpreted and applied). This model is then applied to stud...
This chapter examines how international terrorism has impacted Brazil in the post 9/11 era and tr... more This chapter examines how international terrorism has impacted Brazil in the post 9/11 era and transformed its counterterrorism policy. It begins by noting that Brazilian politicians have long suggested that terrorism is someone else’s problem and that the political and cultural choices that the government has made had somehow immunized it to the terrorist threat. This perception was durable despite the actual evidence of terrorist group operation inside the country. In the post 9/11 era, external pressure from the United States has forced counterterrorism on the agenda of the Brazilian state, but political deadlock has meant relatively little legislation criminalizing terrorist activity has been passed. The state also still lacks effective counterterrorism policies due a dearth of expertise on the subject, the lack of a consolidated strategy to guide institutional actions as well as the inexistence of a systemic legal framework to structure counter-terrorism policies. As a result, ...
Estudos Internacionais: revista de relações internacionais da PUC Minas, 2021
Desde o fim do Império Otomano, o Oriente Médio passou por várias mudanças políticas abruptas e s... more Desde o fim do Império Otomano, o Oriente Médio passou por várias mudanças políticas abruptas e se tornou o palco de uma série de conflitos regionais e disputas entre as grandes potências que impactaram fortemente a forma como este complexo de segurança regional evoluiu. Usando o arcabouço teórico da Escola de Copenhague e da Escola Inglêsa, retraçamos como essas dinâmicas de segurança e insegurança estão em um processo ainda não terminado de constante evolução desde a queda do Império e como esses processos estão inseridos no contexto mais amplo e sistêmico da administração das grandes potências.
This article discusses the immediate states’ responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the light of the... more This article discusses the immediate states’ responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the light of the new crisis management model in order to better understand how global leaders are facing this unprecedented international crisis.
This article focus on the emergence of the criminalization of money laundering and the financing ... more This article focus on the emergence of the criminalization of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, as well as the conventions and bodies that promote the prevention of these crimes. It also approaches how the current transnational crime – and evolution of how they are commited – as well as the need for fast and constant legislative adaptation and the creation of specialized bodies to combat these crimes. It further discusses the recent interest of criminals in the insurance, capitalization and open private pension market, and thus, it analyzes SUSEP;s Circular nº 612/2020. The methodology used was historical research, addressing the evolution of conventions and legislation on the subject. The objective is to answer the following questions: How did the laws evolve so that they adapt and effectively prevent crime? Which international and national bodies are responsible for this prevention? How do terrorists operate in the insurance market, and what does the program to prev...
Revista Brasileira de Direito Internacional, Feb 21, 2017
O adensamento dos fluxos transnacionais no cenário internacional traz à tona a grande dificuldade... more O adensamento dos fluxos transnacionais no cenário internacional traz à tona a grande dificuldade das concepções tradicionais do Direito Internacional em se adequarem à nova realidade social. Estes fluxos vão afirmar a necessidade de se alterar o modelo clássico do Direito Internacional que se centra no Estado por um modelo que consiga se conciliar com o caráter multidimensional e as autoridades difusas das relações internacionais. O direito internacional deve assim expandir seu corpo normativo para incorporar a complexa teia de interdependência e correlação de poder entre os Estados-Nações e outros atores não governamentais que compõem o sistema internacional.
Since the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East has undergone several abrupt political ch... more Since the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East has undergone several abrupt political changes and became the stage of a series of regional conflicts and disputes by Great Powers that greatly impacted how this regional security complex evolved. Using the theoretical framework of both the School of Co-penhagen and the English School, we retrace how these security and insecurity dynamics has been in an unended process of constant evolution since the fall of the Empire and how these processes are embedded in the larger context of systemic great power management. Resumen Desde la desaparición del Imperio Otomano, Oriente Medio ha experimentado varios cambios políticos abruptos y se ha convertido en el escenario de una serie de conflictos regionales y disputas de las grandes potencias que impactaron enormemente en la evolución de este complejo de seguridad regional. Utilizan-do el marco teórico tanto de la Escuela de Copenhague como de la Escuela de Inglés, recordamos cómo estas ...
Revista Brasileira de Direito Empresarial, Dec 6, 2015
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma reflexão sobre a interface existente entre o... more O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma reflexão sobre a interface existente entre o uso e o abuso do direito à patente. Para alcançar o objetivo proposto será utilizado o método bibliográfico com enfoque no caso concreto envolvendo a disputa judicial contra a empresa Monsanto. Sendo assim, foi analisada uma vasta doutrina sobre o tema buscando identificar no caso concreto qual é a interface que equilibra o direito à patente. Os direitos de propriedade intelectual recorrentemente ocupam as páginas dos mais importantes jornais do mundo, demonstrando os conflitos existentes entre os mais diversos países quando o assunto se faz o uso exclusivo de determinado invento. É nesse ponto que pousa a relevância da pesquisa sobre o tema, vez que os direitos de propriedade intelectual necessitam de reflexões acadêmicas sobre os conflitos que os circundam.
The main target of this article is to discuss, in the light of the new crisis management models, ... more The main target of this article is to discuss, in the light of the new crisis management models, the immediate responses that state authorities have given to the COVID-19 crisis, in order to better understand the way in which global leaders are facing the novel international crises. Resumo O objetivo do artigo é discutir, à luz dos novos modelos de gestão de crise, as respostas imediatas que as autoridades estatais deram para a crise da COVID-19, a fim de entender melhor a maneira com que as lideranças globais estão enfrentando as novas crises interna-cionais. Palavras Chave: Coronavirus. Gestão de Crise. Risco. Resumen El objetivo del artículo es discutir, a la luz de los nuevos modelos de gestión de crisis, las respuestas inmediatas que las autoridades estatales han dado a la crisis COVID-19, a fin de comprender mejor la forma en que los líderes mundiales se enfrentan a las nuevas crisis internacionales. Palabras Clave: Coronavirus. Manejo de Crisis. Riesgo.
This article discusses the strategic shifts that the Islamic State (IS) has implemented in ordert... more This article discusses the strategic shifts that the Islamic State (IS) has implemented in orderto survive, especially in what regards its propaganda and military tactics. We argue that – fora long time now and in both domains – the IS and its predecessors have been flexible andresilient enough to adapt to new realities on the ground being able to shape and reshape itsstrategy and tactics towards its enemies’ capabilities and policies. In terms of propaganda,despite a decrease of its online presence, the IS has struggled to adapt some of its mainnarratives to the new reality brought about by the beginning of the international coalition attacks. However, evidence seems to suggest that the group will likely be able to maintainits online relevance yet for some time. Regarding its military tactics in Syria and Iraq, historyand current evidence points to a return to its insurgent roots. This seems to be corroboratedby the group’s current increasing resort to terrorism and guerrilla tacti...
This article attempts to map the reach of key universal norms and rules of human rights law in in... more This article attempts to map the reach of key universal norms and rules of human rights law in international society while also mapping, at the same time, specific regional interpretations and practices of such norms. By mapping the normative architecture of the primary institution of international law through its key human rights’ universal norms and rules, it is possible to undertake a geographic analysis of its diffusion and density throughout international society. Hence, it is also possible to visually assess the reach of norms we take for granted as being universal. On the other hand, the mapping of regional interpretations and practices of ‘global’ norms allows identifying if these regionalisms do construct coexistent regional clusters of different ‘international’ normative systems within the system-level institution governing international society. This mapping exercise hopes to contribute to the English School research agenda and its discussions of regions by trying to trace a clearer picture of the normative and institutional borders within international society and thus provide an additional tool to understand how regional norms and practice constitute, interact and redefine the global international society.
Resumo O presente artigo diagnostica e analisa o desenho institucional e jurídico brasileiro na p... more Resumo O presente artigo diagnostica e analisa o desenho institucional e jurídico brasileiro na prevenção e combate ao terrorismo internacional bem como busca entender suas limitações. Para isso, foram utilizadas entrevistas com membros do governo brasileiro, incluindo as polícias Militar e Federal, bem como a pesquisa primária em documentos desclassificados e de fonte aberta além da legislação relevante. Concentrando-se no terrorismo internacional pós 11 de Setembro, observamos que o problema do terrorismo internacional também ocorre em território brasileiro. Em seguida, foi mapeada a estrutura e desenho do atual aparato de prevenção e combate ao terrorismo internacional existente no Brasil e identificadas suas limitações. Em sequência, foram analisadas as sérias deficiências do atual sistema normativo brasileiro de combate ao terrorismo. Tendo traçado o desenho da estrutura legal e institucional existente sobre o assunto, verificou-se que as atuais propostas de legislação em debat...
ABSTRACT This short piece problematizes how the Brazilian teaching context, its institutions, str... more ABSTRACT This short piece problematizes how the Brazilian teaching context, its institutions, structures and political agenda(s) shape the teaching and learning of international studies.
Page 1. 1 MANAGING GREAT POWERS IN THE POST COLD WAR WORLD: OLD RULES, NEW GAME? THE CASE OF THE ... more Page 1. 1 MANAGING GREAT POWERS IN THE POST COLD WAR WORLD: OLD RULES, NEW GAME? THE CASE OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR Jorge Lasmar1 The way great powers interact with each other (great power management - gpm) is ...
The study of regions is an increasingly important trend in IR. A review of English School (ES) li... more The study of regions is an increasingly important trend in IR. A review of English School (ES) literature reveals that regions have been traditionally under-theorized within the ES research programme. Historically regions feature mostly either in its narratives on the expansion of ...
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