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Ricardo Martins

PhD in Sociology with specialisation in EU policies and international relations

Trump vs Brazil: The New Battle for Latin America – A Revival of the Monroe Doctrine?

When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that “they will try to interfere in the Brazilian elections,” he was not referring only to a diplomatic dispute between Brazil and the U.S. He was pointing to a broader geopolitical struggle over Brazil’s place in the world and over whether Latin America will continue to be treated as an exclusive sphere of influence by Washington.

Ricardo Martins

Is Ceuta a U.S. and Israel Revenge on Spain? Weaponising Migration as a Proxy War

The sudden mass crossing into Spain’s North African enclave raises questions that Europe cannot afford to dismiss as merely another migration crisis. The timing, Morocco’s behavior, and the growing strategic alignment between Rabat, Washington, and Tel Aviv point to something potentially more consequential: the weaponization of migration as an instrument of geopolitical pressure against Spain — and, by extension, against the European Union itself. In the end, it resulted in a political crisis within the EU.

Ricardo Martins

Germany's Staatsräson Doctrine

Germany's Staatsräson Has Become an Extra-Legal Doctrine

In attempting to redeem the past, Germany risks compromising the very liberal principles that post-war Germany was built to defend.

Ricardo Martins

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Can the European Parliament Repair Europe’s Broken China Policy?

Ricardo Martins

massmedia on Russia Ukraine War

War in Ukraine: Europe's Mirage of Victory and the Trauma of a Russian Victory

Ricardo Martins

Europe’s China Dilemma: Why the EU Still Cannot Decide What China Is

Ricardo Martins

Ankara’s Summit of Fractures

Ricardo Martins

Who Creates Value After the AI Revolution? Competing Geopolitical Visions of Intelligence, Labour and Power

Ricardo Martins

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