Raquel Vaz Pinto is a researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI) of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and an Associate Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the same university. She is a respected voice in the debate on international politics, particularly on Asia’s strategic dynamics, human rights, and global power relations. As a resident analyst at SIC Notícias, she has been an active contributor to political literacy in Portugal.
With a solid academic career in International Relations, Raquel Vaz Pinto served as President of the Portuguese Political Science Association and as consultant to the Board of Trustees of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. She is the author of several books and essays on global politics and contemporary culture, including Os Portugueses e o Mundo (FFMS), A Grande Muralha e o Legado de Tiananmen, and Para Lá do Relvado: O que Podemos Aprender com o Futebol (Tinta da China). She also wrote the introduction to the new Portuguese edition of George Orwell’s 1984 (Penguin). In addition, she is co-author of influential podcasts that have shaped public debate, such as As Amigas de Eleanor (FLAD), and participated in two seasons of [In]Pertinente (FFMS).
Raquel Vaz Pinto’s talks are engaging, accessible, and intellectually stimulating. She speaks with clarity and depth on issues such as Chinese foreign policy, power balances in the Indo-Pacific, the United States, the geopolitics of human rights, and contemporary international relations. Her conferences are particularly suited for audiences who value strategic thinking, global culture, and informed analysis of current affairs.
China’s foreign policy and strategy
The United States and the Indo-Pacific
Global leadership and power dynamics
Women, politics, and strategic thinking
What football can teach us: culture, leadership, and identity
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