João Tavares is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of NOVA University of Lisbon. Since 2023, is lecturer at Faculty of Law and Political Science of Lusófona University - Oporto University Center and researcher at CEAD Francisco Suárez. From his published work, he is the author of Franco Nogueira e a política externa portuguesa do Estado Novo (Editora d'Ideias, Coimbra, 2023).