Strong institutions are essential for stability, prosperity, and strategic resilience. The Centre examines democratic governance, public administration, institutional modernization, transparency, accountability, and public policy reform. Through research and public debate, we seek to contribute to discussions on how institutions can adapt to the challenges of technological change, globalization, demographic transformation, and growing societal expectations.
Atlantic Perspectives
25 September 2026
Artur Victoria
On 24 September 2026, the international community marked World Maritime Day. It is one of several occasions during the year that ask us to pay attention to the sea. Their names can sound similar, but each directs our attention towards a different part of a…
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Research Reports
27 June 2026
Filipe Chaves Manoel Candeias
For much of the twentieth century, maritime tourism occupied a relatively modest position within national economic planning. Governments largely regarded it as an extension of the hospitality industry, associated primarily with beaches, cruises, leisure navigation and coastal recreation. Academic literature similarly approached maritime tourism through…
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Atlantic Perspectives
18 June 2026
Ocean Geopolitics Centre
The twenty-first century is increasingly becoming the Ocean Century. While history has often been written through the rise and fall of continental empires, the defining strategic questions of our time are now unfolding across the world's oceans. From global trade and energy security to digital…
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