The call for proposals for the XVIII Academic Congress on National Defense (CADN) is open, with the aim of raising interest on themes related to security and national defense. The event contributes to the interaction between civilians and military and to the diffusion of defense issues within Brazilian society. The activity is promoted annually by the Superior Defense School (ESD), in partnership with the Armed Forces Officers Training Schools: Naval Academy (EN), Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN) and Air Force Academy (AFA).
Teams composed of students and professors from civilian higher education institutions accredited by the Ministry of Education (MEC), and from military schools, interested in submitting articles related to the theme of defense, can participate. Each team will consist of one professor in charge and five undergraduate students. The teams whose scientific articles obtain the best scores will be selected, up to the stipulated vacancy limit.
As a result of the article selection, the classified teams will be awarded with the participation in the Congress and the opportunity to present their articles to other congress participants. The award includes round-trip transportation for the teams, accommodation, food, and health care during the event. Papers can be submitted until April 7th through the link: https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=4313.
This year, the event will take place from August 28 to September 1, at the Air Force Academy, in Pirassununga (SP). Check the call for papers: https://www.gov.br/esd/pt-br/a-esd/acesso-a-informacao/processo-seletivo-editais/edital-cadn.pdf. The submitted paper must contain a maximum of twenty pages and be related to one of the following thematic areas:
- The main international security issues: reflexes for Brazil;
- Brazil and cooperation in defense areas;
- The dynamics of security in the Brazilian strategic environment;
- Global geopolitics and Brazilian interests;
- Foreign policy and defense policy;
- Intelligence activity and National Defense;
- The debate on defense in the National Congress;
- The constitutional mission of the Armed Forces;
- Brazilian defense industry: possibilities and limitations;
- The strategic projects of the Brazilian Armed Forces;
- Future Warfare and transformation of military capabilities in the XXI century;
- Strategic sectors for Defense: Nuclear, Cyber and Aerospace;
- Biosecurity and Bioprotection;
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRN);
- Defense economics – Defense resource planning and management;
- Peace Operations;
- International law and 21st century armed conflicts; and
- Lessons learned for the field of Defense Management arising from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
By Lieutenant Nádia Farias Fontes (ESD)