David Paulo Succi Junior is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Public Policies and International Relations of the São Paulo State University, funded by The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). He holds a PhD in International Relations and is Associated Researcher at the Defense and International Security Study Group (GEDES) was a visiting researcher at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Won the Capes Thesis Award 2023 in Political Science and International Relations, the main academic graduate prize in Brazil. The author was Lecture in International Relations at Sergipe Federal University and São Paulo State University. The author published articles in important journals in the field of International Relations and International Security, such as Armed Forces and Society, Critical Military Studies, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Defence Studies, and Globalizations.