My main research interests lie on the intersection between technological developments, security practices, and societal change, and I am co-leader of ҳ's Security & Technology Research Group.
I am also the editor-in-chief of Security Dialogue.
Email: brumar@prio.org
My main research interests lie on the intersection between technological developments, security practices, and societal change, and I am co-leader of ҳ's Security & Technology Research Group.
I am also the editor-in-chief of Security Dialogue.
In parallel with my academic work, I am also a member of the United Nations Global Network of Experts on the Protection of Vulnerable Targets against Terrorist Attacks. Recently I have provided commissioned research to the European Commission in the field of drones, and to the European Parliament on the regulation of security and defence technologies.
Professional background:
Edu c a t ion
Languages
Journal article in European Journal of International Relations
Journal article in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
Journal article in Contemporary Security Policy
Book chapter in L’industria della difesa europea ai tempi della guerra
Journal article in Big Data & Society
ҳ Policy Brief
Journal article in Journal of European Integration
TRANSCEND Policy Brief
PhD thesis
Sovereign, Capable, Innovative, Responsive: Prospects and challenges for EU security and defence policy in the 10th parliamentary term
ҳ is excited to announce that its two flagship journals, Journal of Peace Research and Security Dialogue, are now being published by Oxford University Press.
From 1 January 2026, the international journal Security Dialogue will be led by a new editorial team based at its institutional home, ҳ.
This summer, the EU-funded project Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER+) was awarded the Security Innovation Award 2025 for Best Open Source Innovation.
Samar Abbas Nawaz has today defended his PhD thesis: 'Safe integration of civil drones: Law, self-operation & infrastructure'.
Arendalsuka concluded on Friday and ҳ Director Henrik Urdal sums up ҳ's contributions.
ҳ participated at this year's Arendalsuka with three events, and with our researchers on several debate panels.
A collaborative project in which ҳ participates has been awarded a large grant from the European Union's Horizon Europe programme.
We are proud to announce that ҳ researchers Bruno Oliveira Martins and Ilaria Carrozza are joining a new UN network as expert members.
On 6 October, Senior Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins presented ҳ research at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Expert Group Meeting on Vulnerable Targets and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
On 28-30 September 2021, the RegulAIR project team attended the first-ever international drone incursion exercise at a fully operational airport.
ҳ Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed on drone attacks for the Norwegian aid magazine,
ҳ Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins appeared on Portugal’sto discuss rising tensions between Europe and the United States over Greenland and the Arctic’s geopolitical importance.
ҳ researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed about EU defense by Portuguese TV, . He was also interviewed about AI and drone use in Ukraine and future conflict, by Brazil’s . Bruno was interviewed separately about the defense agreement concluded last year between Norway and the European Union, for .
ҳ researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed about drone production in Germany by the Finnish financial newspaper, .
ҳ researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed about military conscription in Portugal in the context of changes in European armies following the war in Ukraine, for the Portuguese newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed about the use of drones in the war in Ukraine, for the Portuguese newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed about the dangers of drones for airports and aviation security, for the UK newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed on drone use in the war in Ukraine, in an article by the Norwegian newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins was mentioned in a Cape Verdean newspaper, , commenting on the possibility of using robots in the battlefields of the future, which was pulled from his earlier interview with the Portuguese computer magazine, .
ҳ started listing media appearances on profiles in 2023. Earlier media appearances may not be listed.