Rate My Professor Carlos Mendes

Mendes has taught at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels across several institutions, including the Academia Militar, Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e de Segurança Interna (ISCIA), Universidade Lusófona, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, and NOVA FCSH, where he delivers the Geopolitics course. He currently serves as a professor at the Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM) and as a collaborating researcher affiliated with UID-IUM. As President of the Centro Português de Geopolítica (CPG), he leads initiatives in geopolitical analysis. His research focuses on geopolitics, defense policy, and international security, with key publications including the book Geopolítica: Conceptualização clássica, Sílabas & Desafios (Faro, 2018), contributions to Ratzel, Haushofer e as duas Guerras Mundiais do Século XX, and peer-reviewed articles such as 'Portugal's Changing Defense Industry: Is the Triple Helix Model of Knowledge Society Replacing State Leadership Model?' (2020) and 'University-Industry-Government Relations in the Portuguese Defense Industry: Policy Implications' (2022). Mendes frequently provides expert commentary on global conflicts for media outlets including CNN Portugal and SIC Notícias, enhancing the impact of his work in Political Science.