Fernando Figueiredo
Fernando Figueiredois a retired Portuguese Army colonel and former NATO professional, currently serving as a defense consultant at Pulsar Development International. His work focuses primarily on defense requirements, offering expertise and a network of contacts that enable operational challenges to be overcome with effective, tailored solutions. During his military career, he held various strategic leadership positions. He headed the Military Planning Department of the General Staff of the Portuguese Army, and was Commander of the 3rd infantry Regiment.
By Fernando Figueiredo Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evolved far beyond a regional conflict. It represents a structural inflection point in the international security system, exposing the limitations of the post-Cold War transatlantic model while accelerating the emergence of new actors and forms…
By Fernando Figueiredo While the war in Ukraine rightly dominates European concerns, there is another devastating conflict receiving far less attention: Sudan. Over the past three years, around 400,000 Sudanese are believed to have died. In just the last six weeks, an estimated…
By Fernando Figueiredo An article by Robin Harding in the Financial Times argues that “China can manufacture almost everything better and cheaper, and would have nothing left to import, making trade ‘impossible.’” Other economists, however, maintain that China remains firmly committed to economic…
By Fernando Figueiredo In recent years, it has become commonplace to hear European leaders express moral indignation in response to major shocks in international politics. This indignation, often grounded in legitimate values—sovereignty, international law, multilateralism—nevertheless risks turning into an impotent lament. In a…
By Fernando Figueiredo Throughout my military career, I have lived through very different experiences. From commanding a peacekeeping mission in distant Timor-Leste to directly witnessing the horrors of war in Iraq. I was under thirty when the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold…
By Fernando Figueiredo From February 24, 2022, the day Russia invaded Ukraine, until the end of 2025, 1,406 days of war will have passed, a fact that should trouble the consciences of those who still merely speak of a “protracted conflict”, as if…
By Fernando Figueiredo Today, four names dominate the global discussion and everything seems to be reduced to them: Russia, China, the United States, and Europe. The Middle East, Africa, and other regions appear sporadically, but it is within this — admittedly incomplete —…
By Fernando Figueiredo The new U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS), released by the White House on December 4, has produced a rare consensus among analysts: regardless of ideological perspective, it is a document that marks a profound rupture with U.S. foreign policy as…