Dr Tamiris (Tami) Santos holds a B.A. in International Relations from Unibero, an M.A. in Latin America Studies from Prolam/USP, and a PhD and postdoctoral research fellowship in International Strategic Studies from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). She was a short-term research fellow at King’s College Defence Studies Department in 2016 and a student member of IISS until 2017. Her thesis was among the top-five doctoral theses from the Strategic Studies Graduation Programme (2017-2020). Lately, she has developed applied studies at SENAI CIMATEC as a visiting specialist in the Centre for Defence, Security and Space (CDSE), conducting research within the project Agenda.Tech, funded by SENAI National Directorate along with several private corporations from the Brazilian Defence Sector.
Currently, she is a guest researcher at the project Procad ASTROS and an associate researcher at REPESD and at GEESI/UFPB. At Loughborough, she is a research associate to NetZero Militaries Project, funded by ESRC/UKRI. Additionally, Tami has upcoming doctoral research in Cranfield Defence and Security PhD programme on the Shrivenham campus. Regarding networks in the UK, she’s currently a committee member of the Defence Research Network and a founder-member of the Military Innovation Research Network, based at King’s College London. Additional memberships: British International Studies Association (BISA) and associate membership at the Brazilian Defence Studies Association (ABED), currently acting as a fiscal counsellor (2023-2024).
Research interests: military effectiveness; interoperability; jointery; future of military operations; military innovation; defence management and analysis; interdisciplinary studies; complexity theory; systems modelling and thinking
Tami’s current research agenda at NetZero Militaries is understanding how the defence understands and addresses the NetZero targets in order to explore potential approaches to cope with military effectiveness while tackling the climate change agenda. Specifically, the project's core idea is understanding the current state-of-the-art of the decarbonisation agenda and its relations with the defence sector, addressing how the defence can comply with the UK’s decarbonisation target by 2050. The core challenge is figuring out means and ways with which the UK’s force structure can meet not only the sustainability agenda but also the national security strategy and the defence strategy by retaining its effectiveness.
Parallelly, other ongoing research activities of hers comprise understanding how military innovation adoption entails organisational responsiveness and change, wherein fostering interoperability could play a crucial role and crafting alternative approaches to linearity, using complexity theory and systems modelling.
- Santos, T., Freire, M. E. (forth.) ‘Beyond the buzzwords: some thoughts on interoperability and military change challenges in Brazil’. Defence Studies.
- Svartman, E., Santos, T., Monteiro, V. (forth.) ‘The cooperation between the United Kingdom and France in the manufacturing of missiles: history, implications, and perspectives for the development of Storm Shadow’. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Defesa (RBED).
- Santos, T. P. Analysing the military presence strategy in the light of territoriality: thoughts and challenges for the Brazilian Army (original title: ‘Analisando a estratégia da presença à luz da territorialidade: reflexões e desafios para o Exército Brasileiro’). In: Fernando da Silva Rodrigues; Tássio Franchi. (Org.). Exército Brasileiro: Perspectivas Interdisciplinares. 1ed. Rio de Janeiro: Mauad editora, 2022, p. 221-240.
- Santos, T. P. Beyond Joint Military Operations: brief thoughts about joint military operations, the joint model and its structure (original title: Para além das operações: breves considerações sobre operações conjuntas, o modelo conjunto e sua estruturação). In: Introdução aos Estudos Estratégicos.1 ed. Curitiba: Intersaberes, 2020, v.1, p. 168-185.
- Santos, T. P., Duarte, E. E. Defence Management & Defence Analysis: Challenges for The Brazilian Ministry of Defense. (original title: Defence Management & Defence Analysis: Desafios para o Ministério da Defesa). In: Políticas de Defesa, Inteligência Segurança.1 ed. Porto Alegre : Editora da UFRGS, 2014, p. 114-146.
- Santos, T. P.; Duarte, E. E. Do military institutions also learn? A literature review on organisational approaches to defence management (original title: As instituições militares também aprendem? Uma revisão nas abordagens organizacionais em gestão de defesa) Revista Brasileira de Informação Bibliográfica em Ciências Sociais - BIB, v.3, p.1-23 – (Ed. Português).