IV FLAD-IPRI I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E STRATEGY AND S EC U R I T Y IN SOUTHERN AFRICA NUNO SEVERIANO TEIXEIRA Minister of National Defence in the Portuguese Government (since July 2006) Public Service - Minister of Home Affairs in the Portuguese Government (2000-2002). - Director of National Defence Institute - Lisbon (1996-2000). Academic Qualifications - Ph.D. in History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence (December 1994). Previous Academic Positions - Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. (1995-2006). - Director of the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (2003-2006). - Visiting Scholar, Institute for European Studies, Berkeley University of California (2004). - Visiting Professor of the Government Department, Georgetown University (2000). Last Publications - The International Dimension of Democratizations, Routledge, London, forthcoming. - Nova História Militar, 5 volumes, Coordenação, Círculo de Leitores, Lisboa, 20032004. - Southern Europe and the Making of the European Union, Edited by, Social Sciences Monograph, Columbia University Press, New York, 2002. - L' Entrée du Portugal dans la Grande Guerre. Objectifs Nationaux et Stratégies Politiques, Ed. Economica, Paris, 1998.