Sabrina Evangelista Medeiros, researcher at the LusoGlobe – Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges, has recently published the chapter “Protecting South America’s Atlantic Waters: A Closer Look at Maritime Security and CAMAS” in The Palgrave Handbook on Geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic, an international reference volume published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Co-authored with William de Sousa Moreira, the chapter examines the evolution of CAMAS (Coordination of the South Atlantic Maritime Area) as a framework for maritime security cooperation in the South Atlantic. Moving beyond a purely formal or institutional reading, the analysis highlights CAMAS as a practical mechanism for regional coordination, integrating defence, diplomacy, and technical cooperation.
The chapter offers key insights into how CAMAS contributes to maritime domain awareness, information sharing, inter-agency cooperation, and confidence-building among South Atlantic states. It also discusses coordinated responses to non-traditional maritime security challenges, including illegal fishing, illicit trafficking, and environmental risks, as well as the broader implications for regional autonomy in maritime governance.
Participation in this handbook is particularly significant as it brings together scholars from different countries and academic traditions whose work has shaped contemporary debates on geopolitics, maritime