Dr Tássio Franchi is a Brazilian scholar working on Strategic Studies, International Security and Border Studies, with a particular focus on the Pan-Amazon region and South American security dynamics. He is Professor at the Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College (ECEME) at the Graduate Programme in Military Sciences at the Meira Mattos Institute (PPGCM/IMM).

His research explores the intersection between military strategy, frontier governance and transnational security challenges, focusing particularly in civil-military responses to security challenges in frontier regions, transnational organised crime, security and defence in South America, and strategy and war theory.

He holds a PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of Brasília (Brasil). He has a large portfolio of current and past research projects and academic networks in defence and security. Since 2017, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of “Coleção Meira Mattos – Journal of Military Sciences”.

Hi is visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies, working at the Latin American Research Group in the project European Defence Transformation in an Era of Strategic Competition: Lessons and Recommendations for Brazil.

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-5560

CV-Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1943886460410008

Research Interests

• Strategic Studies
• International Security
• Border Studies & Frontier Governance
• Transnational Organised Crime
• Pan-Amazonian Security
• Security and Defence in South America
• Strategy and War Theory
• Brazilian and Latin American Armed Forces

Dr Franchi's research focuses on strategic studies and international security, with particular attention to the Pan-Amazon region and South America. His work examines the relationship between military strategy, frontier governance and transnational security challenges. He has published on civil-military responses in frontier regions, transnational organised crime, defence issues in South America, and the role of armed forces in non-war missions. His current research explores defence transformation in Europe and its implications for Brazilian defence institutions. His work combines perspectives from strategic studies, territorial analysis and sustainable development to understand security dynamics in border regions.

Courses

• Strategy and Contemporary Military Doctrine (Since 2015)
• Borders, Defence and Migration (Since 2022)
• Theory of War (Former course, 2016–2021)

Books (Selected)

• Ludwig, F. J., & Franchi, T. (2025). Em busca de um modelo de governança das fronteiras: Entre a FRONTEX e o SISFRON. EduFT. (In search of a border governance model: Between FRONTEX and SISFRON).
• Simões, G. F., Moreira Jr., H., Franchi, T., & Oliveira, D. E. (2025). Defesa nacional e migrações: Diálogos interdisciplinares. Paco. (National Defence and Migration: Interdisciplinary Dialogues).
• Goldenberg, D., Franchi, T., Patrocínio, G. M., Mello, J. P., Rodrigues, L. B., Raniero, L. M., & Pereira, M. V. L. (2025). Estudo sobre a mineração ilegal e de pequena escala na Amazônia Ocidental. Wildlife Conservation Society.
• Franchi, T., Ferreira, M. A. S. V., & Esposito, T. N. (2024). Defesa e segurança nas fronteiras amazônicas. IDESF.
• Ludwig, F. J., Franchi, T., & Esposito, T. N. (2023). Defesa nacional, fronteiras e migrações: Estudos sobre segurança integrada e ajuda humanitária. Appris.

Book Chapters (Selected)

• Franchi, T. (2025). "Pensamiento y práctica: Las dinámicas de ocupación militar en la Amazonia brasileña." In Amazônia e História. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.
• Bonato, R. A. C., Franchi, T., & Cavalcante, K. V. (2024). "Environment and Defence: Sustainable Development Goals and the Brazilian Army's Operational Capabilities." In Meio Ambiente, Segurança e Desenvolvimento. CRV.
• Jiménez, R. X. V., Perez, D. F. E., & Franchi, T. (2023). "La construcción de la seguridad con enfoque integral en Ecuador." In La construcción de la seguridad con enfoque integral en Ecuador. Appris.
• Franchi, T., & Drummond, J. A. (2022). "The Construction of Amazonian Nature in the Discourse of Brazilian Military Officers during the Twentieth Century." In Exército Brasileiro: Perspectivas Interdisciplinares. Mauad X.
• Santoro, M. R., Folly, M., & Franchi, T. (2022). "Brazil and Venezuela's Migration Crisis: Dealing with a Regional Emergency in a Time of National Crisis." In Handbook of Regional Conflict Resolution Initiatives in the Global South. Routledge.

Research Articles (Selected)

• Neves, A. N., & Franchi, T. (2026). "Looking on the Conflict on the Horizon: From 'Peace-First' to 'Be Ready' Perspective." Military Review.
• Tavares, L. F. F., Santos, D. M. A., Cid, M. C. B., Studart, A. V., & Franchi, T. (2026). "Fighting in Double Front: Experiences against Ebola and COVID-19 during Peace Operations in MONUSCO." Medicine, Conflict and Survival.
• Franchi, T. (2026). "Crim Organitzat i Delictes Ambientals: La Convergència de les Xarxes de Narcotràfic amb la Mineria Il·legal a la Panamazònia." IDEES. Revista de Temes Contemporanis.
• Franchi, T., & Rodrigues, L. B. (in press, 2026). "Criminal Convergence in the Amazon: A Systemic Analysis of Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gold Mining." Trends in Organized Crime.
• Jiménez, R. X. V., & Franchi, T. (2023). "Military Autonomy and Civilian Control over the South American Armed Forces in the Twenty-First Century." Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad.

Policy Papers (Selected)

• Franchi, T., Stremel Barros, L., Dal Pozzo, E., & Campbell, M. (2025). The Contribution of Security Sector Governance to the Protection of National Parks from the Perspectives of Security, Community Livelihoods, and the Environment: Serra do Divisor, Brazil. IDESF / DCAF Geneva.
• Franchi, T. (2024). "Sovereignty and the Environment: Environmental Crime Allegations and the Protection of Indigenous Peoples as Mechanisms of International Constraint on Brazil." Diálogos Soberania e Clima.
• Franchi, T., & Rodrigues, L. B. (2024). "The Risks of Diffuse Sovereignty in the Amazon: The Role of Non-State Violent Actors." Diálogos Soberania e Clima.
• Franchi, T. (2023). "Sovereignty and Environmental Crimes in the Amazon: An Opportunity for Brazil to Act as a Regional Leader?" Diálogos Soberania e Clima.
• Franchi, T. (2021). "Wars in the Twenty-First Century: A Perspective from South American Borders." International Security: A European–South American Dialogue.

Additional publications, working papers, presentations, and other academic materials are available through his Academia.edu repository: https://ensino.academia.edu/TassioFranchi