Maria Claudia Nunes

Maria Claudia Nunes serves as a volunteer researcher at the Nucleus of Conjunctural Assessment (NAC), as technology specialist at the Naval War School (EGN) in Brazil, and a Political Science Professor’s Assistant in University of São Paulo. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from IBMEC and is currently pursuing an International Relations Master’s degree at University of São Paulo.

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