Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from the University of Sao Paulo and Bachelor’s at the Brazilian Naval School, Captain Marcio Borges Ferreira is the Head of the Research Division at the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) in Washington, D.C. As the Commander of the Hydroceanographic Research Ship “Vital de Oliveira” has led and helped plan meteorological, geophysical, and oceanographic research in large areas of the South Atlantic Ocean. Also has experience in bathymetric surveying and operations in the Amazon (Ship’s Commander) and in Antarctica (where he served as Chief of Operations of the Polar Ship “Almirante Maximiano” during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 austral summers). In his last commission in the Brazilian Navy served as an Advisor at the Maritime Domain Awareness Office under the Navigation General Directorate and is one of the authors of the book “Blue Economy: vector for Brazil’s development”. Nowadays is leading the IADC’s Research Projects “International alliances and their importance to maritime safety on high seas” and “Hybrid Threats in the Americas: Challenges and Opportunities for Inter-American development and cooperation” and coordinates the Research Division’s actions on the other research initiatives. He acts on the following subjects: Research management, strategic and critical thinking, international relations, maritime affairs, strategic decision-making, international alliances, ocean-basin agreements, ZOPACAS, Brasil-Malvinas front, subtropical mode waters, ocean general circulation, Argo floats, CTD casts, and ocean modeling.