The CLIPIS at this stage will have two research groups:
1. International relations
- José Francisco Lynce Zagalo Pavia (Coordinator)
- Luís Bernardo Nunes Mexia Castelo Branco
- Luís Eduardo Marquês Saraiva
- Maria Margarida Oliveira Rendeiro
- Patrícia Vitória Pichler Barreiros Daehnhardt
- Pedro Miguel Raposo de Medeiros Carvalho
- Ricardo Andrade Cavilhas de Borges de Castro
2. Security studies
- José Manuel Morais Anes
- Luís Manuel André Elias
- Paulo Rui da Fonseca Pinto da Cruz Bessa
- Pedro José Lopes Clemente (Coordinator)