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No. 3April 2026

The siege of Iran: the geopolitics of energy in a world ablaze

  • 52 years of freedom: the memory of April and the Constitution's fiftieth anniversary
  • Seguro on the ground: the presidency of reconstruction and the test of cohabitation
  • Real estate and funds: the “one-year rule” and the STEP critical calendar

Briefing · No. 3 ·

The siege of Iran: the geopolitics of energy in a world ablaze

With Lajes Air Base at the centre of American operations against Iran, April 2026 brings the geopolitics of energy into Portuguese domestic politics — alongside the Constitution's fiftieth anniversary, the delivery phase of the Seguro presidency and the real-estate tax calendar.

In this issue

  1. The siege of Iran: the geopolitics of energy in a world ablaze
  2. 52 years of freedom: the memory of April and the Constitution's fiftieth anniversary
  3. Seguro on the ground: the presidency of reconstruction and the test of cohabitation
  4. Real estate and funds: the “one-year rule” and the STEP critical calendar

Octávio Rebelo da Costa · Jorge Costa Rosa — Editor, Briefing: Lauren Habans Greenhalgh