Security & Foreign Policy

In the contemporary international environment, global, international, regional and national security are closely intertwined and affected by various trends and drivers.  

In an effort to explore and better understand global and regional security dynamics, especially in Greece’s southeastern and northern neighborhoods, regions of increased fluidity and instability, ELIAMEP has launched several projects on issues such as: the EU role in the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean, relations between the West and Russia, transatlantic relations, conflict resolution in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, energy, Black Sea-related developments, international terrorism, and the prevention of radicalization.  

Key issues for Greek foreign and security policy, like relations with Turkey, the Cyprus issue, and relations with North Macedonia, retain high priority in ELIAMEP’s policy-oriented research agenda. 

Experts, Security & Foreign Policy

Christos Aliprantis
Research Fellow, European domestic security and policing
Jens Bastian
Senior Policy Advisor; Independent Economic Consultant
Athina Fatsea
Research Assistant; Project manager, Transatlantic Periscope project
Stefanos Gandolfo
Research Associate, China
Maria Gavouneli
Director General; Professor, Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Theocharis Grigoriadis
Non Resident Research Fellow; Associate Professor, Freie Universität Berlin
Ioannis N. Grigoriadis
Senior Research Fellow, Head, Turkey Programme; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
Pantelis Ikonomou
Research Associate; Former Inspector, International Atomic Energy Agency
Antonis Kamaras
Research Associate; Defense studies; Country Coordinator, Greek Diaspora Project, SEESOX, Oxford
Alexandros Kolovos
Research Associate; Associate Professor of Space Technology, Hellenic Air Force Academy
Marika Karagianni
Research Associate; Expert on Energy issues; Visiting Lecturer, University of Peloponnese and the International Hellenic University
Triantafyllos Karatrantos
Senior Research Fellow, Radicalisation, Terrorism, Policing Models, Security and Foreign Policy
Irene Keremidou
Project Manager and Researcher, RESCUER and APPRAISE «Horizon 2020» projects
Nikolaos Lampas
Research Fellow, Security and Foreign Policy
Athanasios Manis
Research Fellow, Security; Turkey
Panagiota Manoli
Research Fellow, Comparative regionalism; European Neighborhood Policy
Vassilis Ntousas
Non- Resident Research Fellow, European Institutions and Policies, Security and Foreign Policy; Head of European Operations, German Marshall Fund
Ilias Plakokefalos
Senior Research Fellow; Assistant Professor of International Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
John Sakellariadis
Junior Research Fellow, Security
Nicholas Sambanis
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Security & Foreign Policy programme; Migration programme
Sotiris Serbos
Research Fellow, Associate Professor in International Politics, Democritus University of Thrace
Katerina Sokou
Non-Resident Research Fellow, Theodore Couloumbis Research Fellowship on “Greek-American Relations”; Washington DC correspondent Kathimerini; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Evangelos Tembos
Research Associate; Expert-Minister, Counsellor, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union & European Defence Policy
Panayotis Tsakonas
Senior Research Fellow, Head, Foreign Policy & Security Programme; Professor, University of Athens
George Tzogopoulos
Senior Research Fellow, Media; International relations; Chinese affairs
Thanos Veremis
Vice-President of the Board of Directors; Professor Emeritus, University of Athens; History, International Relations