Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) participated in the panels on: "The meaning of democracy in the EU: 29 shades of grey", "Reforming the EU: Managing centripetal and centrifugal forces", and "Beyond the Dublin System: A new common European Asylum Scheme?" organized by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) at IDEAS LAB, "An EU Fit for Purpose?" on 25-26 February 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.
Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director), Antonia Dimou (RIEAS Senior Advisor) and Darko Trifunovic (RIEAS Senior Advisor) and Anna Abelmann (moderator) participated on the panel on" South-Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean – Different Energy Strategies , Similar Threats", on the Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection International Conference organized by the Zagreb Security Forum on 29 February – 1 March 2016, in Zagreb, Croatia.
Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) presented a paper on "Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and Illegal Migration in Europe: Security Challenges in 2016." The international conference was organized by John Naisbitt University (Serbia), Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS/Greece), Institute for Transnational Studies (ITS/Germany), International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA/USA), Center for American Studies, Fudan University (China), and the Institute of Semitic Studies (USA) at John Naisbitt University, Belgrade (Serbia): 3-4 February 2016. Read more
Webster University President Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to speak before the Senate Competitiveness Caucus on the subject of higher education and the 21st century workforce. The event was a panel discussion hosted jointly by the Senate Caucus and the Council on Competitiveness. Read more
Faculty from Webster Athens participated in a book presentation organized by the Research Institute for European and American Studies and featuring a panel of representatives from Webster, Greek news media and the diplomatic and intelligence services. Read more
Ioannis (john) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) presented a speech on "Greece's Illegal Immigration issue: Situation Analysis" in the International Conference "The Refugee Crisis and Its Implications for the European Union; Mapping the Right EU Policies"organized by the Sofia Security Forum, The European Council on Foreign Relations, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies on 16-17 November 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. .....Read more
Webster University's Athens campus inaugurated a lecture series on International Relations, History and Politics on September 25, 2015. Read more
1 October 2015, Aya Burweila, a RIEAS Senior Analyst, delivered a lecture on "Libya After Liberation: Domestic Conflicts and Regional Consequences" at the National Defense College in Athens, Greece.
Liaropoulos Andrew, (RIEAS Senior Advisor and Assistant Professor, International Relations - Strategic Studies, University of Piraeus, School of Economics, Business & International Studies, Department of International and European Studies) has published an article titled on: 'Cyber-security: A Human-centric Approach' in Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield U.K, 2-3 July 2015 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2015), pp.189-194.
The Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) organized the 2st Executive Security Training Seminar entitled: "Mediterranean and North Africa Intelligence: Contemporary Maritime Security Threats". The training seminar, which took place in an Athenian hotel on 16-17 July 2015, is part of the activities that are planned, implemented and supported organizationally by the Research Institute for European and American Studies... Read more
Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) presented a speech on "Black Sea OSINT Intelligence Council and Think Tanks in the Region" in the International Conference on "Security in the Black Sea Region. Shared Challenges Sustainable Future" organized by the National Intelligence Academy in Romania in partnership with the Harvard University and with the collaboration of the USA National Intelligence University (NIU) (24-30 May 2015) in Bucharest, Romania.
Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) presented a speech on "Is Greece a Hub for Foreign Terrorist Networks, Illegal Migration, Human Trafficking and Organized Crime?" in the International Conference "Fostering Relations between Europe, Middle East and North Africa in Combating the Growing Threat of Terrorism, Radicalism and Foreign Fighters" organized by the Sofia Security Forum and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria (21-22 May 2015) in Sofia, Bulgaria.