John M Nomikos (RIEAS Director) coordinated the panel “Hybrid Threats in a Regional Context” at the Zagreb Security Forum on 6-8 October 2022, Zagreb, Croatia.

Joint workshop between SACC by EJC and RIEAS - Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens, Greece entitled "Security Challenges in Europe and How to Tackle Them" took place on 27 February 2020 in Athens, Greece. Thanks to all the participants!

Left -David Harris (AJC Chief Executive Officer) Right- Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director)

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) participated in the following Roundtable Discussions:
“Central Europe and the United States: Can We Sustain the Relationship?”, “Building Response Mechanisms & Fostering Resilience Against Disinformation Campaigns: A Transatlantic Response”, “Will the Great Power Competition Lead to a Great Conflict? – the USA, CHINA and the New Global Order.”
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Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “American-Serbian Relations: A Greek Perspective” in the Serbian Parliament on 11 September 2019, Belgrade, Serbia.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a lecture on “Security Development in West Balkans” in the Ecole Universitaire Internationale on 5th September 2019, Rome, Italy.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos visited the Jagiellonian University and he met Associate Professor Artur Gruszczak, Chair of National Security at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations on 14-15 July 2019 in Krakow, Poland.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director and Chairman of the European Intelligence Academy (EIA) – a Network supervised by RIEAS, was a panelist at a conference entitled "Press Freedom at Risk?", which was organized by the Greek Chapter of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ). The one-day conference was held at the the European Parliament's Liaison Office in Athens, Greece. Dr. Nomikos' talk concerned the relationship between the mass media and the intelligence and defense communities.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) attended the “U.S. Armed Forces – Day” that took place on 9 April 2019 in Athens, Greece.

Prof Bob de Graaff, former Chairman of IAFIE-European Chapter (right)
Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (left)

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos was awarded the “2019 Life Achievement Prize for the Development of Intelligence Studies in Europe” by Professor Bob de Graaff, former Chairman of the International Association for Intelligence Education- European Chapter (IAFIE -EUROPE). The IAFIE- European Chapter - 2019 International Conference was organized by the “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy (MVNIA) on 14-17 April 2019, Bucharest, Romania. Participants attended the international conference were from twenty one (21) countries! Romania, Greece, USA, UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Spain, Serbia, Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Israel, Portugal, Turkey, Malta, Norway and Switzerland. During the international conference, Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos delivered a speech on “Counterintelligence in Greece: Threats from human trafficking, migration and radicalization in the Balkan Peninsula.”

(Left) Janek Maggi, Minister of Public Administration,Estonia
( Right) Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director)

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) attended Janek Maggi (Minister of Public Administration, Republic of Estonia) speech on “Digital Identity the once-only-principle and reducing administrative burden. Good practice from member state experience” in Integrating Greece into the European Semester Policy Framework workshop organized by the European Commission office in Athens in collaboration with Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) on 20 March 2019 in Athens, Greece.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Hybrid Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean” at a panel titled Hybrid and Cyber Warfare – International Problems and Joint Solutions Suggestions at Zagreb Security Forum 2019 on Recognizing and Facing Emerging Hybrid and Cyber Challenges – Making Society and Critical Infrastructure Resilient on 15-16 March 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) participated in a security seminar titled “Awareness of tourism operators in safety matters”, organized by Hellenic Police and British security experts on 17 January 2019 in Athens, Greece.