Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a lecture on “The Future of Democracies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Greek Perspective” at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Israel Office) on 5 November 2018, Netanya, Israel. He also delivered a lecture on “Reform of the Law-Enforcement – Intelligence Community and Energy Security in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of Greece” at the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies on 6 November 2018 in the University of Haifa, Israel.