Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Counter-terrorism Challenges and Instability in Greece: Threats from Illegal Immigration, Organized Crime and Radicalization” as well as chaired the panel “Radicalism in National Environment” in the International Conference titled The Counter-terrorism Challenges in Region of South-Eastern Europe: Violent Extremism and Radicalization processes as driving factors to terrorism threats on West Balkans and security implications to Europe, organized by the Slovenian Ministry of Defence and the Joint Special Operations University (USA) on 22-24 May 2018 in Maribor, Slovenia.

The Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) organized a seminar titled “Organized Crime and Money Laundering “the Bread and Butter” of Balkan Instability” on 23 April 2018 in Athens, Greece.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Cyber-Security Incidents and Terrorist Threats in Greece” as well as chaired the panel “Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection” in the international conference titled Resilient Critical Infrastructure, organized by the Zagreb Security Forum (ZSF) on 16-17 March 2018 in Croatia.

Dr. A.T. Symeonides (RIEAS Academic Advisor) delivered a speech on “Greece and Turkey in the Erdogan Era – a NATO Conundrum” in the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, October 12-14, 2017, in Seattle, WA, USA. Read more

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Athens vs. Sparta (431-404 bc) and Russia-Europe Relations: Looking back to see forward” in the VI International Conference on Russia and Europe: Topical Issues of Contemporary International Journalism, organized by the International Affairs Journal on 5th October 2017 in Budapest, Hungary.

RIEAS organized a round table discussion on “The Role of Think Tanks on Security and Intelligence Reforms” on 3rd October 2017 in Athens, Greece.

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Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 1 July 2017

The Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens, Greece and the International Association for Intelligence Education in Breda, the Netherlands co-organized a conference titled: “Intelligence Studies in a Time of European Crisis” on 22-24 June 2017 in Athens, Greece.

In the three days international conference, panelists from Armed Forces, Law-Enforcement, Intelligence and Academic community participated from the following countries: Greece, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, USA, UK, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Israel, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, France and Switzerland.

The International conference was attended by fifty persons and topics were covered as: Intelligence studies, social media, security reforms in intelligence services, organized crime, illegal immigration, human trafficking, Middle East and Gulf States security issues, North Africa, Turkey social and political turmoil and illegal immigration flows to Greece/Italy/Europe , Radicalization and maritime security in the Balkan and Mediterranean region.

During the election process in the IAFIE-EUROPE Athens Conference (24/06/2017), Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos elected Member of the Board of Directors in the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE-EUROPE). Read more

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) had discussion with security scholars in Washington D.C, and he delivered a speech on “Intelligence Cooperation and Maritime Security in the Mediterranean Region” as well as presented a book titled “Intelligence Beyond the Anglosphere: Mediterranean and Balkan Regions” edited by John M Nomikos & Joseph Fitsanakis (March 2017, RIEAS, Athens, Greece) in the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) 13th Anniversary Conference on New Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Intelligence Education in the American Military University (AMU) on 21-24 May 2017 in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA.

Prof Joseph Fitsanakis (Coastal Carolina University, S.C., USA) & Dr. John M. Nomikos (Director, European Intelligence Academy) presented “Intelligence Review Publication” produced by Coastal Carolina University and European Intelligence Academy (EIA).

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Mediterranean and Balkan Security Challenges” in the Croatian Military Academy on 6th March 2017, and coordinated the panel on “Prevention, emergency response and crisis management” organized by the Zagreb Security Forum on 6-7 March 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Knowledge Base Open Sources (OSINT) Networks: From Strategic Thinking to Decision-Making Strategic Policy”, at the Global Challenges Workshop, organized by the Crime and Security Research Institute in the Cardiff University (UK) on 28-29th November 2016.