chikaraDr. Chikara HASHIMOTO
(Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations at The University of Sharjah, UAE, (Japanese)

"When we started to plan our first Zagreb Security Forum in the middle of 2015, one of the first persons that we wanted to invite as a speaker was our friend and colleague Dr. Chikara Hashimoto. Not because of the fact that he was our friend. ...Read more

Copyright: RIEAS 2016

imm5Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece
Editor: Ioannis Kolovos

Risk of poverty much higher for foreign nationals
According to the latest Income and Household Living Conditions Survey the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion between the ages of 18-64 years old was much higher for foreign nationals compared to the Greeks (64.3% compared to 37.4% respectively).

The relevant press release by the National Statistics Authority can be read here (in Greek only)

intelreviewcoverThe CHANTICLEER INTELLIGENCE BRIEF (CIB) at Coastal Carolina University (USA) is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of The Intelligence Review, a compendium of useful analytical forecasts by CIB analysts, which relate to some of the most pressing questions in global security today. The volume is the product of a year-long collaboration between the CIB and the European Intelligence Academy (EIA), a network of intelligence studies scholars, specialists and students, who are dedicated to promoting international collaboration in intelligence scholarship and research.

In this volume, eleven CIB analysts tackle some of the most pressing and timely questions confronting intelligence observers today. Topics range from the price of oil to political stability in Venezuela, from the territorial cohesion of Iraq to the future of the Islamic State, and many other pressing subjects that feature daily in news headlines. CIB analysts propose carefully crafted and informed forecasts that outline future developments in some of the world’s most unpredictable hot spots.

The CIB analysts whose work is included in the first issue of The Intelligence Review are, in alphabetical order: Grant Barratt, Emily Clingenpeel, Amanda Corona, Diana Evans, Ryan Haag, Sarah Harvey, Matt Hayes, Connor Kilgore, Jeremy Lee, Benjamin Malone, and Amy Thomas. The issue is edited by CIB Faculty Mentor Dr Joseph Fitsanakis and includes a foreword by EIA Director Dr John Nomikos. Read more

eb1e901c-1f02-4188-a514-eb32acec8f6cOn April 6, 2016, during a yet another riot by "irregular immigrants" in the port of Piraeus, a protester raises his baby son above his head and threatens to launch him as a missile against the police. He is stopped before a tragedy can occur. Later, reports say, he is interviewed on camera about his heroic deed; he claims that what he did was "symbolic." He is not arrested for this "symbolic "act and he is not charged with endangering a child. Read more

imm5Research Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece

Editor: Ioannis Kolovos

Frontex publicized its Risk Analysis for 2016
The report mentioned three "choke-points": the maritime border between Turkey and Greece, the Central Mediterranean border and, as a consequence of the entry through Greece, the border with Western Balkan countries.

The report can be read in full here (in English)

migrationphotoResearch Institute for European and American Studies
Newsletter on Immigration to Greece

Editor: Ioannis Kolovos

Finally realizing the basics!
The deputy Minister for Immigration Policy Mr Yiannis Mouzalas stated in an interview that Greece should set a number on the population of illegal immigrants that it can receive and support.

Mr Mouzalas' interview (Avgi, 1-3/1/2016) can be read in full here (in Greek only)

The increase of refugee inflow to Greece is the second most important event of 2015
According to a Kapa Research opinion poll 54.5% of Greeks consider the increased inflow of refugees as the second most important event of 2015 for Greece, preceded only by the imposition of capital controls (58.7%).

The opinion poll (To Vima, 3/1/2016) can be read in full here (in Greek only)

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