Mission Statement

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The Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies (MCIS) is a network of scholars, specialists, and students of intelligence dedicated to carrying out research in the area of Intelligence Studies related to Mediterranean countries.

MCIS will specifically focus on the issues related to modernization, reform, development, and mission tasking of intelligence and security services in the Mediterranean region as well as on common security issues to propose best practices and possible solutions. The MCIS will also focus on the development of common concepts, perceptions and ideas on intelligence studies.

MCIS affiliated members will share best practices, conduct research and disseminate their findings through reports, briefings, publications (print and electronic), and workshops and conferences.

Goals

MCIS aims to promote Intelligence Studies as part of university curricula and independent research as well as cultivate the work of younger scholars, concentrating on Intelligence Studies, who originate in Mediterranean countries.

MCIS also aims at becoming the premier venue for virtual collaborationin addressing the modernization of the intelligence-security community in the Mediterranean region.

Location

MCIS administration will be based at the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) in Athens, Greece.

Organization

Chairman
Dr. John M. Nomikos (Greece)
(Director, Research Institute for European and American Studies)

Deputy Chairman
Mrs. Stefania Ducci (Italy)
(OSINT Analyst and Security Studies Researcher)

Secretary
Dr. Gustavo Diaz Matey (Spain)
(Research Fellow at Complutence University in Madrid, Research Fellow at the Research Unit on International Security and Cooperation – UNISCI)

Founding Members of the Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies

Dr. Shlomo Shpiro (Israel)
(Deputy Director, Department of Political Studies, Bar Ilan University and Chairman, International Intelligence History Association (IIHA)

Dr. Olivier Saidi (France)
(Managing Director, CRT Investment Banking LLC)

Mr. Onur Gokce (Turkey)
(Ambassador (Ret), Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University)

Mr. Isaac Martin Barbero (Spain)
(Economic and Commercial Counselor, Spanish Embassy, Ankara)

 International Advisory Board

France    
Dr. Olivier Saidi, Managing Director, CRT Investment Banking LLC
Dr. Eric Denécé, Director, Centre Français de Recherche sur le Renseignement - CF2R

Greece    
Ms. Aya Burweila, Expert on International and Regional Security in North Africa, Research Institute for European and American Studies - RIEAS 
Dr. Joseph Fitsanakis, Senior Editor at IntelNews.org 

Israel     
Dr. Shlomo Shpiro, Deputy Director, Department of Political Studies, Bar Ilan University
Mr. Ilan Mizrahi, Consultant, National Security Studies   

Italy    
Prof. Mario Caligiuri, Director, Master in Intelligence and Center for Intelligence Studies, University of Calabria 
Prof. Ciro Sbailò, Professor of Comparative Public Law, University “Kore” of Enna

Jordan    
Prof. Nawaf W. Tell, Director, Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan 

Slovenia    
Dr. Denis Caleta, Ministry of Defense 

Spain    
Mr. Isaac Martin Barbero, Economic and Commercial Counselor, Spanish Embassy of Ankara
Prof.  Antonio M. Díaz Fernández, Professor of Political Sciences, University of Burgos 

Turkey    
Mr. Onur Gokce, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University 
Dr. Musa Tuzuner, Chief of Police and Director, Intelligence Studies Center, Turkish National Police Academy 

External Advisors of the Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies

Mr. Ed Waltz (USA)

Mr. Jeff White (USA)

MCIS Postal Address:
Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)
1, Kalavryton street
Alimos, 17456
Athens, Greece.

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