BALKAN STUDIES

Siatou Olga
(Sociologist, specialized in Criminology, Msc in Psycholgoy in the University of Huddersfield, UK )

Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 17 November 2024

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The growth of technological change in the 21st century has evolved into an integral part of contemporary life. Technological innovations have brought revolution in all aspects of human life, from agricultural production, to health and communications. (Bwoles et.al. (2014). Technological changes, during the last decade in particular, have brought the evolution of artificial intelligence with substantial social and psychological impact in the field of education. The educational sector has shifted in operating through distance learning through platforms, integrating smartphones, tablets and computers as primary tools of learning. ... Read more

Dragan Petković, Ph.D.
(An Independent Analyst, former Defense Attaché of the Republic of Serbia in Athens. Previously, he was directly involved in the area of international military cooperation during the long period of time – for more than ten years. He has acquired his doctoral degree in the area of military-technical sciences)

Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 29 January 2024

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Current challenges for the peace are threatening the world probably more than ever before in the history of the humanity. The said challenges represents the consequences of the lack of the political will to resolve the conflicts and open issues in the best interest of all participating sides, which emerged because of the obvious neglecting of the basic postulates of diplomacy and international relations. Therefore, the rebuild of trust in the international relations as well as the necessity to restore the basic diplomacy postulates need to be reinforced.... Read more

Alba Iulia Catrinel Popescu, PhD
(Associate Professor, “Carol I” National Defence University, Bucharest, Romania)

Copyright: @ 2021 “Romanian Military Thinking” Review.
Publication date at RIEAS (www.rieas.gr) on 3 October 2021

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One of the most competitive subareas in Eurasia is the Black Sea Region. For the last century, this region has undergone spectacular upheavals in its geopolitical status, which have resulted in changes in terms of borders, wars and frozen conflicts, land fragmentations, multiplication of regional and extra-regional players...... Read more

Vaggelis Georgiou
(Investigative journalist, chief editor of the SLpress.gr. He holds a BA degree in political science & history from Panteion University (Athens) and a Master’s degree on international relations & strategic studies from the same university).

Copyright: www.slpress.gr (posted 26/10/2020)
Reposted at RIEAS web site 1/11/2020

Lately we have seen that thanks in large part to the active German presidency, Greece's efforts to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Turkey have been halted. Athens's move to suspend the EU-Turkey Customs Union will probably have the same fate. The protagonist is Germany, which is advancing pro-Turkish initiatives in other areas as well. Read more

Leonardo Badea (PhD)
(Romanian economist with a vast academic and financial experience. Starting with October 2019 he is Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Romania and Member of the Board. Between 2017 and 2019 he was President of the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority and during 2016-2017 he was Chairman of the finance and budget committee of the Chamber of Deputies. Since 2006 he is vice-president of the General Association of Romanian Economists)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 12 July 2020

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It has been already said and proven that the current crisis has different characteristics and implications than other crises from the past. We are in the presence of a pandemic/medical crisis that is moving towards an economic crisis and perhaps even a financial one, further down the road. Financial packages and anti-crisis measures taken by national states, international and European bodies are necessary and helping, easing but not yet solving the situation....Read more

Evripidis Tantalakis
(PhD student at the University of Leicester, currently working on his thesis entitled ‘Defending free peoples. Intelligence and the US advisory role in the Greek civil war, 1946-1949’. The focus of his research is the role of intelligence in the Greek Civil War and the extent to which the Greek COIN influenced the under-formation, post-war US COIN doctrine. He holds a BA degree in History form the University of Thessaly and an MA in International Relations and World Order form the University of Leicester. His teaching experience includes working as an Associate Tutor on the MA DL in Intelligence and Security at the University of Leicester)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 9 November 2019

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The issue of insurgent intelligence is generally understudied. The case of the Greek insurgents and how they used intelligence to sustain their struggle during the civil war between 1946 and 1949 is no exception. However, the Greek insurgents managed to establish an impressive military and civil intelligence network which supported the fight of their army, the Democratic Army of Greece (DAG), and contributed to the resilience of the insurgency. ....Read more