Dr. John M Nomikos (RIEAS Director) delivered a speech on “Intelligence Balkan Instability: Moving in a New Direction or Repeating the Past?” and moderated a panel on “Impact on Intelligence Education”, at the IAFIE 2026 Annual Global Conference organized by the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, 1-3 June 2026, USA
Dr. John M Nomikos (RIEAS Director) had a productive meeting with Dr. Phil Kowalick, President of the Australia Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO). Dr. Phil Kowalick, delivered a presentation at the IAFIE 2026 Annual Global Conference organized by the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, 1-3 June 2026, USA.
Dr. John M Nomikos (RIEAS Director) had a meeting with Costas Simoglou, Director of the Center of Innovation of Energy, Center of Innovation at the Georgia Department of Economic Development in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Prof John M Nomikos participated in the “Intelligence and Intelligence Studies 2026” on 5th May 2026 and at the Baltic Sea Region Forum on 4th of May 2026 organized by the University of Turku, Finland.
Prof John M Nomikos delivered a presentation on “Organized Crime and Human Trafficking from Eastern Mediterranean to Europe” organized by the XXII Security Forum at Krakow on 7-9 May 2026, Poland.
Prof John M Nomikos delivered a presentation on “Turkey and Sahel Region migration routes to Europe: Security and Intelligence Challenges” at an International Conference on “Full – Spectrum Warfare and the Role of Migration in Modern Integrated Operations” organized by the Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning and Hanns Seidel Foundation on 27-28 April 2026 in Bucharest, Romania.
Moody’s in collaboration with the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) organized a “Decoding Hybrid Warfare with Data,” a senior level seminar taking place in Athens on 16 April 2026 at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens, Greece. The seminar explored how data, analytics, and advanced investigative techniques can support governments in understanding and responding to hybrid threats in an increasingly complex security environment.... Read more
John M Nomikos, RIEAS Director, participated in the Belgrade Security and Intelligence Forum (27-29 March 2026, Serbia) and delivered a speech on “Security Situation in the South East Mediterranean”. Participants were from the Balkan, Scandinavian, Central Europe, Middle East and African states.
RIEAS Director, John M Nomikos attended an Advance Intelligence Program organized by the Bandaranaike Academy for Leadership and Public Policy (21st April 2025 to 22nd July 2025) and he received an Advanced Certificate in Intelligence Studies and Public Policy on 21st November 2025 in Sri Lanka.
We are pleased to welcome readers to Volume 8, Issue 2, of the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS). This issue brings together a diverse and methodologically rich set of contributions that collectively interrogate some of the most enduring and contested problems in intelligence studies: analytic rigor and judgment under uncertainty, the communication of probability and confidence, the structural conditions shaping contemporary information environments, and the strategic implications of information operations for democratic governance. Across empirical, conceptual, and critical traditions, the articles in this volume reflect the field’s continued maturation and its willingness to engage both the internal mechanics of intelligence work and the broader ecosystems in which intelligence operates.
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Dr. John M. Nomikos, RIEAS Director, participated in a working group on “Israel–Greece–Cyprus Relations,” organized by Tel Aviv University and supported by Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, on 11–13 November 2025 in Israel.
Dr. John M Nomikos (RIEAS Director) participated on the sixth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) which gathering public and private industry leaders to discuss energy security and affordability, infrastructure projects, and investment opportunities on November 6-7, 2025, Athens, Greece. The conference was organized by the US Department of Energy, the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece and the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center in USA. Read more