RIEAS Director, Dr. John M Nomikos, and Head of the Department of International Relations, Politics and History at the Webster Athens participated in the conference on “Organized Crime, Human Trafficking, Illegal Immigration, and National Security”. The conference took place at the Webster Athens Culture Center on 7 November 2025, Athens, Greece. The conference organizing institutions were: Webster Athens, RIEAS, the “G3 Foresight Forum” Alexandros Papanastasiou Institute, ELISME, SD Med, and the Hellenic Society of Geographical Studies “STRABO”.

Panel’s speakers at the “Countering Hybrid Threats: EU’s Approach on Countering Digital Radicalization”

Moderator: Katsaros Panagiotis (Lieutenant Commander (ret) BoD of Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (ELISME), Andrew Liaropoulos, Assistant Professor in the University of Piraeus, Senior Analyst in the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), and Eleni Kapsokoli Dr, University of Piraeus, (International and European Studies and Researcher at the Laboratory of Intelligence and Cyber Security, Alumni, European Doctoral School at the CSDP.

Prof John M Nomikos, Director of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), and Chairman of the European Intelligence Academy (EIA) delivered a paper on “European Intelligence Cooperation: From the Break- up of the Yugoslavia to the Ukraine-Russia War” at the International Intelligence Congress organized by the National (Turkish) Intelligence Academy on 10-12 October 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey.

UNG will be hosting the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE) Annual Global Conference for 2026. This conference is open to all that are interested in intelligence studies, global security, cyber education, international relations, psychology, criminal justice, and history. The conference theme will be “The Convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Cyber, and Intelligence on Global Security Interests.”

IAFIE advances research, knowledge and professional development in intelligence education which aligns with UNG's strategic big bet, Get in the National Security Game and which builds upon our programs such as strategic & security studies, cybersecurity, spatial data and information science, criminal justice, and more. ... Read more

John M Nomikos, Director, Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Chairman, European Intelligence Academy (EIA), Founding Editor, Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS), Associate Professor and Head of the History, Politics and International Relations, Department at the Athens Campus of Webster University, was chosen as the recipient of the 2025 Life Time Achievement Award by the International Association for Intelligence Education Global, USA for his academic research work on Intelligence Studies in the international community. Click to read more: 

We are pleased to welcome readers to Volume 8, Number 1, of the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS). This issue brings together a compelling range of articles that explore intelligence through historical retrospection, contemporary analysis, and forward-looking innovation. This issue reflects the breadth of modern intelligence studies, spanning global regions, thematic concerns, and methodological perspectives. From archival analysis of historical political upheaval to the transformative role of artificial intelligence in modern warfare, the pieces in this volume reflect both the persistence and evolution of intelligence as a critical function of statecraft and security. Read more

The RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EUROEPAN AND AMERICAN STUDIES (RIEAS) based in Athens, Greece, participated actively in the “EU Security and Intelligence Awareness Course” organized by the Intelligence College in Europe (ICE) with “Mihai Viteazul” Intelligence Academy, under the aegis of the EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENSE COLLEGE (ESDC). The event took place during May 13-14, 2025, in residential format, being hosted by the ESDC (Belmont building, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.

John M Nomikos, RIEAS Director, participated in the Belgrade Security and Intelligence Forum (27-29 March 2025) and delivered a speech on “European Intelligence Cooperation”. Participants were from the Balkan, Scandinavian, Central Europe, Middle East and African states.

Welcome to Volume 7, Number 2, of the Journal of European and American Intelligence
Studies (JEAIS). This edition brings together a diverse array of scholarship that addresses
the dynamic and multifaceted nature of intelligence and security in our rapidly evolving
world. The articles featured in this issue underscore the complexity of contemporary
security challenges, examining them from historical, operational, and geopolitical
perspectives. Together, they offer a rich tapestry of insights for scholars, practitioners,
and policymakers alike. Read more

The Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) organized a seminar titled “New World Order in the Eastern Mediterranean” on 22 March 2023 in the Greek Armed Forces Club (LAED) in Athens, Greece. Speaker was Admiral Ioannis Egkolfopoulos (ret HN). Public & Private Security Professionals, Foreign Military Defense Attaché in Athens, and Diplomats were participated from the following countries: Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, USA, UK, Morocco, Hungary, Taiwan, Greece, France, Egypt, Italy, and Israel. Click on to read the Report.

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Future historians are likely to assess the impact of COVID-19 on scholarly inquiry as mixed. The pandemic compelled an unparalleled growth in mRNA medicines and pharmaceutical science more broadly. It also forced a re-evaluation of the use of emergency medicine practices in public health. At the same time, however, COVID-19 hampered scholarly cooperation by preventing experts from gathering and sharing ideas through discussion. That is why the recent conference of the International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE), which took place from October 20 to 22 in South Carolina, was such a significant event. It was the first face-to-face gathering of the IAFIE scholarly community in the United States since 2019. In a sense, it bridged the gap caused by the pandemic and, in doing so, brought back the sense of optimism that is inherent in scholarly inquiry. Dozens of intelligence studies scholars, current and former practitioners, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, came together at the Citadel in South Carolina, to break bread and re-connect. Read more

In a move that demonstrates its continued presence on the world stage, Coastal Carolina University’s Department of Intelligence and Security Studies has entered a collaborative agreement with a globally recognized, international academic journal. In July 2021, the department assumed editorial supervision for the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS), which means CCU faculty will have an ongoing role as managing editors of the journal, on an annual rotation. It also means CCU students may have an opportunity to participate in international academic scholarship and research. Read more

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The Institute for National and International Security (INIS) organized a Webinar on Mediterranean Security. The Speakers cover a variety of issues such as Hybrid warfare, migration, organized crime, human trafficking, Covid 19, Energy Security, Extremism and Radicalization in the Mediterranean region. The webinar took place on 30 November 2021 and it was supported by the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) in Athens, Greece. Click on to attend it