CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Politics, Lancaster University, UK, January 1997 B.A. International Studies, Panteion University, Greece, July 1993 LANGUAGES Greek, English ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Professor, Piraeus University, Piraeus, Greece, 2023-present Professor, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, 2022-2023 Associate Professor, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, 2016-2022 Assistant Professor, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, 2011-2016 Lecturer, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, 2007-2011 Visiting Lecturer, Panteion University, Athens, Greece, postgraduate program, 1998-2007 Professor of Strategic Studies, Hellenic National Defense College, 2007-2019, 2020-present 2 Visiting Professor, Hellenic National Defense College, 2003-2007 Studies Counselor, Hellenic National Defense College, 2003-2004 Visiting Professor, Hellenic Supreme Joint War College, 2003-2015 (with interruptions) Visiting Professor, Hellenic Air Staff and Command College, 2003-2019 Studies Counselor, Hellenic Air Staff and Command College, 2004-2008 Visiting Professor, Hellenic Air War College, 2000-2003, 2019-present Visiting Professor, Hellenic Naval Staff and Command College, 2003-2019 Studies Counselor, Hellenic Naval War College, 2000-2003 Visiting Professor, Hellenic Naval War College, 1999-2003, 2019-present Visiting Professor, Hellenic National Security College, 1998-2001

CONFERENCE PAPERS

“The internationalization of assymetrical threats: Kosovo-Caucasus-Kashmir-Philippines,” Hellenic Army War College Conference, Thessalonica, Greece, May 21-22, 2003 (in Greek). “On the Road to a Universal State? The Concept of Civilization and World Politics in the 21st Century,” Fifth International CISS Conference, Salzburg, Austria, July 6-8, 2004. “External and Internal Proletariats: Arnold Toynbee and the North-South Divide in World Politics,” 9 2006 Annual ISA Convention, San Diego, California, March 22-25, 2006. “The Great Powers in the International System, 2005-2025,” Hellenic Supreme Joint War College Conference, Thessalonica, Greece, February 15-16, 2006 (in Greek). “How is war likely to be fought in the 21st century?” Hellenic Supreme Joint War College Conference, Thessalonica, Greece, February 15-16, 2006 (in Greek). “International Crises and Crisis Management,” Hellenic Strategic Studies Society/Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff Seminar, Athens, Greece, February 23-24, 2006 (in Greek). “The Shape of the ESDP and the Transatlantic Link,” Sixth International CISS Millennium Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, July 2-4, 2006. “Greece and Turkey in the new role of NATO and the ESDP,” Institute of International Relations/Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff Seminar, “Greek-Turkish Relations – Turkish Claims and Problems in the Middle East,” Beroea, Greece, January 22-24, 2007 (in Greek). “Nuclear Proliferation and Turkey,” Institute of International Relations/Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff Seminar, “Greek-Turkish Relations – Turkish Claims and Problems in the Middle East,” Beroea, Greece, January 22-24, 2007 (in Greek). “The Rise of Chinese Power: Current Situation, Future Prospects, and International Political Implications,” Seventh International CISS Millennium Conference, Buçaco, Portugal, June 14-16, 2007. “Greek deterrent capability: new challenges and prospects,” Institute of International Relations/Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff Seminar, “Greek-Turkish Relations – Turkish Claims and Problems in the Middle East,” Beroea, Greece, November 5-7, 2007 (in Greek). “The Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, Greek-Turkish relations, and the NATO dimension,” Institute of International Relations/Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff Seminar, “Greek-Turkish Relations – Turkish Claims and Problems in the Middle East,” Beroea, Greece, November 5-7, 2007 (in Greek). “Aspects of Contemporary International Politics: Insights from a Bygone Era,” Eighth International CISS Conference, Paris, France, June 14-16, 2008. 10 “Citizen vs. Professional Armies: A Macrohistorical Approach,” 50th Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New York City, New York, February 15-18, 2009. “International Relations and the Study of History,” 50th Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New York City, New York, February 15-18, 2009. “From Multidisciplinarity to Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity: Global Challenges and the Quest for Explanations and Understanding,” Roundtable, 50th Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New York City, New York, February 15-18, 2009. “Regional Power Correlations,” Institute of International Relations Conference on “Challenges and Prospects of Greek Foreign Policy,” Athens, Greece, December 10, 2009 (in Greek). “The contribution of the Battle of Marathon (and the Persian Wars in general) in shaping European civilization and thought, as well as in the completion of the democratic constitution,” European Expression Conference on “2500 years since the battle of Marathon: Events, Importance, Implications,” Athens, Greece, December 19, 2009 (in Greek). “NATO enlargement and the future of European Defence,” New Federalists Conference, Athens, Greece, April 21, 2010 (in Greek). “NATO: Relevance and Irrelevance,” RIEAS – ELKEDA Conference on “The Future of European Security Structure,” Athens, Greece, December 14, 2010. “The causes of defeat in the battlefield: political, cultural and business environment,” Artifex Conference on “The art of war in business and politics,” Athens, Greece, March 2, 2011 (in Greek). “The winner’s spirit: attitude, planning, and flexibility,” Artifex Conference on “The art of war in business and politics,” Athens, Greece, March 2, 2011 (in Greek). “The strategic contribution of the Hellenic Navy, 1821-1944,” Greek Maritime Museum Conference on “The Hellenic Navy between National Integration and Technological Development, 1821-1941,” Piraeus, Greece, January 21, 2012 (in Greek). “The Turkish candidacy for accession in the EU and Greek foreign policy, 1990-2012,” Department of International and European Studies, Piraeus University – Hellenic Parliament Conference on “60 years 11 of European integration – 30 years of Greece inside the European Union,” Piraeus, Greece, March 29- 30, 2012 (in Greek). “The land dimension of the Balkan Wars,” Institute of International Relations Conference on “1912: Geopolitics, Strategy, Diplomacy and the Shaping of the Modern Balkans,” Athens, Greece, October 24, 2012 (in Greek). “Analyzing strategically the Balkan Wars,” Hellenic Naval Cadet College Conference on “The Contribution of the Hellenic Navy to the Balkan Wars,” Piraeus, Greece, December 3, 2012 (in Greek). “Regional conflicts in Northwest Africa: security implications and a possible way out,” Panteion University – Embassy of Morocco in Greece International Conference on “Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities,” Athens, March 22, 2013. “Airpower and the selection of a defensive-deterrent or an offensive doctrine,” 2nd Airpower Conference, Air Tactics Center (Hellenic Air Force), Decelea Air Base, Tatoi, Greece, February 6, 2014 (in Greek). “Thucydides and Current International Politics,” Opening Address, 24th Multi-theme Medical Conference, 251 General Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece, February 19, 2015 (in Greek). “The future of Strategic Studies in Greece,” 2nd Conference on Greek Grand Strategy, Institute of International Relations – Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Athens, Greece, June 27, 2015 (in Greek). “Hellenism and the strategic reshuffling in the Eastern Mediterranean”, Panteion University – Frederick University Conference on “”The developments in the Middle East: Repercussions in the Southeast Mediterranean, Greece and Cyprus”, Nicosia, Cyprus, January 22, 2016 (in Greek). “Deterrence and Coercion for the Armed Forces of Small Nations”, Hellenic Air Force 4th Air Power Conference, Decelea Air Base, Tatoi, Greece, February 12, 2016 (in Greek). “Clausewitz and Greek Military Leadership: Strength of Character at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical Level”, Hellenic Army General Staff / Doctrine Directorate Conference on “Leadership as the 12 Technique of Enabling the Others’ Potential. Leader: Charisma or Knowledge?” Hellenic Army Cadet School, Vari, Greece, February 16, 2016 (in Greek). “The challenge of dealing with modern guerrilla wars”, Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations Conference on “The destabilization of the Greater Middle East: Causes and prospects”, Athens, Greece, April 20, 2016 (in Greek). “Great Powers and the Eastern Mediterranean”, 3rd Conference on Greek Grand Strategy: The Maritime Dimension, Institute of International Relations – Hellenic National Defense College, Athens, Greece, May 20, 2016 (in Greek). “Eleftherios Venizelos: Broad Vision and Petty Grudges / A Critical Approach”, Hellenic Navy General Staff Conference on “Leadership and Personalities”, Athens, Greece, May 23, 2016 (in Greek). “Nuclear weapons nowadays”, Conference of the Center of Eastern Studies, Panteion University, on “War and Peace in the Global Era”, Athens, Greece, June 2, 2016 (in Greek). “Southeastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Military Strategy and National Interest”, Panteion University-Frederick University Conference in collaboration with the Cypriot Police on “The international developments in the Southeastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Turkey: the challenge to stability, energy, and security”, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 30, 2016 (in Greek). “Southeastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Military Strategy and National Interest”, Panteion University-Frederick University Conference in collaboration with the (Cypriot) National Guard General Staff on “The international developments in the Southeastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Turkey: the challenge to stability, energy, and security”, Nicosia, Cyprus, July 1, 2016 (in Greek). “Strategy through the centuries”, Military History Directorate / Hellenic Army General Staff Conference on “Strategy through the centuries”, Athens, Greece, October 11, 2016 (in Greek). “Southeastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Conflict and Competing Military Strategies”, Frederick University-Panteion University-(Cypriot) National Guard General Staff-Cypriot Police Conference on “The International Developments in the Southeastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Turkey: the Challenge to Stability, Energy, and Security”, Nicosia, Cyprus, January 19, 2017 (in Greek). 13 “From Imperial Backwater to Strategic Minefield: The Mediterranean and the EU”, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Warsaw School of Economics International Congress on “European Security and Stability in a Complex Global Order – The Case of Neighbourhood Policy”, Warsaw, Poland, May 9, 2017. “The Greek Participation in World War I: The Strategic Analyses”, Institute of International Relations Conference on “100 years since Greece’s entry in World War I: Political, diplomatic, strategic aspects and the memory of the war”, Athens, Greece, December 16, 2017 (in Greek). “Strategic Leadership and Its Absence: 1940-1974. Useful Lessons for the 21st -Century Leader”, Hellenic Army General Staff / Doctrine & Training Directorate Conference on “The Role of the Leader in the 21st Century”, Hellenic Army Cadet School, Vari, Greece, May 4, 2018 (in Greek). “Is there a Turkish national style in strategy?” Conference in honor of Professor Emeritus Panayiotis Ifestos, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, May 15, 2018 (in Greek). “Russia-China Relations: A Key to Global Stability”, Fifth International Financial University Forum, Moscow, Russia, November 28, 2018. “The discipline’s pedagogy: teaching Strategic Studies at senior colleges of the Hellenic Armed Forces”, Anniversary Conference “100 years of International Relations – 30 years of the I.I.R.”, Athens, Institute of International Relations, December 1, 2019 (in Greek). “Geostrategic Analysis of the Persian Wars,” Conference on “2.500 years since the naval battle of Salamis,” Athens, Hellenic Institute of Naval History, June 24, 2020 (in Greek). “Seeking global balance: is there a way from mutual distrust to dialogue? Expert view,” International Forum “Volgograd dialogue,” Volgograd, Russia, October 29, 2020 (Online). “The limits of Greek-Russian Relations,” Project “Russia-Greece: common pages of history, modern Russian-Greek relations, landmarks for the future” Within the Russia-Greece Year of History 2021, Volgograd, Russia, April 2, 2021 (Online). “Sparta as a great power: A comparative analysis,” Institute of Sparta International Conference on 14 “International Relations in Antiquity: The Case of Sparta,” Sparta, Greece, September 11, 2021 (in Greek). “Conference Conclusions,” Institute of Sparta International Conference on “International Relations in Antiquity: The Case of Sparta,” Sparta, Greece, September 12, 2021 (in Greek). “The strategy of the Greek Revolution of 1821,” 2 nd Panhellenic Conference of the Union of Retired Army Officers, Athens, November 13, 2021 (in Greek). “From Sevres to Lausanne: The military dimension,” 10th Center for Asian Minor Civilization Conference, “From the Treaty of Sevres to the Treaty of Lausanne,” May 7, 2022 (in Greek). “The Cleomenic War: could Sparta have won?” 2 nd International Scientific Conference on Sparta on “The battle of Sellasia (222 BC): landmark of the last flash of Sparta,” September 9, 2022 (in Greek). “Conference Conclusions,” 2 nd International Scientific Conference on Sparta on “The battle of Sellasia (222 BC): landmark of the last flash of Sparta.” September 10, 2022 (in Greek). “The Military Strategic Dimension in the Ukraine War,” Hellenic Council of International Relations Conference in memory of Professor Elias Kouskouvelis on “The International Repercussions of the Ukraine War,” Thessalonica, October 20, 2022 (in Greek). “The Greek operational conduct,” Institute of International Relations Military History Conference on “Asia Minor Campaign: Strategic and Operational Dimensions,” Athens, April 1, 2023 (in Greek).

CONFERENCE PANEL DISCUSSANT

“European Security and Defense Policy,” Fifth International CISS Conference, Salzburg, Austria, July 6-8 2004. “Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation – Mediterranean Dialogue,” Hellenic National Defense College, Athens, Greece, May 23, 2006. “The Changing Nature of Global and Regional Architecture and State Response in the Post-Cold War Environment,” Sixth International CISS Millennium Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, July 2-4, 15 2006. “International and Regional Cooperation,” Seventh International CISS Millennium Conference, Buçaco, Portugal, June 14-16, 2007. “Environment, Conflict and Politics,” Seventh International CISS Millennium Conference, Buçaco, Portugal, June 14-16, 2007. “Confronting Terrorism: Strategies and Solutions,” Eighth International CISS Conference, Paris, France, June 14-16, 2008. “Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy and Development: African Challenges,” Eighth International CISS Conference, Paris, France, June 14-16, 2008. Workshop on “The Cold War: Strategic or Ideological Causes?” Institute of International Relations, Athens, Greece, February 18, 2011. “Andreas Miaoulis: An Intransigent Leader / A Critical Approach”, Hellenic Navy General Staff Conference on “Leadership and Personalities”, Athens, Greece, May 23, 2016 (in Greek).

CONFERENCE PANEL CHAIR

“European Security and Defense Policy,” Fifth International CISS Conference, Salzburg, Austria, July 6-8 2004. “Multidisciplinary Approaches to Asian Security, Economy, and Conflict Resolution,” Eighth International CISS Conference, Paris, France, June 14-16, 2008. “The strategic and military aspects of the War of 1897”, Institute of International Relations Conference on “120 years since the Greek-Turkish war of 1897”, Athens, Greece, April 8, 2017 (in Greek). “The Spartan Revolution of the 3rd century BC and its effect on the society of the Peloponnese and Greece,” 2 nd International Scientific Conference on Sparta on “The battle of Sellasia (222 BC): landmark of the last flash of Sparta,” September 9, 2022. 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZER

Panteion University – Embassy of Morocco in Greece (with the collaboration of the Embassy of Spain in Greece) International Conference on “Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities,” Athens, March 22, 2013. Academic Committee Vice-President, Institute of Sparta International Conference on “International Relations in Antiquity: The Case of Sparta,” Sparta, Greece, September 11-12, 2021.

REPORTS/POLICY PAPERS

From January till September 1998, during my military service, I served as assistant to one of the advisors of the Greek Defense Minister. In this capacity, I prepared a number of (classified) papers on the following areas: Greek military doctrine; Greek-Turkish relations; Greek-US relations; GreekIsraeli relations; the Cyprus question; crisis management; European security.

THESES & DISSERTATIONS

Understanding Strategic Surprise: An Inquiry into the Phenomenon of Strategic Surprise (Ph.D thesis, Lancaster University, 1996).

EXPERT MEETINGS

Expert meeting of Greek and Turkish scholars, Vienna, Austria, September 2000 under the auspices of the research project Managing the Greek-Turkish Relations and the Cyprus Problem, Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue. International Committee selected by the Government of Taiwan to monitor the 2004 Taiwanese presidential elections (eventually canceled due to concerns about the members’ safety). Meeting with the sheikhs of Moroccan / Western Sahara, Laayoune, Morocco / Western Sahara, April 5, 2014.

INVITED LECTURES & SEMINARS

“European Security and the Role of the USA”, Virginia Polytechnic, Blacksburg, VA, March 2006. 17 “The new forms of conflict in the post-Cold War era and the management thereof,” 1st Greek Army, Larissa, Greece, December 10, 2010 (in Greek). “Greek deterrence and the Turkish leadership,” 3rd Greek Army Corps, Thessalonica, Greece, April 13, 2011 (in Greek). “The USA today: Domestic situation, foreign policy, implications for Greece,” Institute of International Relations, Athens, Greece, May 16, 2012. “Strategy: The Logic of Conflict,” I. I. Menchikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine, September 1, 2012. “War: Causes and Relation with Politics,” I. I. Menchikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine, September 1, 2012. “Democracy and International Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Space,” Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights (Morocco) – University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco, April 4, 2014. “Democracy and International Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Space,” Center for Strategic Thinking and Defense of Democracy, Laayoune, Morocco / Western Sahara, April 6, 2014. “Military Strategy: Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean”, Solidarity Movement, Nicosia, Cyprus, July 1, 2016. “European Security: Threats, Constraints, and Prospects,” Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, January 19, 2018 (via Skype). “The Geopolitics / Geoeconomics of the Eastern Mediterranean”, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Nea Makri, Greece, May 20, 2018. “Hybrid Warfare”, Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, Athens, Greece, October 18, 2018. Keynote Speech, Hellenic Armed Forces’ Day, Athens Metropolitan Cathedral Church, November 21, 2018. “Introduction to International Politics”, Hellenic Non-Commissioned Officers’ College, Trikala, 18 Greece, March 6, 2020. “Gouras’ Battle at Marathon (July 1824): A modern approach”, keynote speech at the dedicative happening of the Municipality of Marathon and the Holy Metropolis of Kifisia, Amarousion, Oropos & Marathon for the second battle of Marathon (5 July 1824), Marathon, July 4, 2021.

OUTREACH

A huge number of appearances in Greek mass media as guest commentator on current international issues (e.g. Greek-Turkish relations, 9/11, Iraq War). Interviewed by Deutschlandfunk (German Public Radio) on Greek military spending, February 23, 2011, http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/europaheute/1395471/ Petitioner to the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee, October 10, 2012, available at http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/general-assembly/main-committees/4th-committee/watch/fourthcommittee-4th-meeting-67th-general-assembly/1892556580001 (20.55-25.20 mins). A number of interviews in Moroccan mass media regarding the Moroccan / Western Sahara issue, April 5-6, 2014. Interviewed by the Cypriot TV channel Sigma on the Cyprus question, January 22, 2016. Interviewed by the First Program (Greek Public Radio) on current international politics, February 26, 2018, available at http://www.ert.gr/eidiseis/diethni/evropi/k-koliopoulos-stratigiki-kindyni-alla-kestratigikes-efkeries-gia-tin-ellada-audio/ Expert discussant at the online ATSMUN 2020-2022 (Arsakeia Tositseia Schools Model United Nations Conference) Patras, Greece, 2020-2022. TEACHING FIELDS 19 Security/Strategic Studies Diplomatic/Military History European Security International Relations Theory Methodology of Social Sciences Geopolitics Greek-Turkish Relations Regional Politics (Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia, Northeast Asia, Mediterranean) Russia and the former Soviet Union

TEACHING FIELDS

Security/Strategic Studies Diplomatic/Military History European Security International Relations Theory Methodology of Social Sciences Geopolitics Greek-Turkish Relations Regional Politics (Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia, Northeast Asia, Mediterranean) Russia and the former Soviet Union

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, Greece, 1998-Present Research projects undertaken: “Crisis Management” (Hellenic Ministry of Defense, winter 1998-99) “Greek Grand Strategy in the Balkans-Middle East-Central Asia Triangle” (Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, winter 1998-99) “Crisis Management if Greek-Turkish Relations” (Hellenic Ministry of Defense, summer 2000) “The Global Geopolitical Environment, 2000-2020” (Hellenic Ministry of Defense, summer 2000) 20 “The Revolution in Military Technology and the Greek Military Doctrine” (Hellenic Ministry of Defense, summer 2000 “Oil Geopolitics in the Caucasus and Central Asia and its Consequences for Greece” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2000) “Defense and Foreign Policy” (Hellenic Ministry of Defense, spring 2001) “Low-Intensity Issues in Greek-Turkish Relations and Effective Management Thereof” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2001) “Turkey and Nuclear Weapons” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2001) “Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa and the Relevant Dangers for Greece” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2002) “EU Rapid Deployment Force and the Role of Turkey within the EU. NATO Rapid Deployment Force. Responsibilities and Issues of Overlapping” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2003) “China: Present Situation, Future Prospects, Consequences for Greece” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2004) “Euro-defense: Pathologies and Prospects” (Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, autumn 2005)

AWARDS & HONORS B.A.

“Excellent” (8.77/10), Panteion University, Greece, July 1993 Bakalas Brothers Foundation Scholarship, 1994-1997 Millennium Award 2007, Presented for the Outstanding Research Paper by a Younger Scholar, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section, International Studies Association, June 2007 Fulbright Scholar, Study of the United States Institute on U.S. National Security,January 27 – March 10, 2012. 21 Honorary Lecturer, Hellenic National Defense College, October 2018.

EDITORIAL/ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Compendium Committee, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section, International Studies Association Science Journal of Volgograd State University Strategein (formerly Strategicon) (Greek) The Historical Review of Sparta

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Memberships: Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, Greece, 1998-present International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), 1999-present International Studies Association (Sections: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Studies, The English School of International Relations, International Security Studies), 2004-2011 Executive Council, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section, International Studies Association, 2008-2009 Article – Book Referee: Political Science Review (Greece) Global Discourse Science Journal of Volgograd State University Journal of Defense & Security Affairs 22 Oxford University Press

ADMINISTRATIVE WORK, PANTEION UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, GREECE

Taker of minutes, International Relations Section, Department of International and European Studies, 2007-2009. Member of the Committee of Qualification Exams, Department of International and European Studies, 2007-2010. Deputy Representative of the Department of International and European Studies to the University Senate, 2009-2011. Member, Electoral Committee, Departmental Head Election, Department of International and European Studies, June 2010. Central Committee of Panhellenic University Enrolment Exams. Regular Member, 2011- 2013. Deputy Member, 2013-2016, 2018-. Ethics Committee, Department of International, European and Area Studies. Regular Member, 2013. Deputy Member, 2013-2016. Representative of the Department of International, European and Area Studies to the University Committee for the Digital Actions of Tertiary Education, 2011-2016. Curriculum Committee, Department of International, European and Area Studies. Regular Member, 2013-2016, 2018-. University Committee for Receipt of Materiel: Regular Member, 2013-2014. Editor of the Departmental Study Guide, Department of International, European and Area Studies, 2013. Chair, Electoral Committee, Departmental Head Election, Department of International, European and Area Studies, 19 June 2014. University Objection Evaluation Committee: Deputy Chair, 2014-2015. 23 Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies, Department of International, European and Area Studies – Hellenic National Defense College: Deputy Academic Director, 2014-2017. University Committee for Receipt of Cleaning Services of Gowns, Sports Outfits, Carpets, Rugs and Curtains: Regular Member, 2015-2016. University Committee for the Evaluation of Candidacies re the Announcement no. 3028/01 September 2015 for the project “Enhancement of human research potential through the conduct of doctoral research – HERACLITUS II, Panteion University”: Deputy Member, 2015-2016. Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies, Department of International, European and Area Studies – Hellenic National Defense College: Academic Director, 2017-. Chair, Electoral Committee, Departmental Head Election, Department of International, European and Area Studies, 21 June 2018. Internal Evaluation Committee, Department of International, European and Area Studies: Regular member, 2018-2020. University Committee for Receipt of Textbooks and University Publications: Deputy Member, 2020-2021. Department of International, European and Area Studies: Deputy Head of Department, 2020- 2022.

ADMINISTRATIVE WORK, UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS, PIRAEUS, GREECE Internal Evaluation Assessment Committee, 2023-present.

PUBLICATIONS

Books: Strategic Surprise (Athens: Ellinika Grammata, 2000) (in Greek) The grand strategy of ancient Sparta, 750-192 B.C. (Athens: Poiotita, 2001) (in Greek) Strategic Thought from Antiquity to the Present (Athens: Poiotita, 2008) (in Greek) Co-authored Books: Thucydides on Strategy: Grand Strategies in the Peloponnesian War and Their Relevance Today (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010) [co-authored with Prof. Athanassios Platias] Sun Tzu’s Art of War: Translation-Commentary-Interpretation-Analysis (Athens: Diavlos, 2015) (in Greek) [co-authored with Prof. Athanassios Platias]. The Art of Strategy: 50 rulesfor war, politics, business, and everyday life (Athens: Diavlos, 2021) (in Greek) [co-authored with Prof. Athanassios Platias]. 50 Rules of Strategy in Greek-Turkish Relations and Answers to 20 Crucial Questions (Athens: Diavlos, 2023) (in Greek) [co-authored with Prof. Athanassios Platias]. 3 Edited Books: P. Ifestos, C. Koliopoulos, E. Hatzivasiliou (eds.), The Beginning of the Cold War, 1941-1950: Strategic or Ideological Causes? (Athens: Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, 2012), electronic publication available at http://www.idis.gr/coldwar/pdf/e-book.pdf (in Greek). G. Tsaltas, Eirini Cheila, Constantinos Koliopoulos (eds.), Sécurité & Coopération en Méditerranée: Défis & Opportunités – Security & Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges & Opportunities (Athens: Poiotita, 2013). Book Chapters in Special Series: “EU Rapid Deployment Force and the Role of Turkey within the EU; NATO Rapid Deployment Force; Responsibilities and Issues of Overlapping,” in Sotiris Ntalis (ed.), The Transatlantic Relations: Cooperation or Rivalry? (Athens: Papazisis, 2004), pp. 328-360 (co-authored with Harry Papasotiriou) (in Greek). “The Shape of the ESDP and the Transatlantic Link: Consequences for International Order,” in Yannis A. Stivachtis (ed.), International Order in a Globalizing World (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007), pp. 121-138. “The Strategic Implications of Turkey’s EU Membership,” in Meltem Müftüler-Baç and Yannis A. Stivachtis (eds.), Turkey-European Union Relations: Dilemmas, Opportunities, and Constraints (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008), pp. 93-111. “International Relations and the Study of History,” in Robert A. Denemark (ed.), The International Studies Encyclopedia (Oxford: ISA with Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), vol. VII, pp. 4508-4523. “Historical Approach to Strategic / Security Studies,” in Robert A. Denemark (ed.), The International 4 Studies Encyclopedia (Oxford: ISA with Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), vol. V, pp. 3321-3338. “Seen it before? The decline of war and the spread of democracy in historical perspective,” in National Security Institute, Post-Hegemonic Global Governance (Amherst, MA: Institute for Training and Development, 2012), pp. 16-26. “The Western Sahara conflict: Security implications and a possible way out,” in Grigorios Tsaltas, Eirini Cheila, Constantinos Koliopoulos (eds.), Sécurité & Coopération en Méditerranée: Défis & Opportunités – Security & Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges & Opportunities (Athens: Poiotita, 2013), pp. 27-44. “The Prospects of European Integration,” in Nicolás Comini and Tomas Bontempo (eds.), De Cadencias y Disonancias: Representaciones Alternativas de la Integración Regional en el Siglo XXI: América Latina, Asia y Europa Del Este (Buenos Aires: Ediciones Universidad del Salvador, 2014), pp. 223- 239. “From Imperial Backwater to Strategic Minefield: the Mediterranean and the EU”, in Ewa Latoszek, Magdalena Proczek, Malgorzata Dziembala, Anna Masloń-Oracz, Agnieszka Klos (eds.), European Security and Stability in a Complex Global Order – The Case of Neighbourhood Policy (Warsaw: Warsaw School of Economics and Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA, 2017), pp. 235-249. “The Pedagogy of the Discipline: Teaching Strategic Studies at Higher Colleges of the Hellenic Armed Forces,” in Andreas Gofas, Giorgos L. Evangelopoulos, Marilena Koppa (eds.), One Century of International Relations 1919-2019 (Athens: Pedio, 2020), pp. 415-422 (in Greek). “The strategy of the Greek Revolution of 1821,” in Union of Retired Army Officers, The value of studying and teaching Military History in Greece, conference records (Athens: Hellenic Army Publishing House, November 2021), pp. 122-130 (in Greek). Journal Articles: “Thucydides on Grand Strategy II: Spartan Grand Strategy During the Peloponnesian War,” Etudes Helleniques/Hellenic Studies (Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring 2000) (co-authored with Athanassios G. Platias). 5 “The Afghanistan War: A Political and Strategic Analysis,” Modernization, No. 4, January-March 2002, pp. 21-35 (in Greek). “Grand Strategies Clashing: Athenian and Spartan Strategies in Thucydides’ “History of the Peloponnesian War”,” Comparative Strategy, vol. 21, no. 5, October-December 2002, pp. 377-399 (co-authored with Athanassios G. Platias). “The Future of War,” Air Review, No. 69, January 2003, pp. 36-49 (in Greek). “The Evolution of Air Strategy,” Air Review, No. 75, April 2005, pp. 38-51 (in Greek). “The Great Powers in the International System, 2005-2025”, Intersevice Review, No. 6, June 2006, pp. 10-17 (in Greek). “Greece and Turkey in the new role of NATO and the ESDP,” Athena, No. 34, January-April 2007, pp. 33-37 (in Greek). “The strategic contribution of the Greek Navy, 1821-1944,” Naval Review, vol. 172, no. 580, MarchApril-May 2012, pp. 55-67 (in Greek). “On empire and strategy: a reply to Alexandros Koutsoukis,” Global Discourse, vol. 3, no. 1 (2013): 31-33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2013.808849. “Greek military genius: Kolokotronis under the prism of Clausewitz”, Interservice Review, No. 31, November 2014-February 2015, pp. 40-48 (in Greek). “The Role of the Contemporary Russian University in Public Diplomacy (The Case of Volgograd State University)” [with E.V. Arkhipova and E.F. Parubochaya], Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya 4. Istoriya. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya [Science Journal of Volgograd State University. History. Area Studies. International Relations], vol. 25, no. 2 (2020), pp. 241-252 (in Russian). “International Politicsfor Adults: Greece in a World of Fluid Alliances,” National Bastions, No. 132, April-June 2020, pp. 40-43 (in Greek). “Sparta as a great power: a comparative analysis,” The Historical Review of Sparta, Vol. 1/2022, pp. 6 251-267. Other Publications: “The Theodoropoulos Doctrine” [Critique on a certain doctrine of Greek foreign policy], newspaper Eleftherotypia, October 1, 1995 (in Greek). “The Imia Crisis,” newspaper Eleftherotypia, June 2, 1996 (in Greek). “The armaments program” [On the big Greek armaments program promulgated in early 1997], magazine Samizdat, no. VIII, January 8, 1997, p. 15 (in Greek). “Political realism and Greek-Turkish relations,” magazine Nemesis, March 1997, pp. 122-127 (in Greek). “‘Solution’ with Turkey?” magazine Samizdat, no. XLVI, October 22, 1997, pp. 16-17 (in Greek). “Different persons, same policy” [On Turkish policy vis-à-vis Greece], newspaper Eleftherotypia, December 6, 1998, p. 108 (in Greek). Answer to the question: “War is a sad part of human history. Do you reckon that this phenomenon could be brought under control? What will be the causes of war in the coming century?” magazine International Relations Forum, no. 10, Winter 1999, pp. 41-43 (in Greek). “The barbarians of the Middle Ages and the contemporary terrorists,” newspaper Imerisia, Weekend, September 22-23, 2001 (in Greek). “The American strategy in Afghanistan,” newspaper Imerisia, Weekend, October 13-14, 2001 (in Greek). “On Historical Rights and the Western/Moroccan Sahara Issue”, Institute of International Relations, February 16, 2015, http://www.idis.gr/?p=3024. “The Fall of Constantinople,” newspaper Peloponnisos, May 29, 2019, http://www.pelop.gr/?page=article&DocID=523546&srv=117&fbclid=IwAR0ejoxGM9go8DLGySfje R5svqSKqHzt8bIzeAlM2l9MMK5jO5ZAub5bcJE (in Greek). 7 “Get a taste of international politics,” newspaper Sunday Peloponnisos, August 30, 2020, http://www.pelop.gr/?page=article&srv=28&DocID=591158 (in Greek). “The moment of truth and the dynamics of escalation” [with A. Platias], newspaper Ta Nea, October 1-2, 2022 (in Greek). “50 rules ofstrategy in Greek-Turkish relations” [with A. Platias], newspaper Ta Nea,January 28-29, 2023 (in Greek). “Vote for Erdogan,” newspaper Ta Nea, March 24-26, 2023. Occasional Papers: “Strategic Surprise in Diplomacy,” Working Paper Series 4, (Athens: Institute of International Relations, 1999) (in Greek). “Theory of Guerrilla Warfare,” Working Paper Series 9, (Athens: Institute of International Relations, 2000) (in Greek). Book Reviews: Ronnie E. Ford, Tet 1968: Understanding the Surprise (London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 1995), Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 20, No. 2 (June 1997), pp. 149-150. Panayiotis Ifestos, Diplomacy and Strategy of the Great European Powers: France, Germany, Great Britain (Athens: Poiotita, 1999), National Bastions, no. 45, March-April 2001, pp. 73-74 (in Greek). Alexis Papahelas, A Dark Room 1967-1974 (Athens: Metaihmio, 2021), Athena, no. 53, JulyDecember 2022, p. 72. Translated Books: John K. Cooley, Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism (2001). Stathis N. Kalyvas, The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe (2003). 8 Martin van Creveld, The Rise and Decline of the State (2003). Peter Calvocoressi, World Politics, 1945-2000, chapters 15, 20-29 (2004). Robert Gilpin, War and Change in World Politics (2004). J.F.C. Fuller, The Generalship of Alexander the Great (2004). John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2006). Jaqueline Rose, The Question of Zion (2006). Perez Zagorin, Thucydides (2006). Ernest Barker, Greek Political Theory (2007). J.F.C. Fuller, The Decisive Battles of the Western World (2008). Kenneth N. Waltz, Theory of International Politics (2011). Kenneth N. Waltz, Man, the State and War (2011). Ahmet Davutoglu, Alternative Paradigms (2011). Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Predictoneer’s Game (2011). Julian Assange et al., Cypherpunks (2013).