Ioannis L. Konstantopoulos is Assistant Professor of International Relations –Economic Diplomacy at the Department of International and European Studies, School of Economic, Business & International Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece.

He holds a PhD from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Department of International and European Studies) (2008) and his PhD dissertation topic is “Economic Espionage and International Relations”. In the period 2003-2008 he received “Heraclitus Scholarship”, from the European Union (EU) and the Hellenic Ministry of Education in order to fulfil his PhD. He also received an M.A. in International and European Studies from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Department of International and European Studies (Specialization: International Relations and Strategic Studies) (2001). Moreover, he received a degree of Political Science and International Studies (Specialization: International Studies) from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Department of Political Science and International Studies) (1996).

Research Experience:

• Research Associate of the Center of International and European Affairs (C.I.E.A.) of the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
• Research Associate of the Research Institute for European and American Studies

His research interests cover the following areas:

• International Relations
• Strategic Studies
• Economic Diplomacy
• Intelligence Studies

(R.I.E.A.S.).

• Contemporary International Politics
• History of International Relations and Strategic Studies
• Strategy
• Deterrence and Greek Strategy
• Πληροφόρηση και Ασφάλεια
• Diplomacy and Economics
• Economy and Democracy

At the Postgraduate level he teaches at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus (Theory of International Relations, Strategy in War and Business), at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese (Issues in International Politics), and at the “Postgraduate Programme in International Relations, Strategy and Security” (Intelligence and Security) of Neapolis University Pafos (Cyprus), while he has also taught at the “Postgraduate Programme in International and European Studies” (Strategic Analysis) of the Department of International, European and Area Studies of Panteion University (2009-2012) and at the Postgraduate Programme of Studies (MSc) in “Applied Economics in Defense” (Special Defense Issues), of the Department of Economics of the University of Thessaly (2017-2018). 

Moreover, he lectures at the Joint Intelligence School of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (2012-2020), the Hellenic Air War College (former Hellenic Air Staff and Command College) (2012-2020), the National Security School of the Hellenic Police Academy (2010-2020), while he has lectured at the Hellenic Supreme Joint War College (2009-2014) and at the Hellenic National Defence College (2009-2011, 2014).  

• “Hybrid Warfare and Intelligence”, Air Review, Vol. 118, April 2020, pp.4-21.
• “Intelligence and Security: an Inextricable Linkage”, in Kevork, Ilias S. & Kollias, Christos C. (eds.), Texts in Economics of Defense and Security, University of Thessaly Publications, 2018, pp.291-328.
• “Brexit & Intelligence: Connecting the dots…”, Journal of Intelligence History, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2017, pp.100-107 (co-author John Nomikos).
• “Democracy and Ethics vs. Intelligence and Security: From Wikileaks to Snowden”, in Bitros, George C. & Kyriazis, Nicholas C. (eds.) Democracy and an Open-Economy World Order (Springer International Publishing AG, 2017), pp.3-23.
• “The Role of Deception in Peace and War: Part I’”, Air Review, No. 103, April 2015, pp.74-109 (in Greek).
• “The Role of Deception in Peace and War: Part II’”, Air Review, No. 104, August 2015, pp.127-164 (in Greek).
• “The (R)evolution of Intelligence as an Academic Discipline: Challenges and Constraints”, Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2015, pp.5-18 (co-author Alexandra M. Doga).
• “Parliamentary Oversight of Intelligence Agencies in Contemporary Democracies and the European Experience”, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, Athens, Greece (2015) (in Greek).
• “Reforming the Greek National Intelligence Service: Untying the Gordian Knot”, Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2014, pp.5-17 (co-author Andrew N. Liaropoulos). 
• “Soft Power: The Case of China”, in Samaras N. Athanassios (ed.), Images of Nations: Strategic Communication, Soft Power and Media (Athens: Kastaniotis Editions, 2014), pp.127-147 (in Greek).
• “Intelligence and IR Theory: The Cases of Covert Action and Economic Espionage”, in Bitzenis Aristidis & Vlachos Vasileios A., (eds), Proceedings, International Conference on International Business (ICIB): (www.icib.eu), Thessaloniki, 17-19 May 2012, (International Relations and European Integration Laboratory, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2013), pp.65-80.
• “Europe-USA Relations: The Phenomenon of Economic Espionage among Allies” in Stivachtis, Yannis A. (ed.), The New EUrope: Politics, Economics, and Foreign Relations (Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2010), pp.161-183.
• “Macroeconomic Espionage: Incentives and Disincentives”, Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Research Paper: No. 143, June 2010.
• “Privatization of Intelligence: Turning National Security into Business?”, Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Transatlantic Studies, 25 September 2010 (co-author Andrew N. Liaropoulos).
• Economy and Espionage: Theory and Practice (Athens: Piotita Publications, 2010) (in Greek).
• “Economic Espionage and Economic Diplomacy in a Globalized International System”, in Siousiouras, Petros & Chatzakis, Konstantinos (eds.), Globalization, European Union and Greece: Political and Economic Aspects (Athens: Piotita Publications, 2009), pp.783-805 (in Greek).

Presentations in Conferences:

• “Economic and Business Deception”, 6th International Conference on Applied Economics, “Institutions and the Knowledge Economy”, 30 May-01 June 2019, Volos, Greece.
• “Intelligence and Hybrid Threats”, 6^th Conference on Greek Grand Strategy: Contemporary Technologies and New Ways of Warfare, Institute of International Relations in cooperation with the Hellenic National Defence College, Hellenic Armed Forces Officers Club, Athens, Greece, 26 March 2019.
• “Hybrid Warfare and Intelligence”, Conference on Contemporary Ways of Operations – Warfare, Hellenic Supreme Joint War College, 19 April 2019.
• “European Integration and Intelligence: The case of a Central European Intelligence Agency”, Panel: “Towards the development of the EU’s internal security in light of the new terroristic norms”, Conference: European Security and Defence Forum 2018 (ESDF 2018), Institute of Research and Training on European Affairs (IRTEA), (under the auspices of European Security and Defence College (ESDC)), Athens, Greece, 11-12 May 2018.
• “Intelligence and European Integration”, Conference European Foreign and Defence Policy, Developments – Prospects, Hellenic Air Staff and Command College and Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Dekelia, Greece, 15 March 2018. 
• “Democracy and Ethics vs. Intelligence and Security the Case of Edward Snowden”, International Conference: Journalism, Society and Politics in the Digital Media Era, Limassol, Cyprus, 01-03 September 2017.
• “Brexit & Intelligence: Connecting the dots”, Second Anniversary IAFIE-EUROPE 2017 Conference “Intelligence Studies in a Time of European Crisis”, Athens, Greece, 22-24 June 2017.
• “Geo-economics: The case of Germany”, 5th International Conference on Applied Economics “Institutions and Development”, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, 17-19 May 2017.
• “Intelligence and Grand Strategy: The Case of Greece”, 2nd Permanent Conference Changing Greece and the World: Ideas and Policy, University of Peloponnese, School of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Loutraki, 11-13 December, 2015.
• “Democracy and Ethics vs. Intelligence and Security: from WikiLeaks to Snowden”, 4th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Applied Economics “ECONOMY & DEMOCRACY”, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece,

23-24 November 2015.  

• “China’s Soft Power”, 3rd Scientific Conference of Research Group “Rhetorical Communications and Persuasion”: Images of Nations: International Crises, Soft Power and Strategic Communication, Department of International and European Studies, School of Economics, Business and International Studies, University of Piraeus and Greek Politics Specialist Group (GPSG) of the Political Studies Association (PSA) (U.K.), 15 December 2014.
• “Intelligence and European Integration: From Intelligence Cooperation to an Independent European Central Intelligence Agency”, International Conference Political, Economic and Cultural Legacies of the European Past in the Context of European Integration, Siegen University & University of Piraeus, Siegen, Germany, 24-25 October 2014.
• “Intelligence and IR Theory: Economic Espionage and the Levels of Analysis”, International Conference “Rebels & Radicals”, 2014 Conference, Political Studies Association (PSA) 64th Annual International Conference, The Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom, 14-16 April, 2014.  
• “Intelligence and Greek Grand Strategy”, The First Conference on Greek Grand Strategy: The Challenges of 2014, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Social and Political Studies, Athens, Greece, 11 January 2014.
• “Intelligence and Democracy: The Case of Romania”, at Intelligence in the Mediterranean and the Balkans, 2013 Annual Conference, International Intelligence History Association (IIHA) and the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), 21-23 June, 2013, The Titania Hotel, Athens, Greece, 22 June 2013.
• “Intelligence and IR Theory: The Cases of Covert Action and Economic Espionage”, at The International Conference on International Business (ICIB): International Symposium on International Affairs: Business, Economics and Politics (ISIABEP), Thessaloniki, 17-19 May 2012.
• “Parliamentary Oversight of Intelligence Agencies in Contemporary Democracies and the European Experience”, at 60 Years of European Integration, 30 Years of Greece in the European Union, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, under the auspices of the Hellenic Parliament with the help of Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece, 30 March 2012.
• Presentation of Summary and Conclusions of the second section “Greece and Multilateral Diplomacy” of the Conference Challenges and Prospects of the Greek Foreign Policy, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kranidiotis Conference Hall, Athens, Greece, 10 December 2009.
• “Economic Espionage and International Security”, at Defence-Security – Energy & Civil Aviation in SE Europe and the Middle East, Athens, International 2009, Metropolitan Expo, Athens, Greece, 22 May 2009.
• “Economic Espionage and Economic Security in an Age of Change”, at Global Security and the Reconfiguration of the International System: Vision and Reality, Seventh International CISS Millennium Conference, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section (CISS) of the International Studies Association (ISA), Bucaco, Portugal, 14-16 June 2007.
• “Economic Espionage: Incentives and Disincentives”, at the International Conference Choices for Western Intelligence: The Security Challenges of the Twenty-First Century, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, University of Wales Conference Centre, Gregynog, U.K., 28-30 April, 2007.

Member of Academic Laboratories / Councils / Editorial Boards:

• External reviewer for the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (Taylor and Francis) (January 2017).
• External reviewer for the Scholarship Program of the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.) “Support of Postdoctoral Researchers”, 1^st Cycle of ESPA 2014-2020, January 2017.   
• Member of the Council for Foreign Relations, Greece (2019).
• Member of the “Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus.
• Member of the “Laboratory of Intelligence and Cyber-Security”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus.
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence (JMBI) (2013-2018).

Member of Academic Associations:

• Member of the Greek Politics Specialist Group of Political Studies Association, U.K.