The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Se... more The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Service (NIS) is facing and to stress the need for a genuine reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Over the past years NIS has experienced several failures and so far the efforts to reform the Service have been insufficient. The reason is that past reforms of NIS were basically a spasmodic reaction to intelligence failures and political pressure, and not a result of a holistic and detailed analysis of the challenges that the Greek Intelligence Community has to meet in a complex international security environment. The present article makes a number of recommendations regarding a fundamental reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Reallocating NIS to the Prime Minister, staffing the Service with the proper personnel and reassessing its priorities, creating new institutions like the National Intelligence Council and placing an Inspector General within the intelligence apparatus, are...
Stivachtis, Yannis A. (Ed.), The New Europe: Politics, Economics, and Foreign Relations (Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2010), pp.161-183., 2010
The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and the EU i... more The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and the EU in an anarchical international system. Firstly, we will describe the current strategic landscape, secondly, we will examine the consequences of Brexit for the UK by devising three schools of thought, thirdly, we will assess the implications of Brexit for the EU and finally, we will search if there is any solution to overcome or mitigate Brexit's negative consequences.
From an academic point of view the topic of the proposed paper is placed within the domain of Int... more From an academic point of view the topic of the proposed paper is placed within the domain of Intelligence Studies which is a sub-field of International Relations and Strategic Studies. If intelligence has been characterized in the 1980s as “the missing dimension of both international affairs and diplomatic history”, then economic espionage is the missing dimension of intelligence. Martin Alexander puts it eloquently: “Economic and industrial intelligence and spying upon friends really does remain another “missing dimension to the missing dimension””. Economic espionage refers to “clandestine or illicit attempts by foreign interests to assist their economic interests by acquiring economic intelligence which could be used to sabotage or otherwise interfere with the economic security of another country” and has three main dimensions: a) macroeconomic espionage, b) microeconomic espionage, and c) economic counterintelligence. Nowadays, the study of intelligence has been tremendously de...
PurposeRefugee camps are not easily welcomed by local communities. The purpose of this paper is t... more PurposeRefugee camps are not easily welcomed by local communities. The purpose of this paper is to outline a structured approach to support the decision-making process for siting refugee camps in mainland Greece using multiple criteria, including local opposition. A suitability analysis generates a list of potential sites and a multiple criteria evaluation is applied. The motivation is the development of a methodology that can support choices and policies regarding the refugee camps siting problem, incorporating the need to address local opposition.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed methodology combines geographic information systems (GIS) with multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. These are used to develop a location classification and ranking model based on related criteria and subcriteria, attributes and weights. The region of Peloponnese in Greece is selected as a case study to validate the approach.FindingsThe lack of predefined candidate sites for refugee c...
From an academic point of view, the topic of this chapter is placed within the domain of Intellig... more From an academic point of view, the topic of this chapter is placed within the domain of Intelligence Studies which is a sub-field of International Relations and Strategic Studies. Although the domain of intelligence has been characterized in the past as a “missing” and an “underdeveloped and under-theorized” dimension (Andrew and Dilks 1984: 1; Jervis 2007: xix; Scott and Jackson 2004: 1), nowadays intelligence literature has mushroomed, its quality has been considerably improved and it is an established, dynamic and legitimate interdisciplinary field of scholarship (Gibbs 2007: 58; Konstantopoulos and Doga 2015; Rudner 2009: 111; Stafford 1988: 238).
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and the EU in an anarchical international system. Firstly, we will describe the current strategic landscape, secondly, we will examine the consequences of Brexit for the UK by devising three schools of thought, thirdly, we will assess the implications of Brexit for the EU and finally, we will search if there is any solution to overcome or mitigate Brexit’s negative consequences.
... Stivachtis Yannis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Evangelos Venetis, Uni... more ... Stivachtis Yannis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Evangelos Venetis, University of Leiden Konstantinos Filis, Center for Eurasia Studies Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence Review Charles Rault, International Security Analyst Andre Gerolymatos ...
The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Se... more The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Service (NIS) is facing and to stress the need for a genuine reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Over the past years NIS has experienced several failures and so far the efforts to reform the Service have been insufficient. The reason is that past reforms of NIS were basically a spasmodic reaction to intelligence failures and political pressure, and not a result of a holistic and detailed analysis of the challenges that the Greek Intelligence Community has to meet in a complex international security environment. The present article makes a number of recommendations regarding a fundamental reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Reallocating NIS to the Prime Minister, staffing the Service with the proper personnel and reassessing its priorities, creating new institutions like the National Intelligence Council and placing an Inspector General within the intelligence apparatus, are some of the proposals that will truly reform the Greek Intelligence Community.
The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Se... more The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Service (NIS) is facing and to stress the need for a genuine reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Over the past years NIS has experienced several failures and so far the efforts to reform the Service have been insufficient. The reason is that past reforms of NIS were basically a spasmodic reaction to intelligence failures and political pressure, and not a result of a holistic and detailed analysis of the challenges that the Greek Intelligence Community has to meet in a complex international security environment. The present article makes a number of recommendations regarding a fundamental reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Reallocating NIS to the Prime Minister, staffing the Service with the proper personnel and reassessing its priorities, creating new institutions like the National Intelligence Council and placing an Inspector General within the intelligence apparatus, are...
Stivachtis, Yannis A. (Ed.), The New Europe: Politics, Economics, and Foreign Relations (Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2010), pp.161-183., 2010
The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and the EU i... more The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and the EU in an anarchical international system. Firstly, we will describe the current strategic landscape, secondly, we will examine the consequences of Brexit for the UK by devising three schools of thought, thirdly, we will assess the implications of Brexit for the EU and finally, we will search if there is any solution to overcome or mitigate Brexit's negative consequences.
From an academic point of view the topic of the proposed paper is placed within the domain of Int... more From an academic point of view the topic of the proposed paper is placed within the domain of Intelligence Studies which is a sub-field of International Relations and Strategic Studies. If intelligence has been characterized in the 1980s as “the missing dimension of both international affairs and diplomatic history”, then economic espionage is the missing dimension of intelligence. Martin Alexander puts it eloquently: “Economic and industrial intelligence and spying upon friends really does remain another “missing dimension to the missing dimension””. Economic espionage refers to “clandestine or illicit attempts by foreign interests to assist their economic interests by acquiring economic intelligence which could be used to sabotage or otherwise interfere with the economic security of another country” and has three main dimensions: a) macroeconomic espionage, b) microeconomic espionage, and c) economic counterintelligence. Nowadays, the study of intelligence has been tremendously de...
PurposeRefugee camps are not easily welcomed by local communities. The purpose of this paper is t... more PurposeRefugee camps are not easily welcomed by local communities. The purpose of this paper is to outline a structured approach to support the decision-making process for siting refugee camps in mainland Greece using multiple criteria, including local opposition. A suitability analysis generates a list of potential sites and a multiple criteria evaluation is applied. The motivation is the development of a methodology that can support choices and policies regarding the refugee camps siting problem, incorporating the need to address local opposition.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed methodology combines geographic information systems (GIS) with multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques. These are used to develop a location classification and ranking model based on related criteria and subcriteria, attributes and weights. The region of Peloponnese in Greece is selected as a case study to validate the approach.FindingsThe lack of predefined candidate sites for refugee c...
From an academic point of view, the topic of this chapter is placed within the domain of Intellig... more From an academic point of view, the topic of this chapter is placed within the domain of Intelligence Studies which is a sub-field of International Relations and Strategic Studies. Although the domain of intelligence has been characterized in the past as a “missing” and an “underdeveloped and under-theorized” dimension (Andrew and Dilks 1984: 1; Jervis 2007: xix; Scott and Jackson 2004: 1), nowadays intelligence literature has mushroomed, its quality has been considerably improved and it is an established, dynamic and legitimate interdisciplinary field of scholarship (Gibbs 2007: 58; Konstantopoulos and Doga 2015; Rudner 2009: 111; Stafford 1988: 238).
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to examine the implications of Brexit both for the UK and the EU in an anarchical international system. Firstly, we will describe the current strategic landscape, secondly, we will examine the consequences of Brexit for the UK by devising three schools of thought, thirdly, we will assess the implications of Brexit for the EU and finally, we will search if there is any solution to overcome or mitigate Brexit’s negative consequences.
... Stivachtis Yannis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Evangelos Venetis, Uni... more ... Stivachtis Yannis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Evangelos Venetis, University of Leiden Konstantinos Filis, Center for Eurasia Studies Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence Review Charles Rault, International Security Analyst Andre Gerolymatos ...
The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Se... more The purpose of this article is to identify the challenges that the Greek National Intelligence Service (NIS) is facing and to stress the need for a genuine reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Over the past years NIS has experienced several failures and so far the efforts to reform the Service have been insufficient. The reason is that past reforms of NIS were basically a spasmodic reaction to intelligence failures and political pressure, and not a result of a holistic and detailed analysis of the challenges that the Greek Intelligence Community has to meet in a complex international security environment. The present article makes a number of recommendations regarding a fundamental reform of the Greek Intelligence Community. Reallocating NIS to the Prime Minister, staffing the Service with the proper personnel and reassessing its priorities, creating new institutions like the National Intelligence Council and placing an Inspector General within the intelligence apparatus, are some of the proposals that will truly reform the Greek Intelligence Community.
The Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory is a research and education institution ope... more The Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory is a research and education institution operating at the International and European Studies Department, University of Piraeus. The Laboratory’s mission is to fill the gap between the scientific fields of International Relations with Communication and Media Studies and contribute to the development of the interdisciplinary field of International Political Communication.The Laboratory provides the Department of International and European Studies with research and education expertise on the fields of Strategic Communication, Argumentation, Rhetorical Communication and Persuasion in the context of both domestic politics and international politics, Media Studies, News Analysis, Nation Banding, Images of Nations, Cultural Diplomacy and Intercultural and International Communication. The Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory participated at the international conference: #AMIRetreat2017: Journalism, Society and Politics in the Digital Media Era, organized by the Advanced Media Institute, Open University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology with two panels and eight research presentations. The Laboratory of Intelligence and Cyber-Security, University of Piraeus joined the panels with two more papers.This presentation includes only the abstracts of the panels and the papers of the two Laboratories that were presented at the conference. Both theStrategic Communication and News Media Laboratory and the Laboratory of Intelligence and Cyber-Security wish to thank the organizers of the conference and especially Prof. Sofia Iordanidou for the invitation and for providing a forum for in depth academic discussions and exchange of ideas.
Panel 1: (International) Politics, News Media and Images of Nations: Image Making in the Context of Crisis. Nation image is defined as the cognitive representation of a given country (Kunczik, 1997). There are three main forms of image-projected (i.e. the image as an attribute of the message): (a) The identity of the country as constructed and projected by strategic communication of institutions of a country. (b) The image of the country that derives from events that take place within the country and/or otherwise related with the country and (c) The journalistically mediated image, the image in the news which is produced by the combined operation of the (international) news making process, the strategies of actors and domestic and international events. Major events with long duration and high visibility operate via the processes of agenda setting and framing in order to affect the journalistically projected nation image of the countries related with the event. Aim of this panel is to examine the image of nation as constructed by the interplay of international events, domestic party -political systems, international politics and the news making process. The underlying context for all researches in this panel is that of crisis: Grexit, Brexit, Turkish Coup, Ukrainian Crisis, Refugee Crisis and the Greek Financial Crisis. This panel is sponsored by the Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory.
Panel 2: WikiLeaks, Snowden and the Surveillance Society: Politics, Narratives and Representations. The ability to digitize and capture data, to publish and disseminate it worldwide without mediation by external parties provided opportunities to anyone with the inclination to harness them. Continual developments in digital technology provided the ideal catalyst for the creation of the transparency organization Wiki Leaks. In June 2013, Edward Snowden released a series of classified National Security Administration documents that revealed extensive National Security Agency (NSA) foreign and domestic surveillance activities. The disclosure of US spying programs potentially threatened the government’s ability to carry out the national security activities needed to protect a democracy while Wiki Leaks deconstruct the official political rhetoric at an international level, delegitimize political actors in several countries while it provided opportunities for embarrassment for governments at both the international and domestic level. Both cases pose the more intricate question of how to weigh the democratic expectancies of free expression and the public’s right to know versus national security needs. Snowden and WikiLeaks necessitate a conceptual and methodological outline for studying the social and political implications of digital surveillance. The papers in this panel explore the politics of surveillance society, its triangular relations with journalism and security as well as the related narratives and representations. This panel is sponsored by the “Intelligence & Cybersecurity Laboratory” and the “Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory”, International and European Studies Department, University of Piraeus.
University of Piraeus School of Economics, Business & International Studies Department of International & European Studies Postgraduate Program American Studies: Politics, Strategy & Economics, 2021-2022
U.S. National Security. 2nd Semester. Course Convenors Professor Athanasios Platias, Professor Pa... more U.S. National Security. 2nd Semester. Course Convenors Professor Athanasios Platias, Professor Pano Yannakogeorgos & Assistant Professor Ioannis Konstantopoulos
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The Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory participated at the international conference: #AMIRetreat2017: Journalism, Society and Politics in the Digital Media Era, organized by the Advanced Media Institute, Open University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology with two panels and eight research presentations. The Laboratory of Intelligence and Cyber-Security, University of Piraeus joined the panels with two more papers.This presentation includes only the abstracts of the panels and the papers of the two Laboratories that were presented at the conference.
Both theStrategic Communication and News Media Laboratory and the Laboratory of Intelligence and Cyber-Security wish to thank the organizers of the conference and especially Prof. Sofia Iordanidou for the invitation and for providing a forum for in depth academic discussions and exchange of ideas.
Panel 1: (International) Politics, News Media and Images of Nations: Image Making in the Context of Crisis.
Nation image is defined as the cognitive representation of a given country (Kunczik, 1997). There are three main forms of image-projected (i.e. the image as an attribute of the message): (a) The identity of the country as constructed and projected by strategic communication of institutions of a country. (b) The image of the country that derives from events that take place within the country and/or otherwise related with the country and (c) The journalistically mediated image, the image in the news which is produced by the combined operation of the (international) news making process, the strategies of actors and domestic and international events. Major events with long duration and high visibility operate via the processes of agenda setting and framing in order to affect the journalistically projected nation image of the countries related with the event. Aim of this panel is to examine the image of nation as constructed by the interplay of international events, domestic party -political systems, international politics and the news making process. The underlying context for all researches in this panel is that of crisis: Grexit, Brexit, Turkish Coup, Ukrainian Crisis, Refugee Crisis and the Greek Financial Crisis.
This panel is sponsored by the Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory.
Panel 2: WikiLeaks, Snowden and the Surveillance Society: Politics, Narratives and Representations.
The ability to digitize and capture data, to publish and disseminate it worldwide without mediation by external parties provided opportunities to anyone with the inclination to harness them. Continual developments in digital technology provided the ideal catalyst for the creation of the transparency organization Wiki Leaks. In June 2013, Edward Snowden released a series of classified National Security Administration documents that revealed extensive National Security Agency (NSA) foreign and domestic surveillance activities. The disclosure of US spying programs potentially threatened the government’s ability to carry out the national security activities needed to protect a democracy while Wiki Leaks deconstruct the official political rhetoric at an international level, delegitimize political actors in several countries while it provided opportunities for embarrassment for governments at both the international and domestic level. Both cases pose the more intricate question of how to weigh the democratic expectancies of free expression and the public’s right to know versus national security needs. Snowden and WikiLeaks necessitate a conceptual and methodological outline for studying the social and political implications of digital surveillance. The papers in this panel explore the politics of surveillance society, its triangular relations with journalism and security as well as the related narratives and representations.
This panel is sponsored by the “Intelligence & Cybersecurity Laboratory” and the “Strategic Communication and News Media Laboratory”, International and European Studies Department, University of Piraeus.