REPORT #8: TURKEY’S ASPIRATIONS AND CHINA

Report by Dr. Thrassy Marketos on Turkey’s strategic choices as a middle power and China’s aspirations for the Eurasian region. The text is written in English. The report in pdf format can be found HERE.

2nd Kavala International Summer School

The 2nd International Summer School – Kavala International Summer School started on September 4, 2023 for the second consecutive year in Kavala, on the political and cultural importance of waters, domestic and international. The summer school, which is hosted this year at the Kavala Great Club and will last until September 10, is conducted in […]

FAINST to the president of the Republic of Cyprus

His Excellency the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nikolaos Christodoulides, received in the Presidential Palace on Tusday 4th July 2023  Mr. Loukas G. Katsonis, Chairman and Dr. Theodoros J. Theodorou, Ambassador a.H, Senior Advisor of the Foreign Affairs Institute. During our long-lasting  meeting (aprox. 45 min ) HE the President was informed about […]

REPORT #7: GREECE’S TRANS-MEDITERANEAN GEOSTRATEGY

Report by Dr. Thrassy Marketos on Greece’s geostrategic reconfiguration into EU trans-Mediterranean energy, trade and security gatekeeper. The text is written in English. The report in pdf format can be found here: Report 7 – Greece’s trans Mediteranean geostrategy 12.2022

REPORT #6: GREECE, 70 YEARS IN NATO

Report by Dr. Ioannis E. Kotoulas on Greece’s participation in NATO at a time of renewed Russian revisionism and aggression that is changing the power balance in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. The text is written in English. The report in pdf format can be found HERE: Report no 6

The New Mediterranean: Geopolitics in a Volatile Region

Foreign Affairs Institute organized the webinar The new Mediterranean: Geopolitics in a volatile region. The webinar featured as guest speakers Hany Farouk Ghoraba (Cairo, Egypt), a writer, political and counter-terrorism analyst at Al Ahram Weekly, author of Egypt’s Arab Spring: The Long and Winding Road to Democracy, Senior Fellow at the Investigative Project on Terrorism […]

Turkey’s Denial of Pontic-Greek & Other Genocides

Foreign Affairs Institute hosted an online discussion on Turkey’s denial of Pontic-Greek and other genocides, focusing on domestic and international repercussions. The discussion was conducted in English between Ms. Uzay Bulut, journalist and political analyst, and Professor Nikos Michailidis, University of Missouri-Saint Louis. The discussion can be watched by anyone, HERE: https://youtu.be/-C5GLq3bUXw Some minutes of […]

1st International Summer School for Reconciliation and Social Cohesion in Kavala

The 1st Kavala International Summer School was successfully held from September 5 to 10, 2022, following a relevant initiative from the Institute of International Affairs (FAINST) and the collaboration of ACT- American College of Thessaloniki, the department of undergraduate and graduate studies of Anatolia College, and the Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies (JCRS) of the […]

REPORT #5: ORTHODOX GEOPOLITICS

Report by Dr. Ioannis E. Kotoulas on how Russia uses religion for its foreign policy and how to react. The text is written in English. The report in pdf format can be found here: Report no 5

REPORT #4: GEOPOLITICS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Report by Dr. Ioannis E. Kotoulas and Wolfgang Pusztai on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, the strategies, tactics, and aspirations of both sides. The text is written in English. The report in pdf format can be found here: Geopolitics-of-the-War-in-Ukraine-FINAL