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
REPORT #3: MILITARY SERVICE AND RESERVE IN THE GREEK ARMED FORCES
Report of Lieutenant General e.a. Hippocrates Daskalakis on the situation of the staffing of the armed forces and especially of the Greek Army, the duration of the conscripts and their training opportunities, the role of reserves, and the issue of women’s conscription. The text is written in Greek. The report in pdf format can be […]
Ioannis E. Kotoulas
Ioannis E. Kotoulas (Ph.D. in History; Ph.D. in Geopolitics) is Adjunct Lecturer in Geopolitics at University of Athens, Visiting Lecturer in Greek Studies at Tbilisi State University, and has been Invited Lecturer in Geopolitics at National Intelligence University (Washington D.C.) and Visiting Researcher at the Global and European Studies Institute of the University of Leipzig. He […]
ARMENIANS AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Foreign Affairs Institute organized a discussion on the relations between the Aermenians and the Islamic world but also the role of the armenian diaspora around the globe, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The discussion was held between Avedis Hadjian, journalist and author of the Secret Nation: The Hidden Armenians of Turkey, and Tigrane Yégavian, journalist, […]
FAINST at the Governor of BoG
On June 17, 2022, the Chairman of the Governing Committee of the Foreign Affairs Institute, Loukas G. Katsonis, was accepted by the Governor of the Bank of Greece, Professor Ioannis Stournaras, in his office. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the Governor about the strategic aspirations of the Foreign Affairs Institute but also […]
2nd Forum on Hybrid Threats: «Hybrid Threats and Greece»
The two-day 2nd Forum on Hybrid Threats, Cyber-security, and Artificial Intelligence, on “Hybrid Threats and Greece: Developments, Trends, Institutional Framework”, was successfully completed on June 16, 2022 at LAED (Rigillis 1, Athens). It was organized by the Foreign Affairs Institute (www.fainst.eu), under the auspices of NATO and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Forum […]
International Conference: Islamizations During the Period of the Ottoman Empire
The International Scientific Conference on “Islamizations During the Period of the Ottoman Empire”, organized by the Hellenic Institute of Venice, the Foreign Affairs Institute, the National and Kapodistrian University [“Church and Culture” laboratory of the Theological School], and the famous Scuola Grande di San Marco, was successfully held on May 19-21 in Venice, Italy. The […]
FAINST to the Ecumenical Patriarch
His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew accepted for hearing the chairman of the steering committee of the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Loukas Katsonis, and the Senior Advisor of the Institute, H.E. Ambassador Mr. Theodoros Theodorou, at the Patriarchal House, on May 14, 2022. The purpose of the meeting was to thank His Holiness […]
Thrassy N. MARKETOS
Dr. Thrassy N. MARKETOS, is a Jurist, MSc Public International and European Law/University Aix – Marseille III (France), International Relations Doctor (Panteion University, Athens, Greece). Worked for the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Eurasia Energy Security Geopolitics Visiting Professor/Research Associate (Economics D/T, University of Peloponnese, Greece). Published his doctoral thesis (Russia’s statecraft/China-Central Asia-China energy interaction), ‘China’s Energy Geopolitics: The […]