Hellenic-Ιsraeli Relations in the New Eastern Mediterranean
Aristotle Tziampiris is Professor of International Relations at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus and Director of the MSc Program in American Studies: Politics, Strategy & Economics. He serves on the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and is Academic Coordinator for the Erasmus+ "Eastern Mediterranean Regional Training Partnership" Program.
Developments in the East Mediterranean: Lebanon/Israel Separate but Joint Arrangement. Libya/Egypt Inviting for Settling Maritime Dispute
Dr. Petros Liacouras is Professor of International Law at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He is a policy-oriented academic, expert, and advisor of international law. A graduate of Yale, Temple, and Athens Universities and of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, he teaches International Law, Law of the Sea, International Institutions, Negotiation - Mediation, International Energy Law, and Greek Foreign Policy. He is also the Director of the Post-Graduate Program on International and European Studies, and the Director of the Research Center on Negotiation and Mediation.
European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Mediterranean
Dr. Ioanna Bantouna is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Piraeus where she teaches courses on International and European Studies. She has engaged in interdisciplinary issues of IL, IR, institutions, negotiations, and EU policy, has become involved in research activities for COST, EU Jean Monnet and Erasmus+ projects and has served as a Member of the Associate Educational Staff of the Hellenic Open University. She is also a visiting researcher at the Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent and a fellow of the Council for International Relations in Greece.
Contemporary Cultural Diplomacy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Dr. Irene Mamakou is a senior teaching fellow at the University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies, where she has taught since 2009. She holds a PhD in the field of developing Academic/Research Skills in University Education through a Project-Based Methodology from the University of Athens, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications. Her teaching, research interests and publications include English for academic/research purposes, Study Skills in University Education, English for Business Studies, Political & Social Sciences, English for Informatics, Computer-Aided Instruction and Assessment, ICT in University Education, Electronic Methodologies, and Adult Education.
Religious Geopolitics: The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Great Power Politics in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean
Dr. Athanasios Grammenos is an instructor and researcher of International Relations at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He focuses on the role of diasporas and religion in US foreign policy. In addition, he is a post-doc researcher at Aristotle University, School of Theology, and a Research Fellow at the Council for International Relations Greece. He is the author of the book Orthodox American; Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America in Greek American Relations (1959-1996).
