When: 28/09/2020 19:00 (Athens)

Speakers:

• Konstantina Botsiou, University of Peloponnese
• CL Max Nikias, University of Southern California
• Josiah Ober, Standford University
• Athanasios Platias, University of Piraeus

Introductory Remarks:

• Michael Sfakianakis, University of Piraeus
• Sophia Zacharaki, Deputy Minister of Education, Greece

Moderator:

• Aristotle Tziampiris, University of Piraeus

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When: 02/07/2020 - Where: YouTube

Short Description: COVID-19 has changed the way we live, work and communicate. In a period of uncertainty concerning relations among the main actors of the international system, the pandemic brought about changes in transnational relations causing both energy and environmental readjustments and European leaders to reconsider their policies in order to effectively and responsibly respond to the pandemic's challenges. International organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in the process of facing the consequences of COVID-19 for global economy, have been sounding the alarm on its impact on sustainable development, human rights and international peace.

Read the e-book COVID-19 και η «επόμενη μέρα» - Γεωπολιτική, Οικονομία, Διεθνείς θεσμοί

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Find below the full program of our annual conference.

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We are happy to announce that the 2^nd International Maritime Security Conference, will take place on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Eugenides Foundation, Athens.

The conference is organized by the Council for International Relations-Greece, established in 2018 by 60 leading academics from all Greek Departments of International and European Studies, and the Foreign Affairs Institute, in cooperation with the School of Maritime and Industrial Studies of the University of Piraeus and the Mackinder Forum.

The aim of this conference is to establish a high-level international platform for exchanging scientific, operational, and institutional opinions, ideas, and practices related to Maritime Security. This is particularly critical given both the scale of Greek Shipping as well as the ongoing geopolitical developments in the Eastern Mediterranean the Red Sea, the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf which are crucial factors for its international presence.

Last year, our inaugural conference attracted a vast audience from the shipping industry, foreign embassies, journalists, and, of course, policy makers. 

This year’s theme is entitled “Threats to maritime trade and maritime infrastructure.” Amid growing instability, regional conflicts and asymmetrical challenges, we aspire in studying maritime threats (and opportunities), acknowledging the significance of maritime safety for the global economy.

The four pillars of discussion are: 

• Risks to maritime trade and supply chains. 
• Risks to maritime infrastructure. 
• Risks to Greek maritime industry. 
• Geopolitical and technological trends influencing maritime security.

The Conference program-English version

The Council of International Relations, the Delphi Economic Forum, and TO VIMA newspaper, with great pleasure announce the two-day Conference, entitled “Greece 1974-2024: 50 Years of Greek Foreign Policy”, which will take place at the King George Hotel, Syntagma Square, Athens, on Thursday-Friday, 12 & 13 December, 2024.

A constructive reflection on the first 50 years of the Third Hellenic Republic from the perspective of diplomacy and international relations. What degree of continuity and consistency characterizes the country’s foreign policy, as it has been implemented by successive administrations, on crucial matters such as the Cyprus issue, Greece-Turkey and other bilateral relations, participation in the European Union, our position in the Balkans, Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the world?What role has Greece played, and what role does it seek to play, in the fields of energy, economy, security, at the national, regional and international level? How does the large Greek diaspora affect Greek foreign policy, and how is it affected by it?