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Public Debate: ““Migration, refugees and European Security: Fostering co-operation, building coalitions”, 10/05/2016

jeu, 28/04/2016 - 16:06

Τhe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) organize on Tuesday 10 May 2016, from 9:00 to 12:30 at the Β & Μ Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music (9, Vassilissis Sofias Avenue & 1, Merlin Street, 106 71 Athens) a conference on: “Migration, refugees and European Security: Fostering co-operation, building coalitions”.

Welcome Remarks:
H.E. Mr Nikos Xydakis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

Keynote Speeches:
Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General

Dora Bakoyannis, Μember of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security; Member of the Greek Parliament; former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Speakers:
Monika Ekstrom, Head of Sector “Political Reporting & Policy Analysis” of the Representation of the European Commission in Greece, Athens
Dr. Saban Kardas, Director, Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM), Ankara
Ambassador Nina Suomalainen, Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje
Ambassador Claude Wild, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the OSCE and Chair of the Informal Working Group on Migration

Moderator:
Dr. Thanos Dokos, Director General, ELIAMEP, Athens

The discussion will be held in English. Students will receive a certificate of attendance.

You can find the programme here.

You are kindly requested to confirm your participation to Ms. Anastasia Chatzopoulou by Monday 9 May 2016 (Tel. 2107257124activities@eliamep.gr).

Schuman Report on Europe with a contribution by Dr Thanos Dokos

mer, 27/04/2016 - 15:04

The Schuman Report on Europe, State of the Union 2016 was published in the end of April 2016 by the Foundation Robert Schuman. The book attempts to answer the question how Europe could remain united.  It, inter alia, contains a chapter written by Director General of ELIAMEP, Dr Thanos Dokos, on ‘the limited geopolitical awareness of the European Union in the context of the Greek, Cypriot and Ukrainian crisis’.

You can find here more information.

 

Dr Eleni Panagiotarea participated in IFRI project on national perspectives on the EU

mer, 27/04/2016 - 14:06

Research Fellow of ELIAMEP Dr Eleni Panagiotarea participated in the ‘Building Bridges between National Perspectives on the European Union’ two-year project, co-ordinated by the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) with three major partners: the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Real Instituto Elcano and EUROPEUM—European Institute for European Policy, and supported by the “Europe for Citizens” programme of the European Union. Through workshops in Warsaw, Madrid, Paris, and Brussels, ‘Building Bridges’ sought to engage national experts and local citizens in a fruitful debate on the relationship between their member state and the EU and on the future of the Union.

Dr Panagiotarea presented the Greek report, ‘Perspectives of Adjustment, Prospects of Reform’ in a conference in Prague on 16 March.

You can find here more information on the project.

Dr Thanos Dokos analyses on Carnegie Europe whether the EU shows the appropriate solidarity during the refugee crisis

mer, 27/04/2016 - 08:56

At first glance, Europe appears to have forgotten about its own share of responsibility for several conflicts in its periphery, its humanitarian values, and the cardinal rule of solidarity among the union’s members in cases of emergency. In the refugee crisis, the EU was forced to take into consideration several stark realities: its inability to influence geopolitical developments in and around Syria, the prospect of greater migration flows and the EU’s limited capacity or willingness for absorption, and the EU’s inadequate ability to efficiently protect its external borders. These shortcomings coincided with strong Euroskeptic, xenophobic, and Islamophobic sentiments in several EU member states at a time of a broader leadership deficit across Europe. In addition, the EU faced the difficulty of integrating young Muslims into European societies already facing radicalization challenges.

These factors resulted in more pragmatic but often cruel policies toward the refugee problem. The EU was forced to make concessions to Turkey, a country that plays a critical role in Europe’s migration crisis but whose commitment to democratic values and respect for human rights has been gradually declining during the last few years.

The key questions now are whether Europe’s choices—as usual in the logic of the lowest common denominator—will prove at least moderately effective and whether the concept of common European policies on burden sharing and problem-solving will remain pertinent in the future.

Source: Carnegie Europe

Author: Dr Thanos Dokos

ELIAMEP briefing note discusses the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

mer, 27/04/2016 - 05:23

Political analyst from St Anthony’s College of the University of Oxford, Dr Leyla Aliyeva, wrote Briefing Note 46/2016 for ELIAMEP analysing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the impact of the current situation. You can access it here.

Special issue of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies Journal now available

mar, 26/04/2016 - 09:33
The latest edition of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies was recently been published and is available online.  This is a special issue focusing on the Ukraine crisis and Sub-State and Non-State Actors, guest edited by Dr Emmanuel Karagiannis and Dr Tracey German, both of King’s College London. The introduction is free to access and explains that ‘there has been a change in the distribution of power throughout the international system with the emergence of a range of non-state actors who are threatening to fundamentally alter the basis of traditional state-based power.’

The issue features pieces looking at this issue from a variety of angles, including articles on ‘ideas, political-social norms and emotions as mobilization mechanisms,’ ‘hybrid civil Society in Ukraine,’ ‘the outcomes of using non-state actors in civil conflicts’ and ‘Paramilitary motivation in Ukraine.’ A number of the articles are free to access as well for a limited time.

You can find more information here.

ELIAMEP working paper explores whether Greece could embrace Islamic Finance

mar, 26/04/2016 - 05:13

Nowadays Islamic finance is gradually becoming an important part of the international financial system. During the ongoing financial crisis, the role of Islamic finance for the stabilisation of the international financial system appears to be strong and promising due to its ethical principles and religious foundation. This analysis focuses both on the quantitative and qualitative examples of the economic upheaval in the Eurozone and Greece and explores the prospects of introducing and developing possible prospects of Islamic finance in the Greek economy.

Working Paper 74/2016: Embracing Islamic Finance in Greece: A preliminary analysis

Author: Dr Evangelos Venetis

 

Seminars by ELIAMEP and IDOS on the refugee crisis, May-June 2016

ven, 22/04/2016 - 12:51

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Institure of International Economic Relation (IDOS) will organise seminars for students and professionals in May and June 2016. Seminars will be taught in Greek and the cost will be 90 EUR for students and 150 EUR for professionals. More information is available on the Greek version of ELIAMEP website.

Information on scholarships & grants in social sciences

mer, 20/04/2016 - 15:34

Aiming at informing students and the academic community, in Greece and abroad, on existing & prospective scholarships & grants, the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) will systematically collect & publish at this web page, various calls for applications, in the field of social sciences, with emphasis on International & European Studies, Strategic Studies, Political Science, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Geoeconomy, Political, Diplomatic and Military History and related subjects.

This hub aspires to provide  systematic information on scholarships & grants offered by the Greek government, state bodies, endowments and private entities to Greek & non-Greek students in Greece,  as well as information on scholarships and grants provided by other states, foreign endowments and private entities to Greek students both in Greece & abroad. Information on such scholarships will refer to all levels of education, i.e. undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, post-doctoral & research level.

This website will be regularly updated & uploaded by Dr. Evangelos Ilias-Tembos, Expert-First Counsellor, Ηellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, [European Union & European Defence Policy] & Senior Research Fellow of ELIAMEP & Dr. George Tzogopoulos, PhD Media and Communication Studies, ELIAMEP Website Editor [Media and politics, European public sphere US and EU foreign policies, transatlantic relations]:

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Dr Thanos Dokos presents in Kathimerini 10 proposals for a better management of the refugee crisis, 20/04/2016

mer, 20/04/2016 - 12:21

You can read here the article containing ten proposals for a better management of the refugee crisis, which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 20 April 2016 [in Greek].

ELIAMEP working paper assesses the day after in Iran following the lift of sanctions

jeu, 31/03/2016 - 12:33

Dr Theodore Tsakiris, Assistant Professor at the University of Nicosia and Co-ordinator of the Programme: ‘Geopolitics of Energy’ at ELIAMEP wrote working paper 71/2016  in which he deals with the day after in Iran following the lift of sanctions. In particular, he focuses on the impact at the economic and geostrategic level.

Dr Angeliki Dimitriadi writes on the interrelationship between trafficking and irregular migration in a CEPS study

jeu, 31/03/2016 - 11:00

Research Fellow of ECFR and ELIAMEP Dr Angeliki Dimitriadi participated in a CEPS study titled: Irregular Migration, Trafficking and Smuggling of Human Beings: Policy Dilemmas in the EU with a chapter on the interrelationship between trafficking and irregular migration. The study is available here.

ELIAMEP

jeu, 31/03/2016 - 10:32

This paper deals with the phenomenon of right-wing extremism and focuses on the examination of systemic and anti-systemic elements in the political discourse of the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn. More specifically, the research question this paper addresses is: under what conditions the political discourse of right-wing parties changes. Although several researchers maintain that the political discourse of right-wing parties remains stable through time, others support the view that the entrance of these parties into Parliament signals a change in their rhetoric, which tends to a movement towards the center. My hypothesis is that the political discourse of right-wing extremist parties changes on becoming actively involved in the political system. To test my hypothesis, I used methodological tools that rely on quantitative content analysis, and, more specifically, on the creation of a codified framework that is based on material extracted from a variety of contexts in which the party’s political discourse is expressed. Focusing on a quantitative analysis of empirical data (statistical analysis), this paper attempts to trace qualitative variation and possible rifts in right-wing radical political discourse.

Αuthor: Maria – Eleni Anastasopoulou

Working Paper 73/2016: «The Political Discourse of Golden Dawn, 2009-2015 Systemicity and Antisystemicity»

ELIAMEP policy paper analyses Sino-European cooperation on environmental affairs

jeu, 31/03/2016 - 05:11

COP21 in Paris sparked a glimmer of hope that perhaps nations were finally ready to take on the climate crisis. The message of optimism now requires concrete action and steadfast commitment to a process that raises a number of crucial challenges: technological, political, social and economic. Who will lead after COP21? As the crisis continues to grow, new robust leadership is imperative. This paper discusses why a close collaboration between the EU and China may result in the necessary push to solidify a concrete vision and a roadmap for our common future in the Anthropocene.

Author: Dr Sophia Kalantzakos

Working Paper 72/2016: «EU and China: Leadership after COP21»

ELIAMEP policy paper discusses how ‘brain drain’ could be transformed into ‘brain gain’

lun, 28/03/2016 - 11:38

Research and innovation are important instruments for the development, particularly through international cooperation. During the last five years, Greece is facing a very acute problem of brain drain. Policies for retaining the highly skilled are imperative; equally imperative is policy planning for capitalising on highly skilled Greeks already abroad. The first proposal of this working paper is about the integration of research and innovation into the political planning of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs; further development of international cooperation schemes will be beneficial for the Greek research community. The second proposal is about establishing a Diaspora Knowledge Network, in order to capitalise on the Greek scientific diaspora. Good practices of other states are adjusted to Greek needs, with the aim of facilitating sustainable and efficient brain circulation and benefiting all stakeholders. In this way, Greek scientists and researchers abroad will be able to connect with the Greek research and innovation ecosystem, either directly, or through international cooperation with their institutions. The purpose will be to increase investments in research and innovation and the efficient use of NSRF/EU funds.

Author: Dr Sarantis Kougiou

Policy Paper No. 25: The international cooperation in research and innovation  with the support of the Greek Diaspora: Transforming ‘brain drain’ into ‘brain gain

ELIAMEP White Book in now available

lun, 28/03/2016 - 10:41

ELIAMEP White Book on Greek Foreign Policy, Defence and Security is now available by I. Sideris Publications. It is edited by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos and aims at constituting a high-level strategy textbook by outlining objectives of the Greek national strategy and  defining partners and regions of high interest. In this context, relations of Greece with the EU and important countries are analysed while attention is also paid to the institutional framework of Greek foreign policy.

The main objectives of ELIAMEP White Book on Greek Foreign Policy, Defence and Security are:

  • to outline the dominant tendencies and security challenges in the 21st century
  • to present current dilemmas and future opportunities for Greek foreign policy, defence and security
  • to make realistic policy recommendations to achieve already set goals

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Public Debate: ‘The New Silk Road, OBOR and Greece’, 30/032016

lun, 28/03/2016 - 06:10

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy , the Institute of International Economic Relations, the Institute of International Relations, the Department of Political Sciences and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese and the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean coorganised a public debate ‘The New Silk Road of Chinα, One Belt One Road (OBOR) and Greece’.  The debate took place on Wednesday 30 March 2016, at 11:30, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Auditorium G. Kranidiotis).

The programme is available here.

Dr Thanos Dokos writes in Kathimerini on the EU-Turkey agreement, 23/03/2016

mer, 23/03/2016 - 19:07

You can read here the article on the EU-Τurkey agreement in the context of the refugee crisis, which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 23 March 2016.

Roundtable Discussion: “The role of Albanian – Greek relations in a challenging European context”, 22 March 2016

mer, 23/03/2016 - 16:10

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) organized on 22 March 2016 a roundtable discussion with Mr. Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania, on the theme of: “The role of Albanian – Greek relations in a challenging European context”.

Comments were made by Mr. Alexandros Mallias, Ambassador (ad hon); the discussion was moderated by Dr. Thanos Dokos, Director General, ELIAMEP.

The discussion was held at the premises of the European Commission Representation in Greece, with the participation of researchers, diplomats, and journalists.

You can watch the interview with Mr. Ditmir Bushati here.

Dr Filippa Chatzistavrou writes on the role of France in the Greek crisis in a DGAP paper

lun, 21/03/2016 - 15:43

Research Fellow of ELIAMEP Dr Filippa Chatzistavrou and Director of XERFI Olivier Passet wrote a paper for German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Auswaertige Politik (DGAP) on the role of France during the Greek crisis. This paper is available here.

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