Alexandra Nikopoulou

Alexandra Nikopoulou holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of the Peloponnese. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus and a Master’s degree in Mediterranean Studies from the University of the Peloponnese.
Since 2017, she has been affiliated with the Center for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS), where she now serves as Editor-in-Chief. At the same time, she is a project manager and researcher in the China Program of the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at Panteion University. She has also worked as an editor at the international think tank Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies.
Her research focuses on proxy wars, non-state actors, and regional power, with an emphasis on the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.