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advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;976&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Sotiris Roussos&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Scientific Supervisor&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Professor of International Relations and Religion in the Middle East and the Mediterranean at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese and scientific director of the Centre for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (KEMMIS) at the same University. In 1997-2003 he was an Expert on the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was a member of the Task Force for Water Issues and the Palestinian Refugees of the EU Special Envoy for the Middle East and of the Informal International Group on Jerusalem. In 2009 he was appointed OSCE Chairmanship\u2019s Representative for the Mediterranean Partners. In 2012 he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). From 2015 to 2018 he was the Coordinator of the Center for Religious Pluralism in the Middle East (CRPME). He has authored and edited books and articles on Revolution and Insurgency in the Middle East, regional security, political Islam and Christians in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_34\/meb_34.pdf#page=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA-Iran-Israel: Stakes Much Higher than Supremacy in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_28\/index.html#\/54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christianity in the Middle East: terms for an interdisciplinary debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_25\/index.html#\/46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0388\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb21.pdf#page=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Israeli attack on Free Gaza: Some strategic notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb18.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greece and Syria: Strategic Dialogue Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb16.pdf#page=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iran: The New Arises from Inside the Old<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb11.pdf#page=33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analysis. It takes two to tango: 60 Years of Greek-Israeli Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb08.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annapolis: Crossing the Abyss. And the two Ideas <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb06.pdf#page=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palestinian Tragedy: Is there a Palestinian leadership?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb03.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What if\u2026in the Middle East ?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb01.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embarking on a Hopefully Long Trip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/politics-beyond-politics-middle-east-bulletin-47\/\">Politics Beyond Politics | Middle East Bulletin 47<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/greek-think-tanks-sotiris-roussos-on-the-syrian-conflict-turkey-and-the-study-of-the-muslim-world\/\">Greek Think Tanks: Sotiris Roussos on the Syrian conflict, Turkey and the study of the Muslim World<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-syrian-conflict-regional-repercussions-and-outcomes\/\">The Syrian Conflict: Regional Repercussions And Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/iraq-battle-around-the-shield-of-the-arabs\/\">Iraq: Battle around the \u201cShield of the Arabs\u201d<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/saudi-arabia-and-usa-the-paradoxical-beneficiaries-of-the-arab-spring\/\">Saudi Arabia and USA: the Paradoxical Beneficiaries of the \u2018Arab Spring\u2019<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/syria-calling-what-is-the-response\/\">\u201cSyria Calling\u201d : What is the response?*<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-war-in-gaza-escalating-to-stalemate\/\">The war in Gaza: Escalating to stalemate<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/rioting-in-athens-a-brief-analysis\/\">Rioting in Athens A Brief Analysis<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1257&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Marina Eleftheriadou&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Director&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Marina Eleftheriadou is Assistant Professor of International Relations and Contemporary International Politics at the School of Political Sciences at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has served as a Research Associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (EUI) and as a Research Expert at the Centre for Religious Pluralism in the Middle East (CRPME) (CRPME), part of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u2019 initiative on religious pluralism in the Middle East. Her research focuses on the role of violent non-state actors in international politics.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_28\/index.html#\/13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian militias in Syria and Iraq: beyond the neutrality\/passivity debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_27\/index.html#\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The dawn of the &#8220;refugee-warriors&#8221;: rebel recruitment among the Syrian refugee population in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_25\/index.html#\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u039f\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5-\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1: \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03bf &#8220;\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_23\/index.html#\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tribes: a &#8220;back to the future&#8221; perspective on the Arab Spring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb22.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military in Israel War, the State and Man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb21.pdf#page11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bridging the Gap between Islam and Anarchism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb20.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaza&#8217;s &#8220;Groundhog Day&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb19.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pirates, Terrorists and Great Powers rushing to the west Indian Ocean<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb18.pdf#page=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syrian gambling on the Palestinian front<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb17.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hezbollah&#8217;s ventures in West Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb16.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistan-India: Brothers in Arms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb15.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elections in Israel: the inconvenient results of an unbalanced system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb14.pdf#page=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ringing down the curtain in Iraq: The &#8220;jihad troupe&#8221; out in search of a new theatre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb13.pdf#page=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review, Brynjar Lia, Architect of Global Jihad, New York: Columbia University Press, 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb13.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shia Protocols: The Iranian Project of Shiite proselytism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb12.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educating the next generation of Islamist Militants: The disputed equation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb10.pdf#page=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women and Militant Islamism: The misunderstanding behind &#8220;the woman and the gun&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb09.pdf#page=33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review, Schultz, Richard H., Dew, Andrea J., Insurgents, Terrorists and Militias, New York Columbia University Press, 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb09.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslim Brotherhood VS Salafi Jihadi Islam: Confronting the &#8220;Black Sheep&#8221; of Political Islam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb06.pdf#page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Jihad International&#8221; presents\u2026New Age war, a media war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb05.pdf#page=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel in the Middle East regional order: Between theory and reality <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb05.pdf#page=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Baghdad Conference. Can Iraq be the starting point for a new regional order?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two Rising Powers Struggling for Influence in Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China&#8217;s engagement with the GCC states: An &#8220;extramarital relationship&#8221; or a &#8220;future marriage proposal&#8221;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb03.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What if Pakistan collapsed: An &#8220;Islamic&#8221; Bomb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb02.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Arab-Israeli peace proccess: A Phoenix to rise from its ashes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb02.pdf#page=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Afghanistan: A &#8220;success story&#8221; that somehow went wrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb01.pdf#page=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Road from Riyadh to Moscow passes through Grozny<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb01.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azerbaijan\u2026inside Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb01.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palestine: A Crisis in Search of a Solution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/interview-with-dr-nabeel-shaath\/\">Interview with Dr. Nabeel Shaath<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/salafi-jihadism-vs-arab-spring-or-how-osama-bin-laden-might-have-saved-jihad\/\">Salafi-Jihadism Vs Arab Spring; or how Osama Bin Laden might have saved \u201cJihad\u201d<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/us-troops-surge-in-afghanistan-the-not-so-new-way-forward-in-afghanistan\/\">US Troops Surge in Afghanistan: The not so &#8220;New Way Forward in Afghanistan&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-war-in-gaza-escalating-to-stalemate\/\">The war in Gaza: Escalating to stalemate<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/brynjar-lia-architect-of-global-jihad-new-york-columbia-university-press-2008\/\">Brynjar Lia, Architect of Global Jihad, New York: Columbia University Press, 2008<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/shultz-richard-h-dew-andrea-j-insurgents-terrorists-and-militias-new-york-columbia-university-press-2006\/\">Shultz, Richard H., Dew, Andrea J., Insurgents,Terrorists and Militias, New York: Columbia University Press, 2006<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1256&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Stavros Drakoularakos&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Editor-in-Chief&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Stavros Drakoularakos (PhD Political Science and History, Panteion University of Athens) is Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Nicosia (Dep. Political Science and International Relations) and Academic Teaching Personnel at the University Neapolis Pafos (Dep. History, Politics and International Studies). He taught as Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Macedonia (Dep. of International and European Relations) and the University of the Peloponnese (Dep. of Political Science and International Relations), as well as Lecturer at the Hellenic National Defence College. He held the positions of Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of the Peloponnese, Research Expert at the Centre for Religious Pluralism in the Middle East and Freelance Researcher at the European Council for Foreign Relations MENA Programme. His research focuses on Turkish-Israeli relations, Middle Eastern foreign policy and religious pluralism issues in the MENA and Mediterranean regions.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_44\/meb_44.pdf#page=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erdo\u011fan\u2019s Turkey and the Gaza war: limitations, priorities and challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_43\/meb_43.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US foreign policy in Iraq: the fulcrum for the rise of a multipolar international system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_42\/meb_42.pdf#page=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Arab world and the Gulf: regional politics, investments for the future and quid pro quibus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_41\/meb_41.pdf#page=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Taliban and Ankara: opportunities, converging interests and sine quibus non<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_39\/meb_39.pdf#page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_38\/meb_38.pdf#page=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iranian minorities in limbo?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stirred, not shaken: Turkey\u2019s second war of independence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_36\/meb_36.pdf#page=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facets of Religious Pluralism in Egypt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_35\/meb_35.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russia &amp; Turkey: bros before foes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_34\/meb_34.pdf#page=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy Interests and US Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_32\/middle_east_bulletin_32.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Egypt through the secular looking glass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_30\/middle_east_bulletin_30.pdf#page=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feeling out Nation-State building in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_29\/middle_east_bulletin_29.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Untangling the Syrian jihadist web<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_28\/middle_east_bulletin_28.pdf#page=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evangelists at opposite sides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_27\/middle_east_bulletin_27.pdf#page=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Maghreb: Live it or Leave it <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_26\/middle_east_bulletin_26.pdf#page=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What if the GOP was in power during the Syrian Crisis?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_25\/middle_east_bulletin_25.pdf#page=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0397 \u039b\u03b9\u03b2\u03cd\u03b7 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac: \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/nikos-christofis-erdogan-s-new-turkey-routledge-2020\/\">Nikos Christofis (ed.), Erdo\u011fan\u2019s \u2018New\u2019 Turkey, Routledge, 2020<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-domestic-spillover-in-iran-following-the-qasem-soleimani-affair\/\">The domestic spillover in Iran following the Qasem Soleimani affair<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/interview-with-rutu-modan-author-of-exit-wounds-and-the-property\/\">Interview with Rutu Modan, author of Exit Wounds and the Property<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/egypt-and-al-azhar-love-at-first-fight\/\">Egypt and al-Azhar: love at first fight<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/boko-haram-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-islamic-state\/\">Boko Haram or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the Islamic State<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/between-the-caliphate-soldiers-al-qaeda-libyan-fighters-and-a-hard-place-the-maghreb\/\">Between the Caliphate Soldiers, al-Qaeda, Libyan fighters and a hard place: the Maghreb<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/israel-domestic-troubles\/\">Israel: Domestic Troubles<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/tunisia-today-how-about-morocco-or-algeria-tomorrow\/\">Tunisia Today. How about Morocco or Algeria Tomorrow?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;977&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Zakia Aqra&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Editor-in-Chief&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Zakia Aqra (Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese) serves as Editor-in-Chief at the Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS). She is a lecturer of International Relations and Security at the Department of History, Politics and International Studies at Neapolis University Pafos. During 2024-2025, she taught at the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Thessaly. She\u00a0was a Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese. She has conducted her post-doctoral research in &#8220;Diversity and Inclusivity in Security Studies&#8221;, a project funded by the European Union. She was a researcher in Christianity in the Middle East (CME), a project funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation between 2020 and 2023. She has been awarded with many scholarships, such as the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) for her PhD research (2018-2022) and Onassis Foundation (2014-2015) for her MSc in International Political Economy at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens (2015). She has also obtained a second MSc in Middle East Politics at SOAS, London (2014). Her research interests focus on foreign policy, security and armed non-state actors. She has also worked as an intercultural mediator and interpreter, given her language skills and expertise on cultural, religious, social, and political issues in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_30\/index.html#\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The evolution of the notion of Sectarianism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/index.php\/en\/multimedia\/item\/482-interview-with-the-ambassador-of-palestine-in-athens-marwan-emile-toubassi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interview with the Ambassador of Palestine in Athens, Marwan Emile Toubassi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_28\/index.html#\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dissecting Sectarianism: the political economy of &#8220;Christians&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_27\/index.html#\/46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arab immigration to the Gulf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_24\/index.html#\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan on board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_23\/index.html#\/12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunni Camp, Syria, Iran and the Stakeholders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/index.php\/en\/multimedia\/item\/494-interview-with-dr-nabeel-shaath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interview with Dr. Nabeel Shaath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/index.php\/en\/multimedia\/item\/496-political-rap-and-hip-hop-in-the-middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rapping out the message of the Arab Spring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb22.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palestinian Security Apparatus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb21.pdf#page=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Samaritans in Palestine: Stuck in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/russo-iranian-relations-a-friendship-found-between-tactic-and-strategic-partnership\/\">Russo-Iranian Relations: A Friendship Found Between Tactic and Strategic Partnership<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/interview-with-the-ambassador-of-palestine-in-athens-marwan-emile-toubassi\/\">Interview with the Ambassador of Palestine in Athens, Marwan Emile Toubassi<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/a-perpetual-identity-crisis-isis-through-arab-eyes\/\">A perpetual identity crisis: ISIS through Arab eyes<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/hezbollah-and-the-syrian-crisis-balancing-on-a-teeterboard\/\">Hezbollah and the Syrian crisis: balancing on a teeterboard<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/all-eyes-on-mena-economy-and-the-arab-spring\/\">All eyes on MENA: Economy and the Arab Spring<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/elias-khoury-gate-of-the-sun-new-york-picador-2007\/\">Elias Khoury, Gate of the Sun, New York: Picador, 2007<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/interview-with-elias-khoury\/\">Interview with Elias Khoury<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; 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She earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus and a Master\u2019s degree in Mediterranean Studies from the University of the Peloponnese.<br \/>\nSince 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\u2019a Center for Strategic Studies.<br \/>\nHer research focuses on proxy wars, non-state actors, and regional power, with an emphasis on the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turkey: The state of 5 \u00bd coups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_36\/meb_36.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahaism: A peaceful religion under persecution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_35\/meb_35.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Final Square Off in Post-War Syria: The Triangle Relationship of Russia, Iran and Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_34\/meb_34.pdf#page=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. and the Gulf States: Unconventional Alliance or Forbidden Relationship?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_33\/middle_east_bulletin_33.pdf#page=27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saudi Arabia and Iran\u2019s Regional Struggle for Power: Another Source of Instability for Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/syria-2022-a-powder-keg-on-the-verge-of-explosion-or-back-to-business-as-usual\/\">Syria 2022: a powder keg on the verge of explosion or back to business as usual?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-yemeni-civil-war-a-year-since-the-riyadh-agreement\/\">The Yemeni civil war: a year since the Riyadh Agreement<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/qatar-1-5-year-after-the-blockade-a-pr-win-or-the-rise-of-yet-another-arch-enemy-for-saudi-arabia-and-its-allies\/\">Qatar: 1.5 year after the blockade. A PR win or the rise of yet another arch enemy for Saudi Arabia and its allies?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/saudi-arabia-the-gulf-s-resurgent-power-on-the-verge-of-a-new-era\/\">Saudi Arabia: the Gulf\u2019s resurgent power on the verge of a new era<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1259&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Ilias Tasopoulos&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Senior Editor&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>He holds a BA in International and European Studies and an MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Panteion University, where he graduated top of his class and was awarded a State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) fellowship for doctoral research. He holds a PhD in International Relations, with a dissertation focusing on state formation, the pressures of the international system, and the formation of alliances.<br \/>\nHe has worked with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, producing policy briefs, country-specific analyses, and policy proposals on developments in the Middle East, Africa, the Arab and Muslim world, and has also collaborated with the \u201cAndreas Papandreou\u201d Institute for Strategic and Development Studies. Moreover, he cooperated with the University of the Peloponnese as scientific coordinator of the project \u201cWomen &amp; Terrorism.\u201d<br \/>\nAs Adjunct Lecturer at the University of the Peloponnese, he taught the course Geopolitical Competition in the Eastern Mediterranean. His research includes a postdoctoral project on religion and international relations in the Middle East, as well as participation in international conferences and peer-reviewed publications. He serves as a peer reviewer for international academic journals and as an external evaluator of research and educational projects supported by the European Union.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_34\/meb_34.pdf#page=27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Globalizing Middle East: Reversing the Irreversible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_25\/index.html#\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u039f\u03b9 \u03bd\u03ad\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u0397\u03a0\u0391: \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_24\/index.html#\/29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Obama Cairo address revisited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb22.pdf#page=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> From the Arab Legion to the Jordan Arab Army<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb21.pdf#page=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tracing the trail of Fred Halliday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb20.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obama, Israel and the Palestinian Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb19.pdf#page=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agitated waters: The West facing new actors in the Indian Ocean<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb18.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Out of the shadows, Syria leaps into the limelight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb17.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Arab world&#8217;s delving into Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/&quot;http:\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb16.pdf#page=2\u201d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obama&#8217;s Pakistani Policy: Friends in Need?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb15.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Provincial elections in Iraq: Is centralization feasible?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb14.pdf#page=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leaving Iraq, living up to Saudi expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb13.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qatar: a neutral mediator?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb12.pdf#page=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unemployment and education in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb11.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A broken mirror: Israelis and Europeans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb10.pdf#page=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women and business in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb09.pdf#page=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What if the Muslim Brotherhood rose to power?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb08.pdf#page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The AKP &amp; the Kurdish question: Implications for US-Turkey relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb07.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islamic banking in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb07.pdf#page=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sudan Agreement as a preamble to international cooperation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb06.pdf#page=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media and the State in the Arab World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb05.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Arab regional order at stake? The Saudi initiative and its effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb05.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NATO&#8217;s involvement in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China&#8217;s engagement with the GCC states: An &#8220;extramarital relationship&#8221; or a &#8220;future marriage proposal&#8221;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Developing ties between India and the Gulf: The role of Non Resident Indians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Middle East as a competition field between China and the US: A \u201cconsensus for disagreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Chinese alliance strategy in the making<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb03.pdf#page=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting back home: The US as an offshore balancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb02.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Egypt: Nuclear Vassal or Regional Great Power?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb02.pdf#page=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Beyond Lebanon: Syria&#8217;s regional standing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb02.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NATO &amp; Egypt: Partnership dilemmas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb01.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Kurdish piece of the Iranian puzzle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;980&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Charitini Petrodaskalaki&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Coordinator&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>She concluded her undergraduate studies in the department of History and Archaeology of the University of Athens, with a major in History, and obtained her master\u2019s degree (MA) in History: Near and Middle East in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London with a distinction. She joined the Center of Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS) in 2012, and is currently its coordinator. In addition, she was a research expert in the Center for Religious Pluralism in the Middle East (CRPME), from 2016 to 2018, and participated in the research project \u2019, from 2020 to 2023.<br \/>\nShe speaks Greek, English, French and Arabic. She has collaborated with various NGOs in Greece and participated in international fora in Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ottomanism and the creation of an Ottoman Nation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_36\/meb_36.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The United Arab Emirates: Institutionalizing tolerance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_35\/meb_35.pdf#page=32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Russian Patriarchate in the Middle East: Reclaiming an Old Prestige<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_34\/meb_34.pdf#page=30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslims in America: Religion, Identity and Islamophobia?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_33\/middle_east_bulletin_33.pdf#page=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Lebanon Solve its Refugee Crisis?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_32\/middle_east_bulletin_32.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Egyptian Military State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_31\/index.html#\/38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archaeology in Iraq: Between destruction, nationalism and imperialism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_30\/index.html#\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explaining the call for Dignity during the Arab Revolts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Kurdish_Report\/kurdish_report_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kurdish Nationalism in Iran since the Islamic Revolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Kurdish_Report\/kurdish_report_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Evolution of PKK and the Kurdish Left in Turkey (1970s- 1980s)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Kurdish_Report\/kurdish_report_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Kurdistan: from autonomy to incorporation, 1918-1925<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_29\/index.html#\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Salafi-Jihadi trend in Palestine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_24\/index.html#\/24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tunisia still in Turmoil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/politics-beyond-politics-middle-east-bulletin-47\/\">Politics Beyond Politics | Middle East Bulletin 47<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/algeria-s-new-foreign-policy-era\/\">Algeria\u2019s new foreign policy era<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-new-sultan-and-oman-s-regional-and-domestic-challenges\/\">The new Sultan and Oman\u2019s Regional and Domestic challenges<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-kurds-and-the-new-u-s-administration-is-trump-bringing-a-change\/\">The Kurds and the new U.S. administration: Is Trump bringing a change?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-evolved-regional-hezbollah\/\">The evolved, regional Hezbollah<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/aspects-of-political-islam-in-the-north-caucasus\/\">Aspects of Political Islam in the North Caucasus<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/nuclear-deal-101-domestic-and-regional-changes\/\">Nuclear Deal 101: Domestic and Regional Changes<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-new-terms-of-af-pak-relations\/\">The new terms of Af-Pak relations<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;974&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Ihab Shabana&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Ihab Shabana holds a PhD from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese. His research interests focus on the European and Arab Left, political Islam, social movements and the labor movement in the Middle East, postcolonial studies, and intellectual history in the Arab-Muslim world. He has taught at the Hellenic Open University (HOU) and in the Master\u2019s Program in \u201cMediterranean Studies\u201d at the University of the Peloponnese.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irreconcilable foes? Religion, class and the state in Turkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_32\/middle_east_bulletin_32.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A cultural tug-of-war: Internet culture and the Egyptian surveillance apparatus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_30\/index.html#\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cFuloulophobia\u201d or the freedom of fear: Literature and Arab revolutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_29\/index.html#\/40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Jihadist Imaginative A protracted dystopia?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_28\/index.html#\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Political Islam and Christianity in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_27\/index.html#\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mare Nostrum: Troubled Waters?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_26\/index.html#\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What if Israel went on the offense again: Tel Aviv between alies and foes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_25\/index.html#\/22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ae \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7: \u03bf\u03b9 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/beyond-a-more-suitable-end-of-history-ibn-khaldun-s-ideas-and-islamic-critical-thinking\/\">Beyond a more suitable \u201cend of history\u201d: Ibn Khaldun\u2019s ideas and Islamic critical thinking<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/interview-with-heba-khalil\/\">Interview with Heba Khalil<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-post-1967-intellectual-debate-in-the-arab-world\/\">The post 1967 intellectual debate in the Arab world<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/salafism-a-factor-for-democratization-or-destabilization\/\">Salafism: A factor for democratization or destabilization?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/people-on-the-margins-the-sinai-in-post-morsi-era\/\">People on the margins: The Sinai in post-Morsi era<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-new-pew-report-the-postcolonial-piety\/\">The new Pew Report: The Postcolonial Piety<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-left-in-egypt-s-political-geography\/\">The Left in Egypt\u2019s political geography<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;30px&#8221; 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In 2019, she obtained her Master\u2019s degree in Mediterranean Studies at the same department. Her research interests focus on the Kurdish question, Kurdish politics and history, social movements in the Middle East, with an emphasis on the Kurdish Movement(s) and the Kurdish women\u2019s movement, political violence and new models of governance. She has published analysis articles regarding these issues in English and Greek, and has contributed to edited volumes. She has presented parts of her ongoing PhD research at international conferences (UK, USA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq). Besides Greek, she speaks English, French, Italian, and studies Kurmanji and Arabic.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kurds in Turkey: unending struggle amid repression and shrinking political space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_36\/meb_36.pdf#page=32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yazidis: attempts to recover and struggle to survive in post-ISIS era<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_35\/meb_35.pdf#page=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russia\u2019s Return into North Africa is Cemented Upon Arms, Energy and Grain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/iraqi-elections-sadrist-electoral-victory-over-pro-iranian-militias-amid-a-legitimacy-crisis-and-a-fragile-socio-economic-environment\/\">Iraqi elections: Sadrist electoral \u201cvictory over pro-Iranian militias\u201d amid a legitimacy crisis and a fragile socio-economic environment<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/quagmire-and-fragile-alliances-in-northern-syria-from-kurdish-held-rojava-to-the-idlib-rebels-bastion\/\">Quagmire and fragile alliances in Northern Syria: from Kurdish-held Rojava to the Idlib rebels\u2019 bastion<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/algerian-protests-against-the-pouvoir-cracks-in-the-deep-state\/\">Algerian protests against the pouvoir: Cracks in the \u201cdeep state\u201d?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/towards-a-new-page-in-baghdad-erbil-relations-in-post-referendum-era\/\">Towards a new page in Baghdad-Erbil relations in post-referendum era?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;975&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;\u0399lias Mitrousis&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>\u0399lias Mitrousis graduated from the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus in 2018, and in 2020 he received a Master of Arts (MA) in \u201cMediterranean Studies\u201d from the University of Peloponnese. Since 2025, he has been a PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the same University, where he works on his dissertation on the resilience and survival of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, with a focus on Jordan and Syria. Since November 2018, he has been a research associate at the Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS), contributing regularly with articles and analyses on political and social developments in the Middle East and North Africa. He speaks Greek, English, and French.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Turkish \u201cDiaspora\u201d: An Old Story\u2019s Belated Recognition?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_36\/meb_36.pdf#page=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kakais\u2019 evolving dilemma; Survival through tested secrecy or claiming more in the open?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_35\/meb_35.pdf#page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eyeing the Peninsula: A Review of Moscow\u2019s Diplomatic Toolkit in the Arab Gulf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-gaza-war-s-impact-on-jordan-navigating-domestic-protests-elections-and-strategic-alliances\/\">The Gaza War&#8217;s impact on Jordan: Navigating domestic protests, elections, and strategic alliances<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/us-foreign-policy-on-the-gaza-war-objectives-and-implications\/\">US Foreign Policy on the Gaza War: Objectives and Implications<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/middle-eastern-reactions-to-the-war-in-ukraine-strategic-selfishness-or-a-prelude-to-evolving-multipolarism\/\">Middle Eastern reactions to the war in Ukraine: strategic selfishness or a prelude to evolving multipolarism?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-lebanese-groundhog-day-of-overlapping-crises-does-it-ever-end\/\">The Lebanese \u201cGroundhog Day\u201d of overlapping crises: Does it ever end?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/syria-s-fragile-balances-and-the-looming-threat-of-a-new-vicious-circle-of-instability\/\">Syria\u2019s fragile balances and the looming threat of a new vicious circle of instability<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/as-israel-normalizes-relations-with-the-arabsphere-can-the-palestinians-revive-the-palestinian-question\/\">As Israel normalizes relations with the Arabsphere, can the Palestinians revive the Palestinian Question?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/syria-s-never-ending-war-s-or-why-the-end-of-the-civil-war-does-not-mean-peace\/\">Syria\u2019s never-ending war(s); 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gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;973&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Chryssa Toufexi&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>She completed her internship at IIR in 2006, when she joined CEMMIS as a researcher until 2010. She holds a degree in International, European and Regional Studies from Panteion University (2007) and a MA in International Relations in the Middle East from Durham University (2008). From 2011 to 2014 she taught in the undergraduate course &#8220;Introduction to International Politics&#8221;, in the Department of Geography, Politics and Sociology at the University of Newcastle. Since 2014, she has been an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of England. In 2019 she obtained her PhD in Critical Theory of International Relations and Cybersecurity at the University of Newcastle, with a studentship in Cities, Critical Infrastructures and Political Violence. Her PhD examines the role of popular culture and symbols in the construction of cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism as national security issues in the US. She rejoined CEMMIS in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Email forwarding: <span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"mailto:chryssa.toufexi@cemmis.edu.gr\">chryssa.toufexi@cemmis.edu.gr<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb21.pdf#page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behind concrete walls in the slums of hope and despair<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb19.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International maritime security: Opportunities and challenges in the Indian Ocean<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb18.pdf#page=17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syria in the Middle East: A damascene spring for Arab diplomacy<\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb17.pdf#page=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somalia&#8217;s multiple spoilers of war: What role for political Islam?<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb16.pdf#page=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan&#8217;s pan-Islamist adventures in the Middle East: tales of yesterday?<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb16.pdf#page=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review, Journey into Islam: the crisis of globalization, Akbar Ahmed, Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2007<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb15.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan&#8217;s next President: In search of an authoritative figure<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb14.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What state for Iraq? The centralization-decentralization struggle<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb13.pdf#page=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey and the Arab Gulf: Is Turkey looking eastwards?<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb06.pdf#page=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coverage of the Lebanese Crisis. Middle Eastern Media inside and outside Lebanon.<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb05.pdf#page=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mekka Accords in the emerging Arab system<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb05.pdf#page=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syrian Dilemmas in Quest of Middle East Hegemony<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb04.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China and the Arab- Israeli Conflict: Walking on a tightrope<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb03.pdf#page=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Review. Ian S Lustick &#8220;Trapped in the War on Terror&#8221; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, September 2006<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/meb01.pdf#page=33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel&#8217;s Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood, Cambridge: CUSP, 2005<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_46\/meb_46.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt: A return to regional prominence or a spiral into decline?<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_45\/meb_45.pdf#page=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yazidis in Iraq and Syria: A decade of displacement and insecurity<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-gerd-dispute-and-the-geopolitics-of-the-nile-basin\/\">The GERD dispute and the geopolitics of the Nile basin<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/iranian-elections-opportunities-and-challenges-for-pezeshkian-s-government\/\">Iranian elections: Opportunities and challenges for Pezeshkian\u2019s government<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/akbar-ahmed-journey-into-islam-the-crisis-of-globalization-washington-dc-brookings-institution-press-2007\/\">Akbar Ahmed, Journey into Islam: the crisis of globalization, Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2007<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/ian-s-lustick-trapped-in-the-war-on-terror-philadelphia-university-of-pennsylvania-press-september-2006\/\">Ian S. Lustick, Trapped in the War on Terror, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, September 2006<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/idith-zertal-israel-s-holocaust-and-the-politics-of-nationhood-cambridge-cusp-2005\/\">Idith Zertal, Israel&#8217;s Holocaust and the Politics of Nationhood, Cambridge: CUSP, 2005<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1261&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Dimitris Papanikolaou&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>A humanitarian worker and researcher with an interdisciplinary academic background spanning international relations, law, Islamic studies, and public health. Holds a BA in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus, an MA in Islamic Studies from the Universidad de Granada, and an MA in International Humanitarian Law &amp; Human Rights from the Democritus University of Thrace and is currently pursuing an MSc in Public Health and Health Policy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Professional experience covers many years in the humanitarian sector, working with leading UN and EU agencies as well as M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF), in contexts such as Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus, Serbia, and Spain, with a focus on displaced populations from the Middle East. Skilled in combining field-based and desk-based research, with a deep understanding of complex humanitarian contexts, programmatic realities, and policy environments. Experienced in data collection, analysis, and translating evidence into operational and strategic insights, with a particular interest in forced migration, people on the move, humanitarian affairs, public health, and access to healthcare. Has participated in various research projects with the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies in Spain, is a member of CEMMIS since October 2019, and speaks English, Spanish, and Arabic.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AKP\u2019s Emerging Soft Power Game in Balkans. G\u00fclenism as a Counterweight?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/another-brick-in-the-war-afghanistan-s-education-system-and-its-instrumentalization-by-the-taliban\/\">Another brick in the war: Afghanistan\u2019s education system and its instrumentalization by the Taliban<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/israel-s-electoral-quarantine-is-over-unity-government-and-netanyahu-s-political-prowess\/\">Israel\u2019s Electoral Quarantine is over: Unity Government and Netanyahu\u2019s political prowess<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/transcending-sectarianism-and-pursuing-change-an-iraqi-autumn\/\">Transcending sectarianism and pursuing change: an \u201cIraqi Autumn\u201d?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;30px&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758792791465{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1262&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Eleni\u2013Panagiota (Elda) Stoupa&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Eleni\u2013Panagiota (Elda) Stoupa is a Scientific Associate at the MSc program \u201cGlobal Health \u2013 Disaster Medicine\u201d of the School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a Research Associate at the Centre of Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies within the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese.<br \/>\nShe holds a BSc in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a specialization in Political Analysis, and an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh. She has worked as a Project Manager and coordinator on multiple EU- and internationally funded projects and has participated as a Researcher in several public health projects focusing on vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_37\/meb_37.pdf#page=40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">440 pair of shoes: Feminicide in the Turkish borders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_36\/meb_36.pdf#page=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holy Lands of faith, blood and conflicts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_35\/meb_35.pdf#page=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Russian-Speaking Community in Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-dom-in-the-middle-east-an-ethnic-group-of-wandering\/\">The Dom in the Middle East: an ethnic group of wandering<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/music-in-the-arab-world-performing-tarab\/\">Music in the Arab world: performing tarab<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/zar-spirit-possession-or-ritual-healing\/\">\u0396\u0101r: spirit possession or ritual healing?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/sufism-an-experiential-tradition\/\">Sufism: an experiential tradition<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1263&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Eirini Giannopoulou&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Eirini Giannopoulou is a PhD Candidate of International Affairs at the New School for Social Research in New York (USA). She graduated from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Athens, majoring in International and European Studies, in 2021. In 2023, she completed her first MA (with Honours) in International Governance and Politics at the same department. She finished the MSc Violence, Conflict and Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London (SOAS) in 2025. Her research interest is centered around private capital flows in conflict resolution, within the liberal peacebuilding agenda and the security-development nexus. She has carried out Internships at the Embassy of Cyprus in Athens, at the Embassy of Greece in Brussels and at the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations in New York. She speaks Greek, English and French and is learning Spanish and Russian. She is a member of the CEMMIS research team since 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_44\/meb_44.pdf#page=32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Gulf states and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Balancing New Challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_43\/meb_43.pdf#page=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How private interests shaped the War in Iraq: The role of Private Military Companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_42\/meb_42.pdf#page=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UAE: Human rights violations, dual foreign policy and the domestic power play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_41\/meb_41.pdf#page=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dividing the fragmented: Taliban governance, opium and IS-KP in Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/populism-authoritarian-tactics-and-xenophobia-tracking-developments-in-tunisian-politics\/\">Populism, authoritarian tactics and xenophobia: Tracking developments in Tunisian politics<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/is-tunisia-transforming-from-a-democratization-case-study-to-an-autocracy\/\">Is Tunisia transforming from a democratization case study to an autocracy?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/egypt-s-regional-role-and-the-securitization-of-popular-demand\/\">Egypt\u2019s regional role and the securitization of popular demand<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;small_desktop&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;979&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Artemis Papadaki&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Artemis Papadaki is a graduate of the Department of Theatre Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2021). In 2024, she completed her Master\u2019s degree in Media, Communication and Culture at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. Her thesis focused on the war in Gaza and its representations on social media. Her research interests lie at the intersection of new media, culture and society in the MENA region. She has been studying Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) for the past three years, and in the summer of 2025, she completed the \u201cColloquial Arabic 1\u201d program at Birzeit University in Palestine. She has professional experience in the cultural sector in Greece, collaborating with festivals and institutions such as the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the Petit Paris d\u2019Ath\u00e8nes Festival, Fabrica Festival, and Analogue Festival. She speaks Greek, English, and French (B2 level), and is currently learning Arabic and German. She joined the Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS) in October 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Publications<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_44\/meb_44.pdf#page=53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The &#8220;information warfare&#8221; over the War on Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_43\/meb_43.pdf#page=63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Narrative of the Iraq War through Visual Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_42\/meb_42.pdf#page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The role of media in the GCC: the case of Al Jazeera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemmis.edu.gr\/images\/Middle_East_Bulletin\/middle_east_bulletin_41\/meb_41.pdf#page=51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cinema, Theatre and Music in Afghanistan under the new Taliban regime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/iranian-cinema-after-the-green-movement\/\">Iranian cinema after the Green Movement<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-international-book-fairs-in-the-arab-world-a-story-of-censorship\/\">The international book fairs in the Arab world: a story of censorship<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwdev-cemmis-edu-gr.sociality.gr\/en\/publications\/the-music-scene-in-tunisia-and-egypt-after-the-arab-spring\/\">The music scene in Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][team_member image_url=&#8221;1264&#8243; team_memeber_style=&#8221;bio_fullscreen_alt&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; bio_fullscreen_alt_hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; team_member_bio_full_html=&#8221;html&#8221; hide_link_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; name=&#8221;Panagiota Bouka&#8221; job_position=&#8221;Research Associate&#8221; image_size=&#8221;regular&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"member-info-col\">\r\n\t\t<p>Panagiota Bouka graduated from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese and completed her postgraduate studies in the Middle Eastern Studies program at Leiden University. 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