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BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE HELLENIC INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES The Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (HEL.I.S.S.) is a nonprofit organization that is situated in Athens. It is a continuation of the previous form, known as the Hellenic Company for Strategic Studies, which was founded in October of the year […]

Horn of Africa Piracy   Introduction                Piracy off the Horn of Africa is regional activity with a global impact.  It affects freedom of the seas, influences maritime trade, and no ship is immune to the attacks.  The nature of this problem has elicited international response and involvement. Current operations to combat piracy include the deployment of a […]

Rede anlasslich des HELISS-Seminars, am 02.11.2007 Some of our security and defence policy principles flow from our geopolitical situation.         Germany is located at the centre of mainland Europe. No other European country has more neighbouring countries than Germany. Our neighbours are almost all members of NATO and the European Union. We have a […]

ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ «ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ 2007»   «Ηγεσία και Αλλαγές Πολιτικής»   Υπό Dr D. Sims               Με την ομιλία του ο καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου Σίτυ του Λονδίνου κ. Ντέϊβιντ Σιμς παρουσίασε τις απόψεις του σχετικά με τον τρόπο με τον οποίο αντιλαμβάνονται οι άνθρωποι την αλλαγή. Ανέλυσε τον τρόπο με τον οποίο προστατευόμαστε από μία αλλαγή, τον τρόπο με τον […]

“AQUATIC RESOURCES” Βy Vice Admiral (ret) Peter Kavalieros H.N Up to recently, environmental nature subjects and more specifically those regarding the availability and management of aquatic resources, were considered of secondary importance and of lower priority compared to subjects of a politico-military, not only in the interior of states, but also in the field of […]

CONCLUSIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON TURKEY SINCE LUXEMBOURG(DECEMBER 1997) 1. The Luxembourg European Council of December 1997 “confirmed Turkey’s eligibility for accession to the European Union. Turkey will be judged on the basis of the same criteria as the other applicant States. While the political and economic conditions allowing accession negotiations to be envisaged […]

FOREIGNERS BRIEFING   “Euro Army”, Evolution-Perspectives By Lt. Gen. Ret. George Korakis, page 4                 There is still a question remaining about the materialization of the Euro Army. Our country opposes what had been agreed between Turkey, USA and UK, for it is against what is meant to be an internal matter of interest exclusively in the […]

Foreigners’ Briefing By Konstantinos Argyropoulos 1.History of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies. Operating and Perspectives by Rear Admiral J. Ioannou page 3 2.The Contribution of the Greek Defense Industry to the National Economy by Mr. S. Moulias President UGMDM page 5 The Union of Greek Manufacturers of Defense Materiel was found in 1982. It […]

Foreigners’ briefing 1.Cyprus and NATO By Vice Admiral ret. Gr. Demestichas, Honorary Commander of the Greek Fleet. Page 4. For many years it was believed that the only method to solve the Cyprus question was to follow the UN resolutions, that were considered to constitute a no doubt moral way out. Yet the incorporation of […]

Olympic Games 2004. Is it an instigator of propulsion of the national interests or a tragicomic show of a nouveau riche? By George Apostolopoulos, Lawyer What we have pointed out in the period of preparation for the Olympics, are the profitable trade agreements (television rights, allowances, exploitations etc.), the promotion of certain business units and […]