Dr. Marios Efthymiopoulos

Dr. Efthymiopoulos is founder and CEO of Strategy International (SI) Ltd Cyprus. Dr. Efthymiopoulos is Associate Professor of International Security and Strategy. He is the former Dean of the College of Security and Global Studies, at the American University in the Emirates. Former professional positions include among others, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) in Abu Dhabi, where he worked as an expert in both analysis and research in military affairs, but also operational training on research. He has been a member of the Geostrategic Council of Cyprus, as advisory to the President of Cyprus. And is a member of the South-East Observatory for The Mediterranean (PEMAS) in Greece. Currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of History and International Affairs at the Neapolis University Pafos.

Other former professional and scientific positions include the Harriman Institute, of Columbia University in New York, Johns Hopkins University Center for Transatlantic Relations, George Washington University Business School and European Center, the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, in Washington DC USA, affiliation with South Florida University in the USA and Senior visiting fellow at University of Central Lancashire, Law School, Cyprus. Dr. Efthymiopoulos, has authored numerous books in English and Greek, co-edited books, scientific articles (English/Greek ).

Dr. Marios has been awarded his PhD from the University of Crete, Political Science Department, Greece. He is specializing on NATO issues and in international security (2008). He furthermore obtained, NATO’s Defense College Diploma (Senior Course 105), including the Integrated PfP/OSCE Course 04/02 in Rome Italy (2005), specializing on international security, military and strategic affairs. He holds a Masters in Advanced International Studies (M.A.I.S) from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria (2003) and a BA(Hons) in International Relations and Politics, from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (today University of Lincoln), from Lincoln, UK (2001).

For more information and commentary articles, you can visit his personal site: https://www.efthymiopoulos.gr