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Dr. Petros Violakis

Dr. Petros Violakis

Assistant Professor

Dr. Petros Violakis is an Assistant Professor – Homeland Security at the Rabdan Academy, Senior Researcher at the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Research partner of Intelligence & Cyber Security Lab and of Strategic Communications and Mass Media Lab of Piraeus University (Greece). He holds a PhD degree in Politics from Exeter University, an MA in International Relations from University of Indianapolis, an MBA (focus in Marketing) and a BSc in Computer Science from University of Hertfordshire. 

Dr Violakis latest research is being situated within Cyber Security, Homeland Security, Resilience, Politics, Strategic Communications, Fake/ Falsified News, Policy Making and European Studies. More specifically, he investigates the Europeanisation of EU Defence and Security Policy through different perspectives and contributing factors, such as: domestic politics, political economy, establishment of a new security identity and culture, research and development (R&D), globalization and other institutional influence (NATO). 

His research is published as collective volumes chapters titled “Cyber Attacks, Cyber Coercion and attribution” (2022), “Towards a Common Defense and Security Policy: Migration and Security Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean” (2021), “NATO- EU Relations: Is a greater EU self-defense autonomy, possible and useful?” (2020) in “Defence Integration of the European Union” and as an academic book (monograph), entitled “Europeanisation and the Transformation of EU Security Policy: Post-Cold War Developments in the Common Security and Defence Policy” (2018) by Routledge. He has also published extensively in the areas of EU Defence Policy, the Libyan Crisis, Turkey’s Neo-Ottoman Identity etc.

Qualification

  1. BSc in Computer Science – University of Hertfordshire
  2. MBA (Marketing) - University of Hertfordshire
  3. MSc in International Relations - University of Hertfordshire
  4. PhD degree in Politics from Exeter University (UK)

Research Interests

  1. International Relations
  2. European Relations
  3. Security & Defence
  4. European Security & Defence
  5. Cyber Security / Cyberwarfare
  6. Defence Technology & Economics/ Business Development
  7. Crisis management
  8. Learning Policies
  9. Policy Making / Policy Change
  10. Strategy
  11. Technology & Innovation
  12. Technology & Strategy Implementation
  13. Marketing/ Digital Marketing / Communication
  14. Strategic Communication
  15. Philosophy

Publications

  1. Violakis, P. & Stathakopoulos, (2020), “Pax Ottomanica: The old “new” order of Turkey”, Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies, 1 February 2020
  2. Violakis, P. & Stathakopoulos, (2020), “Pax Ottomanica: Back to the Future,” Phileleftheros, 26 January 2020
  3. Violakis, P. (2019) “Erdogan’s Turkey questions NATO’s prestige,” Centre for International Strategic Analysis, 12                  November 2019
  4. Violakis, P. & Stathakopoulos, (2018) “ISIS- Daesh (شعاد dāʿish) remains more dangerous within the walls,” 25 November 2018
  5. Violakis, P. (2018), “Will Erdogan’s Turkey be the occasion for the rapid realization of the Euro-Army;” 18 February 2018
  6. Violakis, P. (2017), “European Defence, Terrorism and Migration,” 14 August 2017
  7. Violakis, P. (2017), “Reverse Countdown for Turkey” Centre For International Strategic Analysis, 14 March 2019
  8. Violakis, P. (2016), “The reversing of a 200year course: Turkey from Europeanisation back to Neo- Ottomanism,” 18 December 2016, 18
  9. Violakis, P. (2016), “Turkey: A fragile communication democracy,” 24 July 2016, p. 10
  10. Violakis, P. (2008) ‘Self Organizing Networks follow RFID networks’, web magazine “ANAXARCHOS”, Issue 10, Thrace “Democritus” University, Civil Engineer Department, February.
  11. Violakis, P. & Moustakis, (2007) ‘Examination of European Security and Defence Policy: Obstacles & Options’, Provlimatismoi No 38 – Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies, February, pp. 15-17.
  12. Violakis, P. (2018) Academic book (monograph) entitled “Europeanisation and the Transformation of EU Security Policy: Post-Cold War Developments in the Common Security and Defence Policy” Informa UK Limited trading as Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis. 

Chapters in Edited Volumes

  1. Violakis, P. (2022). Cyber Attacks, Cyber Coercion and attribution. In A. Liaropoulos, & A. Bozinis, Cyber Governance and Cyber Security in International Relations. Athens: Papazisis Publications.
  2. Violakis, P. (2021). Towards a Common Defense and Security Policy: Migration and Security Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean. In I. Valinakis, & I. Stribis, The European Administration of Migration: The external dimension (pp. 351-364). Athens: Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  3. Violakis, P. (2021) “European integration in the field of National Defense and Security: The case of Greece” in “Greek Foreign Policy: Options and Expectations in the 21st Century”, Institute of International Economic Relations.
  4. Violakis, P. (2020) “NATO-EU Relations: Is a greater EU self-defense autonomy, possible and useful?” in “Defence Integration of the European Union”, Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (HELISS). 

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  1. Violakis, P. and Plakoudas, S. (February 2020) “Will the Libya – Turkey relationship trigger conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean?” in Foreign Affairs: The Hellenic Edition, February – March 2020, p. 21-33.
  2. Violakis, P. (2019) ‘The De-Europeanization of Turkey: Migration and Security Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean’, International and European Politics, vol. 46-47, March-October 201
  3. Violakis, P. (May, 2019) ‘Europeanization of National Defense and Security: the Greek Case’, Journal of Modern Greek Studies, vol 37, n 1, pp. 61-98.

· Violakis, P. (2015) ‘Is there a democratic deficit in CFSP decision making?’, in Gerodimos, (ed.) First thoughts on the 25 January 2015 election in Greece – GPSG Pamphlet No 4, Bournemouth: Greek Politics Specialist Group, Political Studies Association member.

·        Semertzidis, T., Koutsia, A., Dimitropoulos, K., Grammalidis, N., Kantidakis, A., Georgouleas, K. and Violakis,

· Moustakis, and Violakis, P. (2008) ‘European Security and Defence Policy Deceleration: An Assessment of the ESDP Strategy’, European Security, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 421-433.

· Moustakis, and Violakis, P. (2006) An Examination of the European Security and Defence Policy: Obstacles & Options, Dartmouth: Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

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