Andrew N. Liaropoulos

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Bio

Dr. Andrew N. Liaropoulos is Associate Professor in University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies, Greece. He earned his master’s degree in Intelligence and Strategic Studies at Aberystwyth University and his Doctorate Diploma at Swansea University. His research interests include international security, intelligence reform, strategy, European security, foreign policy analysis, cyber security and hybrid threats and Greek security policy. Dr. Liaropoulos is also a senior analyst in the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Information Warfare (JIW) and of the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS). He had conducted research for the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, NATO and the Ministry of Digital Governance. During the period 2015-2021 he was the Director of the Laboratory of Intelligence and Cybersecurity at the University of Piraeus. In July 2024, he was appointed as a member of the Scientific Board of the Observatory on Hybrid Threats in the Ministry of Digital Governance.

Research Experience

  • Visiting Scholar, Center for European and North Atlantic Affairs (C.E.N.A.A), Bratislava, Slovakia (December 2013).
  • Visiting Scholar, Institute of International Relations (I.I.R), National Chengchi University, Taipei, Republic of China (October 2013).
  • Senior Analyst, Research Institute for European and American Studies (R.I.E.A.S), Greece (since 2006).
  • Research Associate, Callaghan Centre for the Study of Conflict, Swansea University, Wales, UK (period: 2005-2006).

– Introduction to Contemporary International Policy

– Intelligence and Security

– Euro-Atlantic Relations

– Cyberspace and International Relations

– European Defence, Security and Political Unification

– Foreign Policy Analysis

– Introduction to International Relations – Geopolitics of Energy

Publications

  • ‘Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Future of Warfare’, in Mehmet Erin Erendor ed., Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Weapons (London: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025), pp.134-144.
  • ‘Military Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler of European Strategic Autonomy’, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Alumni Note, January 2024.
  • ‘Digitizing the battlefield: Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications in Warfare’, in Artur Gruszczak & Sebastian Kaempf (eds), Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare (London: Routledge, 2024), pp.308-318.
  • ‘Victory and Virality: War in the Age of Social Media’, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, vol.24, no.2 (2023), pp.198-203.
  • ‘Russia’s Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Between revisionism and pragmatism’, in Yannis Valinakis & Ioannis Stribis (eds), Security and Energy Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean Space, (Athens: Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2023), pp.81-94.
  • ‘The Geopolitics of 5G and EU Digital Sovereignty’ in M. Ferrag, I. Kantzavelou, L. Maglaras & H. Janicke (eds), Hybrid Threats, Cyberterrorism and Cyberwarfare (London: Routledge, CRC Press, 2023), pp.22-39.
  • ‘Securing Democracy in Cyberspace’, in E. Carayannis, E. Grigoroudis & D. Campell (eds), The Elgar Companion to Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in the Economy, Society and Democracy (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2023), pp.130-144.
  • ‘Russia’s Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Between revisionism and pragmatism’ Policy Paper on EU’s Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Space, Energy & Security Policies 611501-EPP-1-2019-1-EL-EPPJMO-PROJECT, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, February 2023.
  • ‘The EU in the Era of Digital Geopolitics and the Challenge of Digital Sovereignty’, in B. van Nieker, T. Ramluckan & N. Kushwaha (eds), Modelling Nation-state Information Warfare and Cyber-operations (Reading: Academic Conference and Publishing International Ltd, 2022), pp.35-52.
  • ‘Information as an Instrument of Power. Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine’, NATO OPEN Publications, vol.7, no.6 (2022).
  • ‘Digital Authoritarianism ‘Made in China’: Installing a Digital Dystopia’, National Security and the Future, vol.23, no.1 (2022), pp.123-139.
  • ‘A Social Contract for Cyberspace’, Journal of Information Warfare, vol.19, no.2 (2020), pp.1-11.
  • ‘Russian Information Operations: A Pillar of State Power’, in Constantinos Filis (ed.), A Closer Look at Russia and its Influence on the World (NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2019), pp.191-202.
  • ‘Reconceptualizing Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Human Rights in the era of Cyber Surveillance’, in Management Association, Information Resources (ed.), Cyber Security and Threats: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (Hershey PA: IGI Global 2018).
  • ‘Cyberspace Governance and State Sovereignty’, in George Bitros & Nicholas Kyriazis (eds), Democracy and an Open-Economy World Order (Heidelberg: Springer, 2017), pp.25-35.
  • ‘Exploring the Complexity of Cyberspace Governance: State Sovereignty, Multi-stakeholderism, and Power Politics’, Journal of Information Warfare, vol.15, no.4 (2016), pp.14-26.
  • ‘Reconceptualizing Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Human Rights in the Era of Cyber Surveillance’, International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, vol.6, no.2 (2016), pp.33-41.
  • ‘A Human-centric Approach on Cybersecurity: Securing the Human in the Era of Cyber-Phobia’, Journal of Information Warfare, vol.14, no.4 (2015), pp.15-24.
  • ‘Exercising state sovereignty in cyberspace: An international cyber-order under construction?’, in Julie Ryan (ed.), Leading Issues in Information Warfare & Security Research, vol. 2 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2015), pp.191-202
  • ‘On Cyber-terrorism: Redefining terror in cyberspace’, Politika, Annual Journal (2014), pp.41-48.
  • (co-author Ioannis Konstantopoulos) ‘Reforming the Greek National Intelligence Service: Untying the Gordian Knot’, Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence, vol.3, no.1 (2014), pp.5-17.
  • Liaropoulos, Andrew and Tsihrintzis, George (eds), Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece, 3-4 July 2014 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2014).              
  • ‘Exercising state sovereignty in cyberspace: An international cyber-order under construction?’, Journal of Information Warfare, vol.12, no.2 (2013), pp.19-26.
  • ‘The Challenges of Social Media Intelligence for the Intelligence Community’, Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence, vol.1, no.1 (2013), pp.5-14.
  • ‘Great Power Politics in Cyberspace: U.S.A and China are drawing the lines between confrontation and cooperation’, Panorama of Global Security Environment (Bratislava: Centre for European and North American Affairs, 2013), pp.155-166.
  • ‘Power and Security in Cyberspace: implications for the Westphalian state system’, Panorama of Global Security Environment (Bratislava: Centre for European and North American Affairs, 2011), pp.541-548.
  • ‘War and Ethics in Cyberspace: Cyber-Conflict and Just War Theory’, in Julie Ryan, (ed.), Leading Issues in Information Warfare & Security Research, vol. 1 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2011), pp.118-130.
  • (co-author John Nomikos), ‘Truly Reforming or Just Responding to Failures?: Lessons learned from the Modernization of the Greek National Intelligence Service (NIS-EYP)’, Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, vol.5, no.1, (2010) pp.28-41.  
  • (co-author Sophia Dimitrakopoulou), ‘Russia’s National Security Strategy to 2020: A Great Power in the making?’, Caucasian Review of International Affairs, vol.4, no.1 (2010), pp.35-42.
  • ‘European Security: The Limits of Strategic Culture’ in Yannis A. Stivachtis (ed.), The New Europe: Politics, Economics and Foreign Relations (Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2010), pp.43-52.
  • ‘Revolutions in Warfare: Theoretical Paradigms and Historical Evidence, The Napoleonic and First World War RMAs’, in Gary Sheffield (ed.), War Studies Reader: From the Seventh Century to the Present Day and Beyond (London: Continuum, 2010), pp.129-157.
  • ‘The Transformation of Warfare in the Information Age’ Themata: Policy & Defence, no.28 (Athens: Defence Analyses Institute, April 2009).
  • ‘Psychological Operations in Iraq: Losing the Hearts and Minds Battle’ in Yannis A. Stivachtis (ed.), Global Affairs in a Turbulent World: Perspectives and Controversies (Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2008), pp.221-232.
  • ‘The Russian Defense Reform and its Limitations’, Caucasian Review of International Affairs, vol.2, no.1 (2008), pp.42-49.

 

Conference Proceedings

  • ‘In Search of a Social Contract for Cybersecurity’, in proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Coimbra, 4-5 July 2019 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2019), pp.282-286.
  • ‘The Uses and Limits of Cyber Coercion’, in proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Oslo, Norway, 28-29 June 2018 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2018), pp.262-267.
  • ‘Exploring the puzzle of cyberspace governance’, in proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, Universitat der Bunderswehr, Munich, 7-8 July 2016 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2016), pp.198-204.
  • ‘Cyber-security: A Human-centric Approach’ in Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield U.K, 2-3 July 2015 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2015), pp.189-194.
  • ‘Cyberconflict and theoretical paradigms: current trends and future challenges in the literature’ in Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece, 3-4 July 2014 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2014), pp.133-139.
  • ‘Exercising state sovereignty in cyberspace: An international cyber-order under construction?’ in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference in Information Warfare and Security, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA, 25-26 March 2013 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2013), pp.136-140.
  • ‘War and Ethics in Cyberspace: Cyber-Conflict and Just War Theory’ in Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, University of Macedonia and Strategy International, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1-2 July 2010 (Reading: Academic Publishing International Ltd, 2010), pp.177-182.
  • ‘Geography and Information as Dimensions of International Security. Cyberspace as the new Geopolitical Paradigm in the Information Age’ in Conference Proceedings Vol.II, pp.58-64, 7th Pan-Hellenic Geographical Conference of the Hellenic Geographical Association, University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, Mytilene, Greece, 14-17 October 2004. (in greek)

Presentations in conferences & seminars

  • ‘Protecting the Cyber-borders’, Seminar ‘Managing EU’s External Borders in the Eastern Mediterranean’, Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 6 July 2020.
  • ‘Digital Authoritarianism and the spread of disinformation’, American Studies Seminar, ‘The Threats to Democracy from the Spreading of Disinformation: The Impact on International Affairs, Politics, and Public Opinion’ Deree – The American College of Greece, Athens, 14 November 2019.
  • ‘In Search of a Social Contract for Cybersecurity’, 18th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Coimbra, 4-5 July 2019.
  • ‘RUNET 2020: An enabler of Russian Information Operations’, 6th European Workshops in International Studies, EWIS, Krakow, Poland, 28 June 2019.
  • ‘Risks, threats and challenges of cyberspace’, ExpoSec Conference 2019, Defense World, Hellenic Armed Forces Officers Club, Athens, Greece, 7 May 2019.
  • ‘Cyber Conflict”, in Tinos Annual International Summer Seminar ‘Strategy in the 21st Century’, Institute of International Relations (I.I.R), University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies, Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Greece, 2 July 2018.
  • ‘Cyber threats for the EU in the 21st century’, 1st European Security & Defence Forum 2018, European Security and Defence College, Institute of Research & Training on European Affairs, May 11th to 12th, 2018, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘The Europeanization of Albania as an element of the Greek-Albanian relations’, in ‘Re-examining Albania-Greece Relations: challenges of the present, prospects of the future’, Albanian Institute for International Studies and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Tirana International Hotel, Tirana, Albania, 27 March 2018.
  • ‘Power and Strategy in Cyberspace’, in Tinos Annual International Summer Seminar ‘Strategy in the 21st Century’, Institute of International Relations (I.I.R), University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies, Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Greece, 4 July 2017.
  • ‘The New Era of Information Warfare: The Case of Russia’, International Association for Intelligence Education (IAFIE), European Chapter, 2nd Annual Conference ‘Intelligence Studies in a time of European Crisis’, Athens, Greece, 22 June 2017.
  • ‘Russian Information Warfare’, Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy & Fleet Battle Staffs, ‘Resurgent Russia’ HMS Excellent, Portsmouth, 13 June 2017.
  • (with P. Violakis) ‘European Defence and the role of R&D: An add-on value for development or a distinct Europeanization force?’, 5th International Conference of Applied Economics “Institutions & Development”, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, 17-19 May 2017.
  • ‘Intelligence Pathology and Decision Making’, HAF 5th Air Power Conference, ‘Air Power in a Contested Environment’, Dekeleia Air Base, Athens, 16-17 February 2017.
  • ‘European Security in trouble: The interplay of national strategic cultures and the search for a European one’, 1st International Conference on ‘Europe in Discourse: Identity, Diversity, Borders’, Hellenic American University, 23-25 September 2016.
  • ‘Exploring the puzzle of cyberspace governance’, 15th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, Universitat der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany, 7-8 July 2016.
  • ‘The Liberty vs Security dilemma in the era of cyber surveillance: The response of democracies’, Conference titled: ‘Democracy, Checks and Balances in Europe: Alternative Perspectives’, Universitat Siegen & University of Piraeus, 15 April 2016, Siegen, Germany.
  • ‘European Intelligence Service: Opening Pandora’s Box’, 2nd Regular Conference, “Changing Greece and the World: Ideas and Policy”, University of Peloponnese, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Loutraki, 11-13 December 2015.
  • ‘Cyber-terrorism: Myths and Realities about the type and extend of threat’, 2nd Regular Conference, “Changing Greece and the World: Ideas and Policy”, University of Peloponnese, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Loutraki, 11-13 December 2015.
  • ‘Security in Cyberspace’, 7th Senior Course on Security and Defence Studies 2015, Albanian Armed Forces Academy, 26 November 2015, Tirana, Albania.
  • ‘Cyberspace Governance and State Sovereignty: A difficult relationship’, 4th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Applied Economics “Economy & Democracy”, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, 23-24 November 2015.
  • ‘Cyber-security: A Human-centric Approach’, 14th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield U.K, 2-3 July 2015.
  • ‘Cyber-attacks on the Energy Sector’, Athens Energy Forum 2015, Energy Security & Cooperation, Hotel Grande Bretagne, 12 March 2015, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘European strategic culture: Between ambition and reality’, Conference titled: ‘Political Economic and Cultural Legacies of the European Past in the Context of European Integration’, Universitat Siegen & University of Piraeus, 25 October 2014, Siegen, Germany.
  • ‘The international crisis and the distribution of power: Europe and the emerging international order’, International Summer School, ‘Understanding Crises – Economic, Political and Cultural Challenges’ Universitat Siegen & University of Piraeus, 2 September 2014, Piraeus, Greece.
  • ‘Reforming the Intelligence Community: Future Challenges’, Executive Security Training Program: National Security and Intelligence Analysis in the Mediterranean Region, organised by the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Titania Hotel, Athens, Greece, 10 July 2014.
  • ‘The role of Social Media in the Arab Spring: the cases of Tunisia & Egypt’, Tinos Summer Seminar ‘Crisis and Change: The uncertain future of the Eastern Mediterranean’, Institute of International Relations, University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies, Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Greece, 7 July 2014.
  • ‘Cyberconflict and Theoretical Paradigms: Current trends and future challenges’, 13th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece, 3 July 2014.
  • ‘The Crisis in Ukraine and the response of the European Union’, Europe at Schools through Art and Simulation (EuropeStARTS), University of Piraeus, 11 May 2014, Piraeus, Greece.
  • ‘International Relations Theory and Cyberspace: Contextualizing Key Issues’, Panel Title: Security Complexes, 64th Annual Political Studies Association Conference, 14-16 April 2014, Midland Hotel, Manchester, U.K.
  • ‘Cybersecurity: Trends and Challenges’, Institute of International Relations (IIR), National Chengchi University, 18 October 2013, Taipei, Republic of China.
  • ‘Intelligence in the age of social media: the implications of the Arab Spring for the intelligence community’, 2013 Annual Conference International Intelligence History Association and the Research Institute for European and American Studies, Intelligence in the Mediterranean and the Balkans, Titania Hotel, Athens, Greece, 23 June 2013.
  • ‘Exercising state sovereignty in cyberspace: An international cyber-order under construction?’, 8th International Conference in Information Warfare and Security, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA, 25-26 March 2013.
  • ‘European Security: Searching for a common strategic culture in the shadow of great power rivalry’, Panel Title: European Defence and Regional Security, International Conference ‘Comparing and Contrasting Europeanization: concepts and experiences’, Institute of International Economic Relations, 14-16 May 2012, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘International Security in Cyberspace: Challenges for the Westphalian state system’ Panel Title: International Relations, 62nd Annual Political Studies Association Conference, 3-5 April 2012, University of Ulster, Belfast, U.K.
  • ‘European Security and National Interest’, Workshop: ‘The Future of European Security Structure’, Research Institute for European and American Studies and the Hellenic Center for European and International Analyses, 14 December 2010, Titania Hotel, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘Cyberspace & International Security’ Workshop: ‘National & International Dimensions of Cybersecurity’, 2 December 2010, Air War College, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘European Security Strategy’, International Seminar on Common Security and Defence Policy, Panel Title: ESDP to CSDP: The evolution of crisis management matters after Lisbon, Hellenic Air Force Academy, 15-19 November 2010.
  • ‘War and Ethics in Cyberspace: Cyber-Conflict and Just War Theory’, 9th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, University of Macedonia and Strategy International, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1-2 July 2010.
  • ‘The Ethics of Cyber-conflict’, in Workshop: ‘Politics and Security in the Cyberspace’, Research Institute for European and American Studies, 17 June 2010, Titania Hotel, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘Greece’s Foreign Policy Agenda’ in ‘Greece’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges’, U.S Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 26 March 2010, The University Club of Washington DC, USA.
  • ‘Greek vs European Security Culture: In search of common ground’, in summer course: ‘European Security Culture and National Traditions’, European Institute for Security Studies, Cambridge University, Magdalene College, 14-17 July 2009.
  • ‘China’s Anti-satellite Test and the US Response’, Panel Title: International Security and the Militarization of Space, 58th Annual Political Studies Association Conference, Swansea University, 1-3 April 2008.
  • ‘Information Operations: Assessing the effectiveness of soft power in Operation Iraqi Freedom’, 5th International Conference on Politics and International Affairs, Athens Institute for Education and Research, 25-26 June 2007, Athens, Greece.
  • ‘War in the Information Age: The need for a holistic view of Information Warfare’, Panel Title: Warfare in the Information Age, 56th Annual Political Studies Association Conference, University of Reading, 3-6 April 2006.
  • ‘Greek Security Policy & Crisis (Mis)Management: Searching for the Proper Institutions and Coordination Policy’, Greek Politics Specialist Group, Panel Title: Greek Foreign and Defence Policy, 55th Annual Political Studies Association Conference, University of Leeds, 4-7 April 2005.

Editorial Appointments / Manuscript Reviewer

  • Manuscript Reviewer for the Polish Political Science Yearbook 2020.
  • Committee Member of the 15th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-20).
  • Committee Member of the 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-19).
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS), since 2018.
  • Manuscript Reviewer for the journal The International Spectator (Routledge, Taylor & Francis), 2018.
  • Committee Member of the 13th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-18).
  • Manuscript Reviewer for the publisher Frontiers, 2017.
  • Manuscript Reviewer for the journal Politics and Policy (PSO/Wiley-Blackwell publication) 2017.
  • Committee Member of the 12th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-17).
  • Peer reviewer for the NordForsk for the Nordic Societal Security Program, 2016.
  • Committee Member of the 11th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-16).
  • External reviewer for the Czech Fulbright-Masaryk scholars for the academic year 2016/2017.
  • Committee Member of the 10th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-15).
  • External reviewer for the Ciencias Politicas y Relaciones Internationales, vol.3 num.3, 2014.
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Information Warfare (JIW), since 2014.
  • Committee Member of the 13th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS-14).
  • Committee Member of the 9th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS-14).
  • Assistant Editor of the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence (JMBI), period 2013-2018.
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Caucasian Review of International Affairs (CRIA), period 2008-2010.

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