UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN

Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport

 

LABORATORY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS,

GEO-ECONOMY AND GEOPOLITICS (GEOPOL)


 

Middle East Forum (issues: 5 - 12)

 

 

 

   

   SemperExcellens

 

 

GEOPOL PROFILE
BOOKS
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEOPOL JOURNALS
MIDDLE EAST FORUM     (issues 1-4)
MIDLLE EAST FORUM       (issues 5-12)
STUDIES IN REGIONAL AND URBAN PLANNING          (issues 1-9)
STUDIES IN REGIONAL AND URBAN PLANNING          (issues 10-15)
CEDEG REPORTS           (selected papers in  page: JOURNALS)
DEFENSE AND SECURITY ANNALS                            (selected papers in page: ΧΡΟΝΙΚΑ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ)
ΧΡΟΝΙΚΑ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ      (in Greek)
STRATEGIC REPORTS           (affiliated institute journal)
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
PUBLICATIONS OF GEOPOL MEMBERS IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS (in Greek)
STATISTICAL DATA  AND MAPS OF EUROPEAN REGIONS
PROFILES OF EUROPEAN REGIONS
AFFILIATED INSTITUTES
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT                (affiliated institute journal)        
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND SHIPPING

 

PROFILES OF 

ROMAN EUROPE

 
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO  GERMANY
PUBLICATIONS  RELATED TO FRANCE
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO UNITED KINGDOM
PUBLICATIONS ON  RUSSIA (under construction)
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO TURKEY
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO SYRIA
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO  IRAN

 
GEOPOLAB. TEACHING NOTES

 
DISTANCE AND TRANSPORT COST CALCULATOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ISSUE 5

December 2005

 

Long term power plant centers expansion policy in Iran. A TABU search technique approach

A. Jafarnejad

 

Turkey's manufacturing industry. International comparisons and regional dynamics

J.Karkazis

 

A simulation-based analysis of Iranian ballistic missiles and Israeli interceptors

J.Karkazis 

 

The Palestinian question after Gaza has passed under Hamas's control

V.Kefala

 

The Trans-European networks, the European Union and transit trade

P.Siousiouras, I.Seimenis, D.Dalaklis

 

Economic diplomacy of Cyprus: political and business opportunities in the Middle East and the North African countries

P.Sklias, M.Chailis

 

The Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the economic crisis

Y.Vanunu

 

The role of a network organization in the development of an isolated discontinuous space

E.Xideas

 ISSUE 6

December 2007

 

International security and stability: the Western European Union and the European Integration

D.Dalaklis, P.Siousiouras

 

Turkey's position in science and technology with regard to E.U.

E.Ekinci

 

The network-based geo-economic gravity centers of Greece

J.Karkazis,M.Doumi

 

Defense analysis aspects regarding the possibility of deployment of Shahab-3 and Shahab-4 class of ballistic missiles against Israel, Turkey and Eastern Europe

J.Karkazis, G.Isen

 

Floating autonomous environmental friendly desalination unit

Th.Lilas, N.Nikitakos

 

Regional security issues: the Greek-Turkish rapprochement of the 1930s

P.Siousiouras, I.Tsouros

 

The notions of soft security and the environment in the development of Greek-Turkish relations in the Aegean Sea

G.Tsaltas, N.Deniozos

 

The role of television in peace building: the Bosnian experience

H.Ucel

 

Development dynamics in Southeastern Europe: the challenge of the new paradigm of cooperation

Ch.Vlados

ISSUE 7

January 2008

 

International terrorism and European Security

M.Bossis

 

A decade of rapprochement in Greek - Turkish relations: benefiting from a state-free State?

G.Isen

 

The missile and nuclear factors in the Middle East security balance equation

 J.Karkazis, G.Isen

 

Security complex areas in the Mediterranean: the Greek-Turkish case

J.Karkazis, P.Siousiouras, D.Dalaklis

 

The announcement of the Hatt-i Serif in Chios: conflicts over an imperial decree

E.Psarrou

 

The challenges and promises of Annapolis

S.Shetreet

 

The political economy of Cyprus reunification: a thorny path without a wishful end?

P.Sklias, M.Chailis

 

Israel-Iran nuclear conflict. Strategic and political aspects

Y.Vanunu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISSUE 8

December 2008

 

Scrutinizing the European security and integration effort: the question of the western Balkans 

D.Dalaklis, P.Siousiouras, J.Karkazis

 

Transferring energy resources to Europe: the Burgas- Alexandroupoli oil pipeline

D.Dalaklis, P.Siousiouras, J.Karkazis

 

The Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline strategic and environmental issues

G.Georgoulis, N.Nikitakos

 

On locating determinants of R & D; What impacts Iran's perceived attractiveness as a location for foreign R & D?

A.Jafarnejad, A.Golnam

 

The American policy towards Iran after September 11

V.Kefala

 

Western Balkans and the problems of  "Soft Security"

M.Bossis

 

Managing and assessing oil spills through systematic methods

A.Alexopoulos

 

Enhancing regional cooperation in the EU through networking: policies and tools

M.Christakis

 

Corruption and preservation of the political structures in the developing countries

K.Koutsoukis, P.Siousiouras

ISSUE 9

December 2009

 

Preface. The Middle East at a critical cross-roads

J.Karkazis

 

An introductory editorial: How to orient to the proximal Orient?

G.Isen

 

The recent enlargements of the European Union and Turkish Candidacy

M.Christakis

 

E-tourism development in Greek costal passenger shipping. The case of NEL Lines

G.Dourmas, M.Doumi, Th.Stavrinoudis

 

Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: an empirical study using structural equation modelling

A.Jafarnejad, A.Golnam, A.Ebrahim

 

Iranian satellite's program advances and geo-strategic implications

J.Karkazis

 

Iran's ballistic missile program: an overview

J.Karkazis, I.Vidakis

 

REPORT.Israel-Iran:Operation "Armageddon"

J.Karkazis, I.Vidakis, G.Baltos

 

 

ISSUE 9

(continue)               

 

Iran at critical crossroads: domestic conflict and external pressure

V.Kefala

 

Foreign policies of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: geopolitical ambitions and political realism

P.Siousiouras

 

Weberian analysis and understanding Islamic Societies

A.Suerdem

 

ISSUE 10

June 2012

 

Editorial. The pursuit of a New Order in Europe and the Middle East

J.Karkazis 

 

The legal regime of Imia islands in international law

S. Politis

 

Geostrategic value of using pico-satellites in support of maritime safety awareness while transiting high risk areas

G.Mantzouris N.Nikitakos 

 

The Anglo-Israeli conflict in the Middle East

J.Karkazis I.Vidakis 

 

The grand British initiative in the Middle East

J.Karkazis

 

The Arab riots revolutions and their impact

Aref al Obeid 

 

Relations between Iran and Syria and the impact of the Syrian crisis

Aref al Obeid 

 

The role of Turkey in the Syrian crisis and the challenges it faces

Aref al Obeid 

 

The undeclared war between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Aref al Obeid

 

The Syrian revolt dimensions and perspectives

Aref al Obeid

 

The Arab Spring and the Palestinian issue

Aref al Obeid

ISSUE 11

October 2012

 

Comparative analysis of the 

geo-economic profile of Turkish 

regions in the context of Europe

Istanbul
Tekirdag
Balikesir
Izmir
Aydin
Manisa
Bursa
Kocaeli
Ankara
Konya
Antalya
Adana
Hatay
Kirikkale
Kayseri
Zonguldak
Kastamonu
Samsun
Trabzon
Erzurum
Agri
Malatya
Van
Gaziantep
Sanliurfa
Mardin

 

 

ISSUE 12

December 2013

 

Air pollution impact assessment for a typical polluting unit operating in the Adana-Tarsus industrial complex

J.Karkazis,  Ch.Chalimourda

 

The rise of China and Russia under the scope of a potential geopolitical rivalry with the United States of America

P.Siousiouras,  K.Kyriakidis,  E.Baxevani

 

Mediterranean Sea : the epicenter of all maritime threats

P.Siousiouras, K.Kyriakidis

 

Delimiting maritime economic zones in Greece

P.Siousiouras, G.Chrysochou

 

Reluctance and bandwagoning: the complete failure of Western leadership vis-a-vis the “Arab Spring”

P.Siousiouras, K.Kyriakidis

 

 

A geopolitical approach of Iran . The simple complexity of its relation with the West, Israel, Syria and Saudi Arabia

P.Siousiouras,  K.Kyriakidis,  E.Baxevani