Andreas Banoutsos

KEDISA -Center for International Strategic Analyses

The Center for International Strategic Analyses, hereafter referred to as KEDISA, is a newly established scientific entity in the broader Strategic Studies, Security and International Relations field. KEDISA was established on June 3, 2015 as a Non – Profit Organization. Our analyses are conducted by young experts in the field of International Relations. The main mission of the Center for International Strategic Analyses (KEDISA) is: -To analyze International Relations and Global Security issues, emphasizing on issues of Strategic nature. -To study energy security and pipeline diplomacy issues. -To scrutinize EU migration policy issues. -To examine the complex South Eastern Europe (SEE) and Middle East & Northern Africa (MENA) security environment. -To analyze the EU external relations with NATO, the US and the BRICS countries. -To organize and implement a series of educational programmes, that promote the Centre's scientific mission. The strategy of KEDISA is: -To promote research in national, European and international level, in cooperation with other likeminded research institutes, inside and outside Greece. -To build links and collaborations with academic institutions, schools or departments, research institutes and organizations sharing a common scientific interest, with non – governmental organizations (NGOs), Ministries and other various public and private authorities, as well as with individuals. -To organize and host public lectures, seminars, conferences. -To issue publications aiming to the communication of its mission to the public, in print or other versions, with the use of latest technological means. -To participate in EU research programmes.