Marios Panagiotis Efthymiopoulos . is Associate Professor of International Security and Strategy. Head of Department of History, Politics and International Studies, Neapolis University Pafos. CEO of Strategy International (SI). Former Dean and now advisory board member of the college of Security and Global Studies at the American University in the Emirates. Former professional positions include, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Abu Dhabi UAE,Member of the Geostrategic Council of Cyprus, Harriman Institute,Columbia University, New York,Johns Hopkins University Center for Transatlantic Relations,George Washington University Business School, the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington DC USA. Awarded his PhD from the University of Crete, as Alexander S. Onassis Scholar. Obtained NATO’s Defense College Diploma,Rome Italy, Masters in Advanced International Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Austria, BA (Hons) International Relations and Politics,University of Lincoln UK. Dr. Andreas Masouras is the Head of the Department of Communication & Creativity, Member of the Senate, and Associate Professor of Communication and Marketing at Neapolis University Pafos. He also serves as MBA Coordinator, including the specialization in Tourism. As a full-time faculty member, he plays a key role in academic governance, program development, and the strategic academic direction of the university.