This episode focuses on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)and the energy prospects in the Eastern Mediterranean. It engages in a conversation on international law, international arbitration and negotiation, conflict mitigation, and some of the legal disputes presented in pipeline projects in the region.
Maria Athanasiou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of South Wales and a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law from Cardiff University. She is also pursuing her Doctorate in the field on the Law of the Sea at the University of Nicosia. Being a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, Maria is the Founder of Athanasiou & Associates LLC, based in Cyprus. Moreover, Maria is a co-author of the book “The Future of the Maritime Industry” and a Lecturer in Law at the European University and the Cyprus Maritime Academy. She is involved in various exhibitions concerning Energy security in the framework of international law.
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This episode focuses on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)and the energy prospects in the Eastern Mediterranean. It engages in a conversation on international law, international arbitration and negotiation, conflict mitigation, and some of the legal disputes presented in pipeline projects in the region.
Maria Athanasiou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of South Wales and a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law from Cardiff University. She is also pursuing her Doctorate in the field on the Law of the Sea at the University of Nicosia. Being a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, Maria is the Founder of Athanasiou & Associates LLC, based in Cyprus. Moreover, Maria is a co-author of the book “The Future of the Maritime Industry” and a Lecturer in Law at the European University and the Cyprus Maritime Academy. She is involved in various exhibitions concerning Energy security in the framework of international law.
This episode looks at the Saudi-Iranian rivalry in the region of the Middle East, as well as the impact this rivalry brings upon conflict, with the example of the Yemeni civil war. This conversation also considers the ways through which the states in the Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean sub-regions engage with the Saudi-Iranian rivalry.
Alexandra Nikopoulou is a PhD Candidate at the University of Peloponnese, Greece. Her research focuses on proxy wars, regional security, the antagonism between Saudi Arabia and Iran and the role of great powers in the Middle Eastern sub-system. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus and an MA in Mediterranean Studies from the University of Peloponnese. Since 2017, she serves as an research associate at the Center for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS).
Diplomatic Academy - The Conversation
This episode focuses on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)and the energy prospects in the Eastern Mediterranean. It engages in a conversation on international law, international arbitration and negotiation, conflict mitigation, and some of the legal disputes presented in pipeline projects in the region.
Maria Athanasiou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of South Wales and a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law from Cardiff University. She is also pursuing her Doctorate in the field on the Law of the Sea at the University of Nicosia. Being a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, Maria is the Founder of Athanasiou & Associates LLC, based in Cyprus. Moreover, Maria is a co-author of the book “The Future of the Maritime Industry” and a Lecturer in Law at the European University and the Cyprus Maritime Academy. She is involved in various exhibitions concerning Energy security in the framework of international law.
