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Ms. Eirini Cheila is a Professor of International Politics at the University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies, and a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs). She is a graduate of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Law School of the University of Athens, holds a Master’s degree from Paris II University (Pantheon-Sorbonne) in International Studies, and a PhD in International Relations from Panteion University. She taught for 26 years (1993–2019) at Panteion University in the Department of International and European Studies.

She has served as Chair of the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University, Scientific Director of the joint Master’s Program in “International and Strategic Studies” between Panteion University and the Hellenic National Defense College (HNDC), Vice President of the Board of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Deputy Director of the Institute of International Relations at Panteion University, and Member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of Defense Analyses.

She has been a Visiting Scholar at Virginia Tech University, Department of Political Science and International Affairs, Visiting Professor at Paris II University (Panthéon–Sorbonne), Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Fellow at Princeton University (1996–1997), Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College (1997–1998), and a DAAD Fellow at the Institute Wissenschaft und Politik (2007).

She has participated in conferences in Greece and abroad as a speaker and has delivered lectures at universities in the USA, Canada, and France on cutting-edge topics in international relations theory and contemporary global political issues.

Her academic work focuses on:

• Theory of International Relations
• Foreign Policy Theory and Analysis
• Greek Foreign Policy
• Multilateral Diplomacy and Crisis Management

Professor Cheila has authored numerous articles in scientific journals in Greece and abroad and monographs such as: “The United Nations in the Era of the Sole Superpower”, Athens, Sideris, 1999; “The Evolution of International Society: Timeless and Contemporary Aspects”, Athens, Herodotos, 2006; “International Conflicts in the 21st Century: Issues of Theory and Management”, Athens, Piotita, 2012. Two monographs are currently under preparation: “The International Community and ‘Fragile’ States: The Dilemmas of International Organization”, Athens, Piotita (forthcoming 2020); and “Issues of Greek Foreign Policy: Historical and Contemporary Aspects”, Athens, Piotita (forthcoming 2020).

She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Panteion University, the University of Piraeus, the postgraduate program of the Hellenic National Defense College, and at Paris II University on topics such as:
– “International Conflicts and Multilateral Diplomacy”
– “Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy”
– “Foreign Policy Analysis”
– “Introduction to International Politics and International Institutions”

She has delivered lectures, among others, at George Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs) on:
– “Greek Foreign Policy Priorities: 1974 to 2010”
– “Greek Foreign Policy after the Financial Crisis of 2010”

At the University of Montreal on:
“Et maintenant quoi? La Grèce et l’U.E après la crise”
At the University of Toronto on:
“The economic crisis of 2010 and Greek foreign policy dilemmas”

Indicative list of publications since 2012:

• Cheila, Eirini, The International Community and “Fragile” States: The Dilemmas of International Organization, Athens, Piotita, 2020 (forthcoming)
• Cheila, Eirini, “The economic crisis of 2010 and Greek foreign policy dilemmas”, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University, 2018, https://ieres.elliott.gwu.edu/research-publications/policy-papers
• Cheila, Eirini, “Greece at the United Nations: Past, Present, Future” in: Charitini Dipla (ed.), The United Nations and New Challenges, Athens, Sakkoulas, 2018.
• Cheila, E., “The Dictatorship and International Organization: The UN”, in: Vlahopoulos, S., Keridis, D., Klapsis, A. (eds.), The Dictatorship in Greece, Athens, Patakis, 2018.
• Cheila, E., “President Trump and the United Nations”, Le Courrier Diplomatique, June 2017.
• Cheila, E., “The Mediterranean and the EU’s New Challenges after the Arab Spring”, in: La Méditerranée après le Printemps Arabe; démocratisation et perspective de prospérité partagée, Editions Hérodote, Greece, 2017.
• Cheila, E. (with Dr. Christos Ziogas), “Which International Community Are We Talking About? Exploring Its Limits in the Syrian and Ukrainian Crises”, International and European Politics, Issue 40, March–June 2017.
• Cheila, E., “Greek Foreign Policy and the International System during the Post-Junta Period”, in: The Colonels’ Dictatorship and the Restoration of Democracy, Pavlos Sourlas (ed.), Hellenic Parliament Foundation (publ.), 2016.
• Cheila, E., “What About the Use of the Term International Community in International Politics?”, In Depth, Cyprus, Nicosia, 2014.
• Cheila, I., “The Arab Spring and Western Security”, in: Tsaltas, G., Cheila, I. and Koliopoulos, C. (eds.), Security & Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges & Opportunities, Athens, Piotita, 2014.
• Cheila, E., “International Environment and Policy-Making: Eleftherios Venizelos in the Balkan Wars”, Conference Proceedings “100 Years Since the Balkan Wars”, Hellenic Army General Staff, Historical Directorate, 2014.
• Cheila, E., “The Right to Self-Determination, the UN, and Greece’s 1954 Appeal”, in: The Cyprus Issue and the International System, 1945–1974, Papapolyviou, P., Syrigos, A., and Chatzivasileiou, E. (eds.), Athens, Patakis, 2013.
• Cheila, E., “Eleftherios Venizelos and the International Environment: An Approach from the Perspective of International Relations Theory”, International and European Politics, July–October 2012.
• “Ethnic Conflict and ‘Democratic Peace’. Twenty Years Later”, in: International Politics in Times of Change, Constanina Botsiou, Nikolaos Tzifakis (eds), Heidelberg, Springer, 2012.