John M. Nomikos (PhD) is the founder and director of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) since 2006. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS) that the Institute publishes twice a year. Besides his work with RIEAS, John is an Assistant Professor at the Webster University (Athens Campus) where he teaches International Security, Professional Seminar (National Security and Intelligence Studies), Terrorism in World Politics, Policy and Practice: Global Project, Middle East Area Studies, Introduction to International Studies, Defense Attaché Lecture Series and a Member of the Editorial Board of various academic journals. He earned his Bachelor Degree in Sociology at the Northeast Louisiana University in 1987, his Masters Degree in European Integration and Cooperation at the University of Hull, 1991, and his Doctorate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy at the Washington International University in 2001. He has done research and studied in various research institutions in USA, UK, Norway, Finland, Germany and Israel.