Dr. Constantinos Adamides

Director of the Diplomatic Academy and the Associate Head of the Department of Politics and Governance at the University of Nicosia

Dr. Constantinos Adamides is the Director of the Diplomatic Academy and the Associate Head of the Department of Politics and Governance at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. He is also the Director of the Institute of Studies for Politics and Democracy and a visiting professor at the Center for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution at the University of Malta. Constantinos frequently works with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, as well as the National Guard for training activities pertinent to security-related topics and regional geopolitics. He also served in the first Geostrategic Council of the Republic of Cyprus when it was first formed in 2014. He is also a member of the Executive Academic Board of the European Security and Defense College and an alumni scholar of the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies. Constantinos holds a PhD in Political Science and International Studies, an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations and an MBA in Finance.