Since the 9/11 attacks, maritime security and ocean governance received intense attention from the international community, maritime organizations, and the maritime industry. Regions of strategic...Show moreSince the 9/11 attacks, maritime security and ocean governance received intense attention from the international community, maritime organizations, and the maritime industry. Regions of strategic importance showed vulnerability in illegal activities from non-state actors. For instance, in the Horn of Africa (HoA), a core transit passage for the maritime industry, piracy skyrocketed. These risks were accompanied by side-effects, such as disruption of international trade or environmental pollution, having an impact both locally and globally. This thesis explores EU’s initiatives for maritime security and ocean governance. This thesis will prove whether EU’s foreign policy influenced the recent EU Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) and the role of EUMSS in EU’s naval missions to tackle piracy in HoA, EUNAVFOR Operation Atlanta and EUCAP Nestor.Show less
In 1922 occurred the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the exodus of the Christian Orthodox population residing in the coastal line of Turkey, Asia Minor. This paper focuses on the displacement of Greeks...Show moreIn 1922 occurred the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the exodus of the Christian Orthodox population residing in the coastal line of Turkey, Asia Minor. This paper focuses on the displacement of Greeks in Asia Minor. Explicitly, their personal experiences will be portrayed through the examination of Greek literature books, written from authors eye witnessing the event. The hardships they endured, the struggles they encountered for resettlement in Greece, and the nostalgia for the motherland Asia Minor are represented. This thesis is examining the micro-perspective of the forced migration.Show less
