Profile: Energy law, Energy Security, Hydrocarbons, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Global shipping, Supply chain, EU, International Relations.
Dr. Marika Karagianni is a legal and international relations expert, specialized on European and global security and energy.
Professional experience:
A former lawyer (1998-2006), she has served at the Hellenic Government for 26 years in different positions (2000- 2026):
1) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (2000- 2006), Special Advisor to Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic on energy diplomacy, bilateral relations with Russia, Black Sea/ Caspian Sea regions and BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation).
2) Hellenic Government Administration (2006- today), Head of Directorate on Energy, Economic and Maritime security, Migration, Terrorism, Hybrid Security, Critical Infrastructure security and climate change.
Academic experience:
Adjunct lecturer and external research associate at:
1) I.H.U. (International Hellenic University) / Msc Oil & Gas Technology and Petroleum Institute- Kavala (2019- today). As of March 2024, D.U.TH. (Democritus University of Thrace).
2) University of Peloponnese/ PSIR (Dep. of Political Science & International Relations)- Korinth (2018-2024).
3) University of Thessaly- Volos/ MA Economic Studies (2018- 2019).
4) Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC (2004- 2005).
ELIAMEP and IENE (Institute of SE European Energy Studies), Research Associate.
Hellenic Society of International Relations and International Law, Associate member.
Also, Adjunct lecturer and Research Associate at the Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Dep. of Black Sea countries- Komotini, ADA (Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy), Baku Summer Energy School, Embassy of France in Greece, HNDGS (Hellenic National Defense General Staff), SETHA (School of National Defence) and National Police Academies.
Author of the following books:
1) “Το Διεθνές συμβατικό πλαίσιο της έρευνας και εξόρυξης των υποθαλάσσιων κοιτασμάτων υδρογονανθράκων: Η περίπτωση των χωρών Παραγωγών της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου” σε Διεθνές Δίκαιο και Διεθνής Πολιτική στο Αιγαίο και την Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, Επιμέλεια: Στέλιος Περράκης (Εκδόσεις Ι. Σιδέρης, Αθήνα, 2021).
2) “Does energy cause ethnic war?” Natural gas and regional conflicts. The Eastern Mediterranean and the Caspian Sea (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019) with Andreas Stergiou
3) “Υδρογονάνθρακες. Τα συμβόλαια ανάπτυξης των υποθαλασσίων κοιτασμάτων” (1η έκδοση, Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη, Αθήνα, 2018)
4) “Production Sharing Agreements and National Oil Funds” in “The Caspian: politics, energy, security”, ed. Shirin Akiner (Routledge Curzon Press, London, April 2004)
5) “The role of the Parliamentary Assembly of BSEC- PABSEC” in “The parliamentary diplomacy and the participation of the Hellenic Parliament”, ed. Amb. Haris Karabarbounis (Sakkoulas Publications, Athens, 2004)
6) “The dimension of energy in the bilateral relations between Greece and Russia” in “Bilateral Relations of Greece with Russia”, Εκδ. Gutenberg, Athens 2025. Also, several publications and articles on European security and global energy issues and Energy Law.
Education:
D.U.TH. Phd on the “Institutional dimension of offshore hydrocarbon’s development” (2018)
University of Peloponnese Post- Doc on “The EU Southern Gas Corridor” (2020)
College of Europe MA/ D.E.A. in European political and administrative studies (Bruges, 1999)
N.K.U.A. Ptychio Law School (1998)
Also, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Energy Program (2014), NATO School Oberammergau, Petroleum Course (2014).
Also, professional training on Caspian energy at the Diplomatic Academies of the Russian Federation (2004) and the Republic of Azerbaijan (2011).
Foreign languages: English, French, Russian.