PETROS SAVVIDES
Born: Limassol, Cyprus 1963
Higher Education
- 2012-2016 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)in Modern History (July 2017) University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 2005-2007 Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in History (July 2008) University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 1999-2000 Pre-service Formation Program Certificate [Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)] Ministry of Education and Culture, Pedagogical Institute
- 1983-1987 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art (December 1987) University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
I. RESEARCH
Academic dissertations
“The Role of Athens and the Invisible Factors that Formulated the Outcome of the Cyprus Crisis in 1974” (unpublished PhD thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016)
“The Operation of Underground Armed Movements in Cyprus and their Influence on the Transition of a Colony into a Republic 1955-1963” (unpublished MPhil thesis, University of Glasgow, 2007)
Books
Η Ισλαμοποίηση της Κατεχόμενης Κύπρου [The Islamization of Occupied Cyprus], (Nicosia: Armatolos, 2019)
Chapters in collective volumes
“The Islamization of Occupied Cyprus: A Religious Affair or Political Engineering?”, under publication by the Institute for Cypriot interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Münster (2020)
“The Collapse of a Fallacious Myth: The Role of Kremlin and Whitehall in the Cyprus Crisis of 1974” [Chapter 5], in Power Politics in Cyprus: Foreign Intervention and Domestic Perceptions, ed.Michalis Kontos et al., (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014), 85-106
Scholarly articles(peer or editorially reviewed)
“The Security Question of the Cyprus Problem,” Eastern Mediterranean Policy Note 11, 27 October 2016
“The semantics behind the ‘water of peace’: strengthening the dependence of ‘TRNC’ on Anatolia,” Eastern Mediterranean Policy Note 3, 16 February 2016
“The Geostrategic Position of Cyprus: Israel’s Prospect for Strategic Depth in the Eastern Mediterranean,” Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitical Review, 1:1 (Spring 2015), 6-20
Selected Conferences-Presentations
“Cyprus in the New Regional Environment,” in “The New International Order, the Return of the Nation State and Contemporary Geopolitics,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 15-16 June 2017
“The Islamisation of the Northern Part of Cyprus: From Turkification to Turkish-Cypriot Religious Alienation,” in “When the Cemetery Becomes Political – Dealing with the Religious Heritage in Multi-Ethnic regions: Cyprus-Lebanon-the Balkans,” University of Munster, 24-25 March 2017
“The Security Question of the Cyprus Problem: Implications on Regional Stability,” in “The Security Question of the Cyprus Problem and Regional Implications,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 17 January 2017
“The Strategic Ambitions of Ankara in Cyprus: From Nihat Erim, to Barbaros and Ismamisation,”in “The Cyprus Problem, its Solution and the Broader Implications,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 11-12 March 2016
“Η Στρατηγική Θέση της Κύπρου στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο: Σύντομη Εισαγωγή (1948-2016)” [Τhe strategic position of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean: a brief introduction (1948-2016), 26 January 2016, University of Nicosia
“Strategic Depth in the Eastern Mediterranean: Threats and Opportunities,” in “The Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East” [closed session], Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs and Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University (Tel Aviv), University of Nicosia, 6 May 2015
“The Operational Perception of EOKA Towards the Turkish Minority 1955-59: From Strict Neutrality to Imposed Counter-Attack,”in “60th Anniversary Conference on the Historical Period of the EOKA Struggle in Cyprus,” University of Nicosia, 27-28 March 2015
“Cyprus-Israel: Prospects for Strategic Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean,” in “Security Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel in Cyprus, 19 June 2014
“Αγκυλώσεις στη Σύγχρονη Κυπριακή Iστορία: Πολιτικός Παρεμβατισμός και Ιδεολογηματικές Παραμορφώσεις”[Aberrations in modern Cypriot History: political interventionism and ideological deformations], in “Modern Cypriot History: Myths and Realities,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 14 July 2014
Public Talks[60-minute]
“H Προσέγγιση της ΕΟΚΑ έναντι της Τουρκικής Μειονότητας και η Απρόκλητη Επίθεση της ΤΜΤ το Καλοκαίρι 1958” [Τhe approach of EOKA towards the turkish minority and the unprovoked attack of TMT in the summer of 1958], Academy of Historical Studies, Foundation of EOKA 1955-59 Liberation Struggle, Nicosia, 16 February 2016
“H Ένοπλη Αντίδραση των Τουρκοκυπρίων κατά τον αγώνα της ΕΟΚΑ” [Τhe armed reaction of the Turkish-Cypriots during the EOKA struggle], in the lecture series “Perspectives of British rule in Cyprus 1878-1960: new data”, Open University Cyprus, 10 February 2015
“O Μύθος του Ομφαλού: ΗΣτρατηγική Αξία της Κύπρου από το 1945 μέχρι Σήμερα” [The global navel myth: the strategic importance of Cyprus since 1945], Pancyprian Association of Artillery Reserves Scholarship Trust, 8 November 2013
“Taksim v Ένωση: ΗΛειτουργία ΤουρκοκυπριακώνΈνοπλων Οργανώσεων κατά τον Απελευθερωτικό Αγώνα της ΕΟΚΑ” [Taksim v Enosis: the operation of Turkish-Cypriot armed movements during the EOKA campaign], Academy of Historical Studies, Foundation of EOKA 1955-59 Liberation Struggle, Nicosia, 15 February 2011
“Ελληνική Δύναμη Κύπρου 1960-2010: ΗΕπιχειρησιακή Χρησιμοποίηση της ΕΛΔΥΚ στις Αμυντικές Επιχειρήσεις κατά την Τουρκική Εισβολή του 1974”[Greek Army Contingent in Cyprus 1960 – 2010: the operational utilization of ELDYK in thedefensive operations against the turkish invasionof 1974], Famagusta Center for Liberal Studies, Sotira, 2 December 2010
Research Seminars [90 minutes]
“Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία 1960-1974: Από την Ανεξαρτησία στη Διχοτόμησή της” [Republic of Cyprus 1960-1974: from independence to partition], seminar series “Nine Critical Questions for the Cyprus Issue: Cyprus 1950-1974,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 16 December 2014 (Limassol)
“Η Εμπλοκή και οι Ευθύνες της Αθήνας στην Κυπριακή Κρίση του 1974,” [The involvement and responsibilities of Athens in the Cyprus crisis of 1974], seminar series “Nine Critical Questions for the Cyprus Issue: Cyprus 1950-1974,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 3 December 2014
“Ήταν Αναπόφευκτη η Κρίση του 1963-1964;” [Was the 1963-1964 crisis inevitable?], seminar series “Nine Critical Questions for the Cyprus Issue: Cyprus 1950-1974,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 26 November 2014
“Η Εμπλοκή της Άγκυρας και των Τουρκοκυπρίων στον Αγώνα της ΕΟΚΑ” [The engagement of Ankara and the Turkish-Cypriots in the EOKA struggle], seminar program “Nine Critical Questions for the Cyprus Issue: Cyprus 1950-1974,” Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, 12 November 2014
“Αn Ιnvisible Strategic Asset: The Geostrategic Significance of Cyprus for Whitehall and Washington 1945-2014,”Department of International Relations and European Studies, University of Nicosia, 5 February 2014
Research Associations
- Research Associate of the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs (CCEIA), University of Nicosia (2014-2017)
- Research Associate of the National Guard History Directorate, Ministry of Defence (2003-2019)
Field Research
- 2016-2019: Occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus(Islamization)
- April 2019: Beirut-Tripoli-Sayda-Baalbeck, Lebanon (religious spaces in conflict)
- December 2018: Istanbul, Turkey (conversion of Byzantine churches into Islamic mosques)
Scholarships – Research Grants
- 2013: Tassos Papadopoulos Study Centre, Research Grant 2013 (900 Euros)
- 2012: Pancyprian Association of Artillery Reserves, Academic Scholarship 2012 (3000 Euros)
II. ACADEMIC
Editorial experience
Founder(2018-2019) of Εκδόσεις Αρματολός [Armatolos Publishing] in Nicosia
Founding Editor (2015-17), Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitical Review (EMGR) [annual peered reviewed journal], published by the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia
Founding Editor (2015-17), Eastern Mediterranean Policy Notes (EMPN) [monthly electronic policy note series], published by the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia
Teaching experience (University of Nicosia)
Lecturer, Case Studies in Conflict Analysis (MIREL-612), MA International Relations and European Studies, University of Nicosia, Spring 2017, Fall 2015
Lecturer,Case Studies in Conflict Analysis (IREL-405), BA International Relations and European Studies, University of Nicosia, Spring 2017, Spring 2015
Lecturer,Νεότερη Ευρωπαϊκή Ιστορίακαι Πολιτική [Modern european history and politics] (ΜΙR-510DG), MA International Relations and European Studies (Distant Learning in Greek), University of Nicosia, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
Lecturer, Μελέτες Περίπτωσης στην Ανάλυση Συγκρούσεων [Case studies in conflict analysis] (ΜΙR-612DG), MA International Relations and European Studies (Distant Learning in Greek), University of Nicosia, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Lecturer, Case Studies in Conflict Analysis (MIR-612DE), MA International Relations and European Studies (Distant Learning in English), University of Nicosia, Spring 2017
Lecturer, Τουρκική Πολιτική [Τurkish Politics] (MIR-624DG), MA International Relations and European Studies (Distant Learning in Greek), University of Nicosia, Summer 2017
Lecturer, Ελληνοτουρκικές Σχέσεις [Greek-Turkish Relations] (MIR-625DG), MA International Relations and European Studies (Distant Learning in Greek), University of Nicosia, Fall 2017
Supervisor, Thesis (MIR-670DG), MA International Relations and European Studies (Distant Learning in Greek), University of Nicosia, Fall 2016
III. OTHER
Selected short articles (Geopolitics)
“The Prospective (Con)-Federal Partner of the Republic of Cyprus: Turkish Cypriots, ‘TRNC’ or Ankara?”In Depth, 13:5 (October 2016), 12-15
“Jihad v Reason: The Failure of Western Intelligence in the Middle East,”In Depth, 11:5 (October 2014)
“Ο Mύθος του Στρατηγικού Ομφαλού: ΗΟριστική Αποπομυθοποίηση μιας Αυταπάτης” [The strategic navel myth: τhe terminal demystification of a delusion], Doureios Ippos, 12, September 2013, 60-64
“Σύννεφα Ψυχρού Πολέμου στη Μέση Ανατολή και την Ανατολική Μεσόγειο;” [Clouds of Cold War in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean?], Doureios Ippos, 10, March 2012, 56-59
“Tο Γεωπολιτικό Παίγνιο στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο: Οι Αποκαλύψεις της Αφροδίτης” [The geopolitical game in the Eastern Mediterranean: Aphrodite’s revelations], Doureios Ippos, 9, December 2011, 56-61
“Ο Στρατηγικός Άξονας Τελ Αβίβ – Λευκωσίας – Αθήνας: Μύθος ή Αδήριτη Αναγκαιότητα;” [The Tel Aviv – Nicosia – Athens axιs: α myth or a definite necessity?], Doureios Ippos 6, March 2011, 58-59
Selected articles (History and Theory of History)
“Αμφιλεγόμενοι Πρωταγωνιστές, Σιωπηλοί Μάρτυρες: ΗΑναπόφευκτη Μοίρα της Σύγχρονης Κυπριακής Ιστορίας” [Αmbiguous protagonists, silent witnesses: The unavoidable fate of modern Cypriot History], The Cyprus Dossier, 1, October 2011, 18-19
“Η Ιστορία του Φακέλου της Κύπρου: 1974-1981, ΗΕσπευσμένη Συγκάλυψη” (Μέρος A) [Τhe history of the Cyprus Dossier: 1974-1981, the desperate concealment (part A)], Doureios Ippos, 7, June 2011, 70-74
“Η Ιστορία του Φακέλου της Κύπρου: 1981-2011, ΗΠολιτική Χειραγώγηση” (Μέρος Β) [Τhe history of the Cyprus Dossier: 1981-2011, the political manipulation (part B)], Doureios Ippos, 8, Sept. 2011, 68-74
“Aτιμωτική Σωτηρία ή Ενάρετη Αθανασία: ΗΚρίσιμη Απόφαση του Αντχη (ΠΒ) Στυλιανού Καλμπουρτζή” [Immoral evasion or graceful immortality: the critical decision of Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel Stylianos Kalbourtzis], Doureios Ippos, 7, June 2011, 54-55
“EΛΔΥΚ 1960-2010: Πενήντα Χρόνια Ελλαδικής Στρατιωτικής Παρουσίας στην Κύπρο” (Μέρος Α) [ΕLDYK 1960-2010: fifty years of Greek military presence in Cyprus (part A)], Doureios Ippos, 3, June 2010, 68-81
“Τα Εθνόσημα της Εθνικής Φρουράς από το 1964 μέχρι Σήμερα” [National Guard force insignia since 1964] Ethniki Froura kai Istoria, 6, June 2005, 44-59
“Η Καταδρομική Επιχείρηση Ανακατάληψης του Προφήτη Ηλία και του Αγίου Ιλαρίωνα τον Απρίλιο 1964” [The commando raid for the re-capture of Profitis Elias and Agios Ilarionas in April 1964], Ethniki Froura kai Istoria, 5, March 2005, 80-95
“Τα Αυτοσχέδια Τεθωρακισμένα Οχήματα και Βαρέα Όπλα του 7ου Τακτικού Συγκροτήματος της Εθελοντικής Εθνοφρουράς 1963-1964” [The improvised armored vehicles and heavy weapons of the 7th Tactical Group of voluntary National Guard 1963-1964], Ethniki Froura kai Istoria, 3, September 2004, 96-106
Selected articles (Security and Defense)
“Η Εθνική Φρουρά στο Μεταίχμιο της Υπαρξής της” [The National Guard in the edge of its existence], Doureios Ippos, 11, June 2012, 62-63
“EΛΔΥΚ 1960-2010: Πενήντα Χρόνια Ελλαδικής Στρατιωτικής Παρουσίας στην Κύπρο – Η ΕΛΔΥΚ Σήμερα” (Μέρος B) [ΕLDYK 1960-2010: Fifty years of Greek military presence in Cyprus – ΕLDYK today (part Β)], Doureios Ippos, 4, September 2010, 72-77
“Οι Φύλακες των Κυπριακών Αιθέρων: Tor-M1 της Εθνικής Φρουράς” [The guards of the Cypriot skies: the National Guard Tor-M1], Elliniki Amyna kai Asfaleia, 5, July 2006, 82-93
Selected short critical articles (Cypriot History, Theory of History, Geopolitics, Strategy, Defense)
“Δομή και Αποστολή του Συμβουλίου Εθνικής Ασφαλείας” [Structure and mission of the National Security Council], Phileleftheros, 5 June 2014, 11
“Βιασμοί στη Σύγχρονη Κυπριακή Ιστορία” [Rapes in modern Cypriot History], Phileleftheros, 23 June 2014, 11
“Πολιτικές Αγκυλώσεις της Σύγχρονης Κυπριακής Ιστορίας” [Political aberrations of modern Cypriot History], Phileleftheros, 4 July 2014, 15
“Παραχάραξη της Κυπριακής Ιστορίας” [Counterfeiting of Cypriot History], Phileleftheros, 21 July 2014, 6 “Σιωπή και Ανοχή στην Παραχάραξη” [Silence and tolerance in counterfeiting], Phileleftheros, 2 August 2014, 28
“Iστορία, Προεδρικός ‘Σύμβουλος’ και Ρωσία” [History, presidential ‘adviser’ and Russia], Phileleftheros, 1 September 2014, 11
“Στρατηγικές Επιλογές της Άγκυρας στην Κυπριακή ΑΟΖ” [Ankara’s strategic options in Cypriot EEZ], Phileleftheros, 20 October 2014, 10
“Η Στρατηγική Αξία των Βρετανικών Βάσεων στην Κύπρο” [The strategic significance of the British Bases in Cyprus], Phileleftheros, 30 September 2014, 15
“Καρκινώματα στην Εθνική Φρουρά” [Cancerous tumors in the National Guard], Phileleftheros, 9 October 2011, 35
“H Εθνική Φρουρά και οι Ευθύνες της Ηγεσίας της” [The National Guard and the responsibilities of its leadership], Phileleftheros, 31 July 2011, 63