Vaios Oikonomou is an International Relations researcher. He holds a BA in International and European Studies from the University of Macedonia, Greece, where he is a postgraduate student in Strategic Studies. He has served as a Junior Researcher at the IDIS and IIER institutes in Athens. He is proficient in English and Turkish. His interests include defense, security, crisis management, and foreign policy.
IMEC: Washington’s Alternative to the Belt and Road Initiative?
A US-backed corridor from India to Europe is Washington’s answer to China’s Belt and Road. But conflict across the region is testing whether it can be built at all. The…