The course aims at presenting the power rivalries for the control of the southeastern Mediterranean basin, in the context of the redrawing and redefinition of the great geopolitical game, which has already begun in the same historical and geographical area of the Mediterranean. Furthermore, the course covers the issue of Greek-Turkish relations, the Cyprus issue, the future dynamics on energy, armaments programs, partnerships and alliances, which are all considered as power multipliers. The developments in the above-mentioned area are expected to have a decisive impact on the international tourism phenomenon, both in terms of tourism flows and destinations, as well as in matters related to the safety of population movements and the consequent travel advices to avoid certain areas, with all that this entails from an economic point of view for highly tourism-dependent countries.

The course aims at presenting the power rivalries for the control of the southeastern Mediterranean basin, in the context of the redrawing and redefinition of the great geopolitical game, which has already begun in the same historical and geographical area of the Mediterranean. Furthermore, the course covers the issue of Greek-Turkish relations, the Cyprus issue, the future dynamics on energy, armaments programs, partnerships and alliances, which are all considered as power multipliers. The developments in the above-mentioned area are expected to have a decisive impact on the international tourism phenomenon, both in terms of tourism flows and destinations, as well as in matters related to the safety of population movements and the consequent travel advices to avoid certain areas, with all that this entails from an economic point of view for highly tourism-dependent countries.

The course aims to unveil the power rivalries for the control of the southeastern Mediterranean basin, in the context of the redrawing and redefinition of the great geopolitical game, which has already begun in the same historical and geographical area of the Mediterranean. Furthermore, the course covers the issue of Greek-Turkish relations, the Cyprus issue, the future dynamics on energy, armaments programs, partnerships and alliances, which are all considered as power multipliers. The developments in the above-mentioned area are expected to have a decisive impact on the international tourism phenomenon, both in terms of tourism flows and destinations, as well as in matters related to the safety of population movements.

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• Μάζης, Ι., Μεσογείου Παλίμψηστον. Από τον Νταβούτογλου στον Ερντογάν, Λειμών: Αθήνα, 2021.
• Ντάλης, Σ. (Επιμέλεια-Εισαγωγή), Mare Nostrum: Μετατοπίσεις Ισχύος στον Γεωπολιτικό Χάρτη της Μεσογείου. Γεωπολιτικές και Γεωοικονομικές Προκλήσεις, Παπαζήσης: Αθήνα, 2020.
• Braudel, F., Μεσόγειος. Ο ρόλος του περίγυρου, Αθήνα, 1991.
• Braudel, F., Η Μεσόγειος. Ο χώρος και η ιστορία, Αλεξάνδρεια: Αθήνα, 1990.
• Brzezinski, Z., Η Μεγάλη Σκακιέρα, Λιβάνης: Αθήνα, 1998.
• Kissinger, H., Διπλωματία, Νέα Σύνορα – Λιβάνης: Αθήνα, 1995.

• Face to face teaching with use of whiteboard, PowerPoint presentations, e-class platform and video projection of tourism content from the Internet.

• Use of the whiteboard
• Use of PowerPoint presentations
• Use of the e-class platform
• Projection of tourism videos from the Internet

• Students' evaluation will be carried out by a written final examination (100% of the grade) which may include comprehension questions in the form of essay writing.
• The evaluation results are accessible to students for explanations and clarifications that will help them further improve their skills and knowledge.