Andreas Loizou
Lecturer & Representative The Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies ( HEL . I . S . S .)
Andreas Loizou has graduated from the Hellenic Army Academy and as an infantry officer he graduated from the infantry schools in Greece and France . He graduated also from the War School in Greece and the France War School ( CSEM ), the French Interarmy Defense College ( CID ), and the National Defense School in Greece . He obtain a DESS in Strategy and a DEA in History . Andreas Loizou resigned from the National Guard in 2013 From 2014 until 2015 and 2016 until 2021 he was a lecturer in Ledra College Cyprus and in 2015-16 was a fellow Teacher in UCLAN Cyprus University . Andreas Loizou is the author of numerous political and scientific articles . He has attended in numerous seminars and participated in a variety of conferences , working groups and seminars . He working as political advisor in the Cyprus Parliament and most of his articles have been published in the Cyprus , Greek press . Andreas Loizou is a member of the Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies .
" Small States Defence and Security shall rise through Alliances and Armaments Coproduction "
The objective of Andreas Loizou presentation is to present how Greece and Cyprus should cooperate in the framework of research and coproduction of hi technology armaments . This cooperation will be achieved with their participation as subcontractors , or partners , in the armament production . Τhe increasing sophistication of modern weapons increased the cost of developing them to the point where it is economically impossible for states of small and medium economic power to produce itself modern weapons . The rapidly rising cost and complexity of modern weapons have made their development and production prohibitively expensive for in states of small and medium economic power . International cooperation in weapons procurement and production offers the advantage of economy , the reduction of international economic and technological barriers . Armaments policy is a part of the security policy and also a part in the framework of the countries diplomacy . Countries which are cooperative in the armaments research and production , have benefits in many sectors such as the follows : Financial profit , Access in hi-technology research and armaments production , Upgrade and increase of their armies ’ efficiency , Increase the county ’ s position in the geopolitical map , Fighting unemployment , Revitalization of private and state sector companies . The new threats including the terrorism in the Southeast Europe and especially in the East Mediterranean , influence positively the demands on the hi-technology armament procurements and this urge and oblige the states to find the way to involve in the research and the coproduction of hi technology armaments . The cooperation among small and medium states with advance technology countries in the research and the coproduction of armaments based on the follows : The constant political situation , The constant and healthy diplomacy , The common national interests , Eventually the common threats , The internationally acceptable hi level technological research centers and academic institutions , Basic industries capability to participate and cooperate in the research and the coproduction of armaments , The participation in alliances and other international organizations , Private companies ’ expectations of financial benefits due to the increasing sales in numbers of countries . According to Col Loizou , defense and deterrence it is a primordial National interest and it is the best asset to assure the freedom and the prosperity and progress of a Nation . Private sector advance through the governments initiatives and cooperation .