In a period where developments in our region are continuous and the challenges facing Hellenism remain intense, General Ioannis Baltzoi comes to shed light, with knowledge and experience, on Turkey's plans and the moves that are shaping the new...
Ioannis Baltzois
Military action against Greece!
Analysis by Geopolitico.gr Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi speaks on Nikos Papadatos' channel, Diplomatic Front, about the Ukrainian maritime drone spotted off Lefkada, the threat of transferring the war to Greek seas, the stance of...
The "Blue Homeland", the attempt to usurp Greek sovereignty and the confrontation with them
The criticism that Erdogan has recently received from the opposition and nationalist circles for reducing the geopolitical and operational dynamics of the illegal doctrine-narrative of the "Blue Homeland", has pushed him to take decisions and measures that may...
“There are conflicting interests in the war in Ukraine”
In today's highly volatile international scene, geopolitical upheavals and large-scale conflicts are testing the balance of power in Europe and the world. To better understand the developments, the strategic dimension of the war in Ukraine, the...
Sai Gal's first speech in Greece in collaboration with IIS and ELISME – Main theme. “Sovereignty, Control and Europe's Mediterranean Test”
The Israeli analyst placed Turkey, Cyprus, the Aegean, the Aegean Sea, Libya, Gaza, Iran and the new security architecture that, in his opinion, Greece, Cyprus and Israel must build at the center of his analysis. His first event...
Baltzoi: Turkey fears that after Iran, it will be its turn
Lieutenant General (retd.) and President of ELISME, Ioannis Baltzoi, speaks to ART and analyzes the latest developments in the Greek-Turkish and Middle East, in a period where geopolitical balances are changing rapidly. At the center of the discussion is the...
The US's operational "failures" and the solutions
Ioannis Baltzoi, a retired lieutenant general with many years of experience in defense, security and geopolitical strategy issues, takes a clear and well-documented position in his television interview, shedding light on the critical developments shaping the international scene. In...
Ioannis Baltzoi analyzes the explosive scene in the Middle East.
Lieutenant General (retd.) and President of ELISME, Ioannis Baltzoi, in a captivating intervention on "Thessaly Television", analyzes the explosive scene in the Middle East. In this video:🔹 Why is the US preparing a land invasion in the Persian Gulf?🔹 Iran's "tax"...
The speech of ELISME President Antgos I. Baltzoi on the Anniversary of March 25, 1821 in 2026
My anniversary speech on the revolution of 1821, on the topic: "From Kleftouria and the Armatolikia to the Regular Army". This speech of mine was given 5 years ago at the Parnassos Philological Association for the 200th anniversary of the Revolution and was included in a collection...
The broader geopolitical-geoeconomic implications of the conflagration in the Middle and West East
Today we have the honor of hosting a man with deep knowledge of geopolitical developments and strategic analysis. Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi, President of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies, speaks and analyzes with clarity and boldness the...
Ioannis Ath. Baltzois, Lieutenant General (ret.) and president of the Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies (ELISME), was born in Arta and graduated in 1976, from the Evelpidon Military School, named second lieutenant of Cavalry - Armored (TH). He served in all the administrative and staff positions prescribed by his rank, in Thrace, in the Anat islands. Aegean within the country, as well as in foreign locations.
In addition, he was appointed and served in special positions such as:
• Observer of the EU during the Bosnian war (1993-94) and ECMM (European Community Monitor Mission) Operations Center at RC ZENICA in central Bosnia and RC KNIN, in Krajina.
• Supporter of the late president of the republic Kostis Stefanopoulos from 1995-2000.
• Defense Follower at TEL AVIB, from 2000 until 2003, during the 2nd Palestinian Intifada, Al Aqsa.
He has graduated from all the prescribed Army schools.
They are also:
Graduate of the Higher School of War (today ADISPO),
Graduate of the School of National Defense (SETHA).
Diploma holder of the Tactical Intelligence School, from Ft Huachuca, Arizona, of the US Army.
Holder of a Master's Degree (M.Sc), in Geopolitical Analysis, Geostrategic Synthesis and Defense & International Security studies of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Speaks the English language.
He has received all the prescribed medals and awards of the E.D. as well as moral awards, a total of 14 medals. He has been honored with the medals of six European states (Portugal, Poland, Cyprus, Estonia, as well as the EU, for his participation as an observer in the Bosnian war), as well as by the A.M. the King of Sweden. He has also been awarded in 2003, the title (after graduation) of the Little Crusader of the Order of the Orthodox Crusaders of the Holy Sepulcher by His Holiness the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
He is a columnist in print and electronic press, with hundreds of published articles. He is a geopolitical analyst on television and radio. Lecturer at the Ministry of Defense, Military Schools, Institutes, Universities, Municipalities and with participation in dozens of conferences and seminars on geopolitics and not only analysis.
He participates as authors in the books of ELISME,
o Eastern Mediterranean – Present and Future (2017).
o Greece-Albania Relations, Problems & Prospects (2020).
o 200 Years since the Revolution of 1821. (2021)
o Hybrid Wars (2022).
o Africa. (2023).
He is married and has two children and three grandchildren.
In addition, he was appointed and served in special positions such as:
• Observer of the EU during the Bosnian war (1993-94) and ECMM (European Community Monitor Mission) Operations Center at RC ZENICA in central Bosnia and RC KNIN, in Krajina.
• Supporter of the late president of the republic Kostis Stefanopoulos from 1995-2000.
• Defense Follower at TEL AVIB, from 2000 until 2003, during the 2nd Palestinian Intifada, Al Aqsa.
He has graduated from all the prescribed Army schools.
They are also:
Graduate of the Higher School of War (today ADISPO),
Graduate of the School of National Defense (SETHA).
Diploma holder of the Tactical Intelligence School, from Ft Huachuca, Arizona, of the US Army.
Holder of a Master's Degree (M.Sc), in Geopolitical Analysis, Geostrategic Synthesis and Defense & International Security studies of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Speaks the English language.
He has received all the prescribed medals and awards of the E.D. as well as moral awards, a total of 14 medals. He has been honored with the medals of six European states (Portugal, Poland, Cyprus, Estonia, as well as the EU, for his participation as an observer in the Bosnian war), as well as by the A.M. the King of Sweden. He has also been awarded in 2003, the title (after graduation) of the Little Crusader of the Order of the Orthodox Crusaders of the Holy Sepulcher by His Holiness the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
He is a columnist in print and electronic press, with hundreds of published articles. He is a geopolitical analyst on television and radio. Lecturer at the Ministry of Defense, Military Schools, Institutes, Universities, Municipalities and with participation in dozens of conferences and seminars on geopolitics and not only analysis.
He participates as authors in the books of ELISME,
o Eastern Mediterranean – Present and Future (2017).
o Greece-Albania Relations, Problems & Prospects (2020).
o 200 Years since the Revolution of 1821. (2021)
o Hybrid Wars (2022).
o Africa. (2023).
He is married and has two children and three grandchildren.
Ioannis Baltzois
General Ioannis Baltzoi reveals: Turkey's plans and the new challenges for Hellenism
In a period where developments in our region are continuous and the challenges facing Hellenism remain intense, General Ioannis Baltzoi comes to shed light, with knowledge and experience, on Turkey's plans and the moves that are shaping the new...
Military action against Greece!
Analysis by Geopolitico.gr Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi speaks on Nikos Papadatos' channel, Diplomatic Front, about the Ukrainian maritime drone spotted off Lefkada, the threat of transferring the war to Greek seas, the stance of...
The "Blue Homeland", the attempt to usurp Greek sovereignty and the confrontation with them
The criticism that Erdogan has recently received from the opposition and nationalist circles for reducing the geopolitical and operational dynamics of the illegal doctrine-narrative of the "Blue Homeland", has pushed him to take decisions and measures that may...
“There are conflicting interests in the war in Ukraine”
In today's highly volatile international scene, geopolitical upheavals and large-scale conflicts are testing the balance of power in Europe and the world. To better understand the developments, the strategic dimension of the war in Ukraine, the...
Sai Gal's first speech in Greece in collaboration with IIS and ELISME – Main theme. “Sovereignty, Control and Europe's Mediterranean Test”
The Israeli analyst placed Turkey, Cyprus, the Aegean, the Aegean Sea, Libya, Gaza, Iran and the new security architecture that, in his opinion, Greece, Cyprus and Israel must build at the center of his analysis. His first event...
Baltzoi: Turkey fears that after Iran, it will be its turn
Lieutenant General (retd.) and President of ELISME, Ioannis Baltzoi, speaks to ART and analyzes the latest developments in the Greek-Turkish and Middle East, in a period where geopolitical balances are changing rapidly. At the center of the discussion is the...
The US's operational "failures" and the solutions
Ioannis Baltzoi, a retired lieutenant general with many years of experience in defense, security and geopolitical strategy issues, takes a clear and well-documented position in his television interview, shedding light on the critical developments shaping the international scene. In...
Ioannis Baltzoi analyzes the explosive scene in the Middle East.
Lieutenant General (retd.) and President of ELISME, Ioannis Baltzoi, in a captivating intervention on "Thessaly Television", analyzes the explosive scene in the Middle East. In this video:🔹 Why is the US preparing a land invasion in the Persian Gulf?🔹 Iran's "tax"...
The speech of ELISME President Antgos I. Baltzoi on the Anniversary of March 25, 1821 in 2026
My anniversary speech on the revolution of 1821, on the topic: "From Kleftouria and the Armatolikia to the Regular Army". This speech of mine was given 5 years ago at the Parnassos Philological Association for the 200th anniversary of the Revolution and was included in a collection...
The broader geopolitical-geoeconomic implications of the conflagration in the Middle and West East
Today we have the honor of hosting a man with deep knowledge of geopolitical developments and strategic analysis. Lieutenant General (retd) Ioannis Baltzoi, President of the Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies, speaks and analyzes with clarity and boldness the...