Petros Petrikkos is a PhD Candidate in International Relations and European Studies at the University of Nicosia and a CSDP Doctoral Fellow at the European Security and Defence College in Brussels. He is also a Research Associate at the Diplomatic Academy – University of Nicosia and has served in various posts, including an editorial role at the Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Journal. His research focuses on hybrid threats, ontological security, and intelligence in small states and societies.