Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris
is Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus and Vice President of Greece’s National Documentation Center. He is also Director of the MSc Program in American Studies: Politics, Strategy and Economics and a member of the Board of Directors of “Study in Greece.”
Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris (www.atziampiris.com)

Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris is Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus and Vice President of Greece’s National Documentation Center. He is also Director of the MSc Program in American Studies: Politics, Strategy and Economics (taught in English in cooperation with New York University’s Center on Global Affairs), a member of the Board of Directors of “Study in Greece,” Visiting Non Resident Fellow at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs and Standing Fellow at NYU’s Remarque Institute. Dr Tziampiris is Academic Advisor to the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), member of the Executive Academic Board of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), member of the academic committee of the Eastern-Mediterranean Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Research and Teaching of European Studies, a founding member of the Israeli-Hellenic Forum, Honorary Supporter of the Benaki Museum and co-recipient of its 2019 “Angelos Delivorrias prize for the largest donation in kind”, member of the Propeller Club (Port of Piraeus) and “Champion” of Women Act (Greece).
Dr. Tziampiris is the author of Religious Faith and International Relations [Θρησκευτική Πίστη και Διεθνείς Σχέσεις: Μαθήματα από τον Καρδινάλιο Ρισελιέ και την Πρώιμη Νεώτερη Ευρώπη] , (Papadopoulos, 2023) [in Greek]; The Monroe Doctrine and the Greek Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023); The Emergence of Israeli-Greek Cooperation (Springer, 2015); Faith and Reason of State: Lessons from Early Modern Europe and Cardinal Richelieu (Nova Science, 2009); Kosovo’s Endgame: Sovereignty and Stability in the Western Balkans (IAA, 2006); International Relations and the Macedonian Question (ELIAMEP, 2003) [in Greek]; Greece, European Political Cooperation and the Macedonian Question (Ashgate Press, 2000; reissued by Routledge in 2018); co-editor (with Foteini Asderaki) The New Eastern Mediterranean Transformed: Emerging Issues and New Actors (Springer, 2021); co-editor (with Spyridon Litsas) The New Eastern Mediterranean: Theory Politics and States in a Volatile Era (Springer, 2019), co-editor (with Spyridon Litsas) Foreign Policy Under Austerity: Greece's Return To Normality? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), and co-editor (with Spyridon Litsas) The Eastern Mediterranean in Transition: Multipolarity, Politics and Power (Ashgate Press, 2015).
He has published a series of essays primarily on Greek history and international relations in South Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. His op-ed pieces have appeared in various publications and websites, including The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, The Huffington Post, The Washington Times and the National Interest. He has also been interviewed in numerous media outlets.
Dr. Tziampiris was Chair of the Department of International and European Studies (2015-2020), Director of the Department’s MSc Program in Energy: Strategy Law and Economics (2017-2021-taught in English) and President of the Council for International Relations-Greece (CFIR-GR 2020-2024). He was Visiting [Non-Resident] Scholar at the Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California (2021-2023), Visiting [Non-Resident] Fellow at the University of Southern California (2016-2017), Onassis Senior Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (August-September 2016), Visiting Fellow at New York University's The Remarque Institute (2013-2014), Visiting Scholar at Columbia University's The Harriman Institute (2009), the Academic Coordinator for the Erasmus+ "Eastern Mediterranean Regional Training Partnership" Program (2016-2019), Examiner for the course International Relations and Politics for the entrance examinations of the Hellenic Diplomatic Academy (2017-2019), Director of the Centre of International and European Affairs at the University of Piraeus (2012-2013), participant in the US State Department International Visiting Leadership Program (2009), a member of the Scientific Board of the Institute of Defence Analyses (IAA-Athens, 2004-2009) and IAA's Board of Directors (September 2005-June 2006), as well as former Research Associate at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP-Athens, 2000-2008).
Dr. Tziampiris holds a PhD in Government and an MSc (econ) degree in European Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a graduate of Middlebury College (BA in Political Science). He is married with two children.
Σύντομο Βιογραφικό Δρ. Αριστοτέλη Τζιαμπίρη (atziampiris@gmail.com)


Ο Δρ. Αριστοτέλης Τζιαμπίρης είναι Καθηγητής Διεθνών Σχέσεων και Πρόεδρος του Τμήματος Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών (ΔΕΣ) του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς καθώς και Αντιπρόεδρος του Εθνικού Κέντρου Τεκμηρίωσης (ΕΚΤ). Είναι επίσης Διευθυντής του αγγλόφωνου Προγράμματος Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών MSc in American Studies: Politics, Strategy and Economics (που προσφέρει το ΔΕΣ σε συνεργασία με το New York University-NYU), Ακαδημαϊκός Σύμβουλος του Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), μέλος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του μη-κερδοσκοπικού οργανισμού «Study in Greece», Visiting Non Resident Fellow στο Center for Global Affairs του New York University και Standing Fellow στο The Remarque Institute του New York University. Είναι μέλος στο Εκτελεστικό Ακαδημαϊκό Συμβούλιο του European Security and Defence College (ESDC), μέλος της ακαδημαϊκής επιτροπής του Κέντρου Αριστείας στην Έρευνα και Διδασκαλία Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου Jean Monnet, ιδρυτικό μέλος του Ισραηλοελληνικού Φόρουμ, Επίτιμος Υποστηρικτής του Μουσείου Μπενάκη και συναποδέκτης του βραβείου «Άγγελος Δεληβορριάς 2019 για τη μεγαλύτερη δωρεά σε είδος», μέλος του Propeller Club (Λιμάνι Πειραιά) και "Champion" της Women Act (Greece).

Έχει συγγράψει τις μονογραφίες: The Monroe Doctrine and the Greek Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Θρησκευτική Πίστη και Διεθνείς Σχέσεις: Διδάγματα από τον Καρδινάλιο Ρισελιέ και την Πρώιμη Νεότερη Ευρώπη (Εκδόσεις Παπαδόπουλος, 2023), The Emergence of Israeli-Greek Cooperation (Springer, 2015), Faith and Reason of State: Lessons from Early Modern Europe and Cardinal Richelieu (Nova Science, 2009), Kosovo’s Endgame: Sovereignty and Stability in the Western Balkans (IAA, 2006); Διεθνείς Σχέσεις και Μακεδονικό Ζήτημα (ΕΛΙΑΜΕΠ, 2003) και Greece, European Political Cooperation and the Macedonian Question (Ashgate Press, 2000, επανέκδοση Routledge 2018). Είναι συνεπιμελητής (with Foteini Asderaki) The New Eastern Mediterranean Transformed: Emerging Issues and New Actors (Springer, 2021); συνεπιμελητής (with Spyridon Litsas) The New Eastern Mediterranean: Theory Politics and States in a Volatile Era (Springer, 2019), συνεπιμελητής (with Spyridon Litsas) Foreign Policy Under Austerity: Greece's Return To Normality? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) και συνεπιμελητής (with Spyridon Litsas) The Eastern Mediterranean in Transition: Multipolarity, Politics and Power (Ashgate Press, 2015). Ο Δρ. Τζιαμπίρης έχει δημοσιεύσει δεκάδες ακαδημαϊκές εργασίες και δοκίμια σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά και βιβλία της αλλοδαπής και ημεδαπής κυρίως για την ελληνική εξωτερική πολιτική και τις διεθνείς σχέσεις στη Νοτιοανατολική Ευρώπη και την Ανατολική Μεσόγειο. Άρθρα του έχουν εμφανιστεί σε διάφορες εκδόσεις και ιστότοπους, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, The Huffington Post, The Washington Times και του National Interest. Έχει επίσης δώσει συνεντεύξεις σε πολλά μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης.

Διετέλεσε Πρόεδρος του Τμήματος Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών (ΔΕΣ) του Πανεπιστήμιου Πειραιώς (2015-2020), Διευθυντής του αγγλόφωνου Προγράμματος Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών του Τμήματος ΔΕΣ MSc in Energy: Strategy, Law and Economics (2017-2021) και Πρόεδρος του Συμβουλίου Διεθνών Σχέσεων (CFIR-GR: 2020-2024). Υπήρξε Visiting [non-resident] Scholar του University of Southern California (USC, 2016-2017), Senior Visiting Fellow του Ιδρύματος Ωνάση στο University of Illinois Chicago (UIC, Αύγουστος-Σεπτέμβριος 2016), Visiting Fellow στο The Remarque Institute του New York University (NYU, 2013-2014), Visiting Fellow στο The Harriman Institute του Columbia University (2009), Ακαδημαϊκός Συντονιστής για το Πρόγραμμα Erasmus+ «Eastern Mediterranean Regional Training Partnership» (2016-2019), Εξεταστής για το μάθημα «Διεθνείς Σχέσεις και Πολιτικής» για τις εισαγωγικές εξετάσεις της Διπλωματικής Ακαδημίας του Υπουργείου Εξωτερικών (2017-2019), Διευθυντής του Κέντρου Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Υποθέσεων του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς (2012-2013), συμμετέχων στο πρόγραμμα International Visiting Leadership του State Department των ΗΠΑ (2009), μέλος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου του Ινστιτούτου Αμυντικών Αναλύσεων (ΙΑΑ, 2004-2009) και του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του ΙΑΑ (Σεπτέμβριος 2005-Ιούνιος 2006), καθώς και Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης στο Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Ευρωπαϊκής και Εξωτερικής Πολιτικής (ΕΛΙΑΜΕΠ, 2000-2008).

Ο Δρ. Τζιαμπίρης είναι κάτοχος διδακτορικού διπλώματος (PhD in Government) και μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος (MSc in European Studies) από το London School of Economics and Political Science και είναι απόφοιτος του Middlebury College (BA in Political Science). Μιλάει Αγγλικά και Γερμανικά. Είναι παντρεμένος με δύο παιδιά.

Academic Books

Θρησκευτική Πίστη και Διεθνείς Σχέσεις
Aristotle Tziampiris
Papadopoulos, 2023
The Monroe Doctrine and the Greek Revolution
Aristotle Tziampiris
Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2023
The Emergence of Israeli-Greek Cooperation
Aristotle Tziampiris
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2015
Faith and Raison of Reason: Lessons from Early Modern Europe and Cardinal Richelieu
Aristotle Tziampiris
New York: Nova Science Press, 2009
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Kosovo’s Endgame. Sovereignty and Stability in the Western Balkans
Aristotle Tziampiris
Athens: IAA, 2006
International Relations and the Macedonian Issue
Aristotle Tziampiris
Athens: ELIAMEP, 2003 (in Greek)
Greece, European Political Cooperation and the Macedonian Question
Aristotle Tziampiris
Aldershot: Ashgate Press, 2000
Greece, European Political Cooperation and the Macedonian Question
Aristotle Tziampiris
Routledge Revivals 2018
First Published in 2000

Books / Co-Editor

The New Eastern Mediterranean Transformed
Emerging Issues and New Actors
Aristotle Tziampiris
Foteini Asderaki (eds.)
Springer International Publishing, 2021
The New Eastern Mediterranean:
Theory, Politics and States in a Volatile Era
Spyridon Litsas and Aristotle Tziampiris (eds.)
Springer International Publishing, 2019
Foreign Policy under Austerity: Greece's Return To Normality?
Spyridon Litsas and Aristotle Tziampiris (eds.)
London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
The Eastern Mediterranean in Transition: Multipolarity, Politics and Power
Spyridon Litsas and Aristotle Tziampiris (eds.)
Aldershot: Ashgate, 2015

Interviews

18/01/2025:
From Antiamericanism to the Best-Relations Ever: Unraveling the Greek-American Connection
Bridging Bonds
20/11/2020:
Εκλογές ΗΠΑ: Είναι οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες σε εμφυλιοπολεμικό κλίμα;
@kedenews.gr
by Vicky Kalofotia
Ανθρώπινες ιστορίες από την άκρη των Βαλκανίων
ΕΡΤwebradio OCT 2020
17/09/2020:
Αριστ. Τζιαμπίρης: Το βασικό «όπλο» της Ελλάδας στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο
@naftemporiki.gr
20/01/2019:
Договорот од Преспа ќе помине во парламентот, а ќе го почитува и Мицотакис, иако е против него
@mkd.mk
24/06/2018:
An International University in Piraeus
@Protothema
The puzzle of world economy & the labyrinth of EP elections
European Business Review - Issue 4 - 2018
by Alexandra Papaisidorou
23/01/2018: Подобро е да нема договор, отколку да има лош договор за името
@mkd.mk

Activities

Παρουσίαση Βιβλίου
Laskaridis Foundation
Welcoming ceremony for the new graduate students in American Studies: Politics, Strategy and Economics, award of annual scholarships and honoring donors.
Piraeus, 14 November 2024
Xenophon’s Cyropaedia: The Art and Adventure of Leadership
Ιδρυμα Αικατερίνης Λασκαρίδη 2023
50 κανόνες στρατηγικής στις ελληνοτουρικικές σχέσεις - Αθανασίου Πλατιά και Κωνσταντίνου Κολιόπουλου
Ιδρυμα Αικατερίνης Λασκαρίδη 2023
DEF VI - Leadership in the public sphere
The 6th edition of our Annual Conference took place in hybrid format on May 10-15, 2021
Dina Titus, Congresswoman, First Congressional District of Nevada, USA
May Zanni, Co-Founder, Women Act, Greece

Chair: Aristotle Tziampiris, Professor of International Relations, University of Piraeus, Greece
Opening Ceremony 2021
MSc in American Studies University of Piraeus
September 22, 2021
Laskaridis Foundation
Hamilton" and the Pursuit of Independence: A Virtual Discussion
May 11, 2021
Delphi Economic Forum 2021
Speakers:
Paul Glastris; Editor in Chief, The Washington Monthly, USA
Aristotle Tziampiris;
Professor, University of Piraeus
Katerina Sokou; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA
Hamilton" and the Pursuit of Independence: A Virtual Discussion
November 12, 2020

A Post-Screening Discussion hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Athens on Tuesday, featuring: Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S.Ambassador to Greece, Idra Kayne, Singer/Actor, Irene Mountraki, Head of Drama, Library, Archive and International Collaborations, National Theater of Greece, Aristotle Tziampiris, Professor of International Relations, University of Piraeus. The discussion was moderated by: Tatiani G. Rapatzikou, Associate Professor of American Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
ΣΥΝΟΡΑ. Ανθρώπινες ιστορίες από την άκρη της Ελλάδας.
October 27, 2020

Ο Δρ. Αριστοτέλης Τζιαμπίρης Καθηγητής Διεθνών Σχέσεων, Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς μας μιλάει για το βιβλίο '' ΣΥΝΟΡΑ. Ανθρώπινες ιστορίες από την άκρη των Βαλκανίων '' της Κάπκα Κασάμποβα στην ραδιοφωνική εκπομπή η φωνή της Ελλάδας στο e-radio της ΕΡΤwebradio.
Inaugural Speeches [Salamis & Democracy - 2.500 years after]
Monday, September 28, 2020

On the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the great historical event of the Battle of Salamis, which saved Greek Culture and Democracy, the Delphi Economic Forum, the University of Piraeus and the University of Thessaly are organizing an International Conference entitled: “Salamis & Democracy: 2.500 years after”
Webinar: 2,500 Years from the Battle of Salamis
Monday, September 28, 2020

The Department of International & European Studies of the University of Piraeus and the Council for International Relations - Greece present the Webinar: 2.500 Years from the Battle of Salamis
Eastern Mediterranean Conflict where complicated diplomatic intervention is required
Monday, September 28, 2020

The Department of International & European Studies of the University of Piraeus and the Council for International Relations - Greece present the Webinar: 2.500 Years from the Battle of Salamis
The Daily Roundup
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Tensions remain at an all time high in the Eastern Mediterranean as Turkey continues its provocations, challenging Greece’s maritime rights in the region. In the meantime, Germany is attempting a diplomatic mediation, while EU ministers are meeting to discuss possible sanctions against Turkey. Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris joins us from Athens today with his analysis
Transatlantic COVID-19 Cooperation
Jul 13, 2020

U.S. Speaker Series - Transatlantic Voices,
D.Wilson - Executive VP Atlantic Council,
H.E. G.R.Pyatt - U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Moderators: A.Tziampiris, S.Litsas
The role of educational programs in the equal representation of women in leadership
May 5, 2020

Delphi economic forum
A multi-session online event organized by Women On Top with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Athens and Coca Cola 3E, and in cooperation with Women Act and Lean In Hellas.
Turkey, Greece brace for standoff over Cyprus gas drilling plans
Jan 24, 2020

AlJazeera
Al Jazeera's John Psaropoulos reports from the Greek capital, Athens.
Greek Energy Summit
Oct 03, 2019

AlJazeera.com
by John Psaropoulos
First Annual Eastern Mediterranean Energy Leadership Summit
Oct 01-02, 2019
Greek Foreign Policy
in the 21st century
Mar 15, 2019

video: AlphaTV
Energy Security Lecture Presented at University of Piraeus Ceremony
Mar 09, 2019

TheNationalHerald.com
The global energy map changes underwater gas fields in Cyprus
Mar 1, 2019

video: AlphaTV
The Themistocles Prize, to the honorary ambassador and Secretary General of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic, G. Gennimatas
Dec 13, 2018

video: AlphaTV
The Future of Hellenism in America at American Hellenic Institute - Athens Chapter
Dec 07, 2018

video: AlphaTV
Postgraduate Program: "Energy: Strategy, Law and Economics"
2nd Round
Oct 29, 2018

@energypress.gr
MOU between
University of Piraeus and
University of Illinois at Chicago
Oct 17, 2018

@esos.gr
Greek-American Relations - University of Piraeus & University of Macedonia
Sep 14, 2018

@AlphaTV
"1st Promytheus Lecture" by Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the University of Piraeus
May 15, 2018

@AlphaTV
Speech by N. Christodoulides at a conference at the University of Piraeus
Mar 06, 2018

@AlphaTV
The George Washington University - "New Approaches to Research in the Eastern Mediterranean"
Jan 31, 2018
Honorary Doctorate awarded to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin by University of Piraeus
Jan 31, 2018

@AlphaTV
Commissioner D. Avramopoulos received Themistocles Prize from the University of Piraeus
Dec 21, 2017

@AlphaTV
Academy of Energy in association with Greek Energy Forum & University of Piraeus
Nov 06, 2017

@AlphaTV
ELPE: 19 Scholarships to postgraduate students - video from capital.gr
[in Greek]
Oct 18, 2017

@capital.gr
Presentation of the book by Litsas and Tziampiris
[in Greek]
Jun 03, 2017

@parapolitika.gr
Presentation of the Greek edition of the book by Professor Jacob Soll [in Greek]
@AlphaTV
Book Presentation "Foreign Policy under Austerity" - S. Litsas & Α. Tziampiris
May 29, 2017

@AlphaTV
Exploring the Monroe Doctrine and Greek-American Relations
Nov 2023
Οι Διεθνείς Επιπτώσεις του Πολέμου στην Ουκρανία Συνέδριο εις Μνήμην Καθηγητή Ηλία Κουσκουβέλη 20-21 Οκτωβρίου 2022, Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας, Θεσσαλονίκη
Oct 21, 2022

Articles

Τζιαμπίρης (ΠΑ.ΠΕΙ):
Η Ελλάδα εκμεταλλεύτηκε την ευκαιρία, αναβαθμίζεται γεωπολιτικά -
Τα οικονομικά οφέλη δεν θα αργήσουν
06 NOV 2025
Η εκλογή του Τραμπ και οι αμφιλεγόμενοι στόχοι του
By Aristotle Tziampiris

LIBRE

20 JAN 2025
Γιατί κέρδισε ο Τραμπ
By Aristotle Tziampiris

LIBRE

11 NOV 2024
Οι διμερείς σχέσεις με την Ελλάδα θα παραμείνουν εξαιρετικές
By Aristotle Tziampiris

Παραπολιτικά

2 Νοεμβρίου 2024
La disputa entre Grecia y Turquía por los vastos yacimientos de gas del Mediterráneo Oriental (y por qué es tan peligrosa una escalada)
By Alejandra Martins - 24/7/2020

BBC News Mundo
The Triumphs of Greek Unity
By Aristotle Tziampiris - 12/6/2020

THE NATIONAL HERALD OPINIONS - GUEST VIEWPOINTS

Since ancient times, disunity and internal strife have proved detrimental to the interests of Hellenism...
The Triumphs of Greek Unity
By Katerina Sokou and Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris

besacenter.org

BESA
A New Greek Euro Atlanticism
By Aristotle Tziampiris

thenationalherald.com

The National Herald
Greece After Turkey’s Coup D’état
By Aristotle Tziampiris

huffingtonpost.com

TheWorldPost
Why Springsteen Could Have Been President
By Aristotle Tziampiris

huffingtonpost.com

AUG 30, 2016
Yogi Berra and the Greek Debt Crisis
By Aristotle Tziampiris

huffingtonpost.com

The BLOG

DEC 06, 2015
Why University of Alabama Football is Unique
By Aristotle Tziampiris

huffingtonpost.com

SEP 21, 2015
Greek Crises, Greek Resilience
By Aristotle Tziampiris

TheNewYorkTimes

The Opinion Pages

JUN 21, 2012
A role for Greece
By Aristotle Tziampiris

TheJerusalemPost

FEB 08, 2011
The Macedonian name dispute
By Aristotle Tziampiris

WashingtonTimes

The Opinion Pages

MAR 30, 2008

Videos

Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts S01E03 ::: Corinth to The Cyclades
Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία και Κυπριακό
Turkey, Greece brace for standoff over Cyprus gas drilling plans - Al Jazeera, January 24, 2020
Historical Geopolitical Alliance on Energy - AlphaTV News, March 20, 2019
"Prometheus" Annual Energy Lecture, Opening Remarks, March 5, 2019
AlphaTV: Book Presentation "Foreign Policy under Austerity" - S. Litsas & Α. Tziampiris May 29, 2017
NGTV: Interview of Dr. A.Tziampiris on relations between Greece and Israel
May 8, 2017
USC Global Leadership Summit 2016: Aristotle Tziampiris
April 30, 2016
Al Jazeera: Greece hopes Obama visit will aid economic recovery November 14, 2016
NGTV: Book Presentation "The Emergence of Israeli-Greek Cooperation" A.Tziampiris April 22, 2015
The Impactful Field of International Relations

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Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris

Professor of International Relations
Chair of the Department of International & European Studies, University of Piraeus

150 Androutsou Str., Piraeus, 18534 GREECE
(+30) 2104142733
http://www.atziampiris.com
Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris 
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