He currently serves as an intelligence analyst in a private company in Nicosia, Cyprus where he provides all-source analysis on geopolitical, security and business issues with a regional and global scope. Simultaneously, since February 2024 he has worked remotely with a team of intelligence professionals, where he has contributed to numerous intelligence projects in support of Ukraine. His work has informed open-source reporting, with select findings published in the press.

Prior to his current roles, Christodoulos Ioannou held a pivotal government position as an Analyst at the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus from 2016 to 2022, where he engaged in strategic and operational analysis across a wide array of national security topics. During this time, he received multiple trainings and his responsibilities included cross-sectoral coordination and high-level project management.

Earlier in his career, he was a Research Associate at the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), contributing original research on intelligence reform, counterterrorism, intelligence-sharing mechanisms, and transnational organized crime.

His professional journey began with an internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus in 2007 and service in the Cypriot National Guard between 2001-2003.

As a PhD candidate in Police Studies at the University of South Wales, Christodoulos Ioannou is conducting doctoral research on Hybrid Activity as a Counterintellligence Threat, combining theoretical inquiry with applied case studies to explore how evolving hybrid threats intersects with national security. His research interests focus on how counterintelligence framework adapt to modern hybrid methods, actors and technologies.

His scholarly work includes two published journal articles: “Cyprus Intelligence Reform and the Media” (2013) and “Reforming Intelligence in Cyprus” (2014), both appearing in the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence. These works contribute to the academic discourse on intelligence reform in small states and the complex relationship between media and national security institutions.

Christodoulos Ioannou is an active participant in political and strategic affairs. He serves on the Consulting Committee on Defense issues of the Democratic Rally Party (DISY), offering expert analysis on defense, intelligence policy and external affairs since September 2024.

Christodoulos Ioannou holds a Master’s degree in Intelligence and Security Studies from the University of Salford, where he wrote his thesis on the prospects of a centralized EU intelligence agency. He earned his undergraduate degree – a BsEcon (Hons) in International Politics and Intelligence Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, with a thesis focused on the intelligence practices of the EOKA movement during the 1955-1959 anti-colonial struggle. He has completed several specialized trainings, including open-source investigation with Bellingcat and programs on intelligence and counterterrorism from RIEAS and the European Intelligence Academy.

He is a native Greek speaker, fluent in English, and is currently learning French at a beginner level.