Thanos Dokos: Greek national security: An assessment and challenges

2020 was a difficult year for Greek national security and the country in general, due to both Turkish actions and the Covid-19 pandemic, the latter an unprecedented crisis that profoundly affected not only the entire state mechanism and the Greek economy and society, but also the whole planet. The management of Turkish revisionist policies was - and continues to be - the main concern of the Greek national security mechanism. Greece focused its efforts on a "smart power" policy, with two main pillars: a) internal empowerment, aiming to increase its deterrence capacity, and b) external strengthening, taking into account the interests of key actors. Historical experience has shown that maintaining a stable military balance is one of the key requirements for the effective management of bilateral relations with Turkey. Greece, despite wishing to avoid the additional financial burden due...

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