Greece’s Strategic Doctrine: In Search of Autonomy and Deterrence

Platias, Athanasios

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“…Greece regards Turkey as its strategic adversary and given the imparity in size it has opted to pursue qualitatively improved defence capabilities (Platias, 1991 ;Kollias, 1994;Refenes et al 1995). This however is a costly exercise which is slowed down by Greece's weak economy.…”

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Country survey VII: Military spending in Greece

Kollias

1995

Defence and Peace Economics

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Greece is one of the poorest members of the European Union, yet its defence burden is the highest in Europe and NATO. At around 5.6% of GDP in 1994 it is twice the average NATO and European Union burden. In terms of the human and material resources devoted to defence yearly Greece is in comparative terms the most militarised country in Europe. The purpose of this paper is to examine military spending in Greece. It begins with a brief survey of the Greek economy and its development as it relates to defence. The determinants of Greek military spending are then modelled and analysed. The causes of military spending appear to be primarily regional rivalries and conflicts. In particular the ongoing dispute with Turkey is the main external security determinant of defence spending in Greece. The supply of defence inputs is then examined with reference to equipment procurement and indigenous arms production.

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Country survey VII: Military spending in Greece

Kollias

1995

Defence and Peace Economics

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“…The engagement of Greek and Turkish jets in "dogfights" over disputed areas in the Aegean is a weekly feature of their bilateral interaction. In 1985 Greece officially declared a new defence doctrine 2 which perceived no Soviet/Warsaw Pact threat, identifying Turkey as the main direct threat to its interests (Kollias, 1996;Platias, 1991). In recent years, Turkey has explicitly threatened with war if Greece extended its territorial waters to 12 miles.…”

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Is there a Greek‐Turkish arms race?: Evidence from cointegration and causality tests

Kollias

Makrydakis

1997

Defence and Peace Economics

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“…Turkey is Greece's main competitor. By the 1970s, Turkey had replaced the Warsaw Pact countries as the greatest threat to Greek national security and sovereignty (Platias 1991;Avramides 1997;Kollias 1996;Athanassiou et al 2002;Ifantis 2018). As a result, Greece invests heavily in its armed forces to deter its sizeable neighbour.…”

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Arms Racing, Military Build-Ups and Dispute Intensity: Evidence from the Greek-Turkish Rivalry, 1985-2020

Choulis

Mehrl

Ifantis

2021

Defence and Peace Economics

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Arms races are linked in the public conscience to potential violence. Following gas discoveries in eastern Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey nearly came to blows in August 2020 and both states have enacted military expansion plans, further risking escalation. We present a novel approach to study the effect of military build-ups on dispute intensity, using monthly data on Turkish incursions into Greek-claimed airspace. Because airspace claims feature strongly in the dispute, these contestations represent an appropriate measure of the intensity with which Turkey pursues the conflict. Theoretically, we suggest that bilateral factors drive this intensity. We argue that increased Greek military capabilities deter incursions whereas increased Turkish military capabilities fuel them. Results from time-series models support the second expectation. Consequently, the study provides a novel methodological approach to studying interstate conflict intensity and shines new light on escalation dynamics in the Greek-Turkish dispute.

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Greece’s Strategic Doctrine: In Search of Autonomy and Deterrence

Cited by 13 publications

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Country survey VII: Military spending in Greece

Country survey VII: Military spending in Greece

Is there a Greek‐Turkish arms race?: Evidence from cointegration and causality tests

Arms Racing, Military Build-Ups and Dispute Intensity: Evidence from the Greek-Turkish Rivalry, 1985-2020

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