Relationship dossier
Greece
Iraq
Relationship assessment
Practical security and humanitarian cooperation alongside bilateral political consultations
Greece toward Iraq
+20Greece has contributed personnel to NATO’s training mission in Iraq, which supports the development of Iraqi security forces. The Greek government also provided humanitarian assistance to Iraq during the campaign against ISIS.
Iraq toward Greece
+15Iraq has engaged in bilateral political consultations with Greece, including through an arrangement for consultations between the two governments. The scope of resulting cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical security and humanitarian cooperation and a framework for bilateral political consultations. These features support a modestly cooperative overall assessment, although the extent and durability of broader cooperation are uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Greece and Iraq have pursued practical cooperation, including Greek participation in NATO’s training mission in Iraq and bilateral political consultations. Greece also provided humanitarian support to Iraq during the campaign against ISIS. These steps indicate modest cooperation, while the breadth and continuity of bilateral programs are less clear.
Key developments
Greece provided humanitarian assistance to Iraq during the campaign against ISIS.
Greece contributed personnel to NATO’s training mission in Iraq.
The governments established a framework for bilateral political consultations.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Greek participation in Iraq’s security and reconstruction efforts are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral political and economic cooperation are unclear.