Relationship dossier
Greece
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Greece and Kuwait maintain cooperative ties, including defense cooperation and Greek support during the Gulf crisis.
Greece toward Kuwait
+35Greece supported Kuwait’s sovereignty during the 1990–91 Gulf crisis and participated in Gulf operations in a non-combat role. In 2021, Greece signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Kuwait.
Kuwait toward Greece
+30Kuwait signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Greece in 2021, establishing a concrete framework for security cooperation. The agreement’s scope and implementation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines Greece’s support for Kuwait’s sovereignty during the Gulf crisis with a later bilateral defense cooperation agreement. These features indicate sustained cooperation, while the extent of practical collaboration under the agreement is 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 Kuwait have maintained cooperative relations, including Greek support for Kuwait’s sovereignty during the 1990–91 Gulf crisis and a bilateral defense cooperation agreement signed in 2021. The agreement provides a concrete basis for security cooperation, though its scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Greece supported Kuwait’s sovereignty during the 1990–91 Gulf crisis and participated in Gulf operations in a non-combat role.
Greece and Kuwait signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2021 defense cooperation agreement are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral cooperation beyond defense are limited.