Relationship dossier
Greece
United States
Relationship assessment
Close security partners with expanded defense cooperation and sustained strategic dialogue.
Greece toward United States
+75Greece has expanded U.S. military access under the bilateral Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement, including access to facilities such as Souda Bay. It also coordinates with the United States through NATO and bilateral strategic dialogue.
United States toward Greece
+75The United States maintains a bilateral defense cooperation framework with Greece, supports Greek military modernization, and conducts regular strategic dialogue with the Greek government. These arrangements underpin close security cooperation.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is anchored in a durable defense framework, NATO cooperation, expanded U.S. access to Greek facilities, and recurring strategic dialogue. U.S. support for Greek military modernization adds practical depth. The partnership is close, while regional policy differences and historical sensitivities remain part of the broader context.
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 the United States maintain a close, sustained security partnership. Greece provides expanded access to military facilities under the bilateral defense cooperation framework, while both governments coordinate through NATO and regular strategic dialogue. U.S. defense cooperation and support for Greek military modernization reinforce the relationship, although these arrangements do not eliminate differences over regional policy and the legacy of past U.S. involvement in Greece.
Key developments
Greece and the United States established the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement framework.
The two governments amended the defense cooperation framework to expand U.S. access to Greek military facilities.
Greece and the United States began a bilateral strategic dialogue.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and operational effects of expanded U.S. access under the defense cooperation framework are unclear.
- The future scope of defense procurement and military cooperation may change with government decisions.