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Greece

High risk6.3% annual probabilityrising trend
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Greece facts

Population

10.41M

GDP

$280.64B

Currency

EUR

Capital

Athens

Land area

131.99K km²

Official languages

Greek

Population and GDP: World Bank. Country facts: bundled reference data.

Risk assessment

Silfio assessment of Greece

MARKET

Conflict probability

6.3%

Model base probability

1.3%

Risk category

High

Strategic reasoning

  • The high-volume Polymarket prediction market on Greece x Turkey military engagement by December 31 shows a 6.1% probability over about 5.5 months (from July 20 to December 31). Annualizing this probability (assuming independence and constant hazard) yields roughly 13% over 12 months, indicating a significantly elevated near-term risk of interstate armed conflict on Greek soil.
  • No other high-volume markets directly related to armed conflict risk exist; the other markets concern political leadership and have low volume or irrelevant scope.
  • News signals indicate heightened regional tensions: Greece is resisting EU sanctions on Russia, potentially straining relations with Western allies, and is under pressure regarding military aid to Ukraine, but no direct signs of imminent internal conflict or coup.
  • The US approval of advanced loitering munitions sales to Greece suggests military modernization but not immediate conflict onset.

Critical indicators

  • Polymarket 6.1% odds of Greece-Turkey military engagement by December 31, 2026
  • US approval of $80.1M Switchblade loitering munitions sale to Greece
  • Greece’s resistance to EU sanctions on Russian LNG and refusal to supply Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Related coverage

Latest articles about Greece

Updated July 20, 2026

cyprus-mail.com · 16 hours ago

The anatomy of a geopolitical tragedy | Cyprus Mail

Cyprus’ modern history is defined by missed diplomatic opportunities, ideological blindness and the cold calculations of regional powers. Since 1974, the events leading to the island’s partition have been clouded by revisionism. Political groups describe the division as either a sudden ...

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fr.euronews.com · 2 days ago

« Sans vergogne » : la Grèce bloque de nouvelles sanctions de l'UE contre le GNL russe | Euronews

Athènes veut ainsi protéger un milliardaire grec, l'armateur George Prokopiou, dont les bateaux transportent du gaz naturel liquéfié russe hors de l'UE.

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caliber.az · 29 minutes ago

Greek dispute over Russian LNG delivers blow to EU's greater sanctions regime | Caliber.Az

Greece's resistance to the European Union's latest sanctions package against Russia, driven by its demand for changes to a planned ban on the transport of Russian...

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