Maritime muscle: Greek-flagged ships in port—a sealift capacity NATO’s balance sheets don’t count.

NATO’s Myopic Accounting Ignores Maritime Superpower Greece

by Markos Kounalakis December 22, 2025December 20, 2025

The alliance demands its members spend 2 percent of GDP on defense, but its green-eye shade focus ignores Athens’ massive sealift capacity.

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