Georgios Koukakis is the Secretary General & Senior Researcher at KEDISA, Center for International Strategic Analysis, and a PhD Candidate at the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean, focusing on the Defence Diplomacy & National Security of Greece. A former Lieutenant Colonel, he has served for 22 years as  a Leader and Staff officer in several Special Forces and Infantry Units and Division Headquarters, and as an Instructor of the Hellenic Army Airborne School and the Hellenic Army Infantry School. He is the co-author of the book “National Security: Myths and Reality”, published in April 2023 (in Greek), and the author of the book “Armed Conflict & National Security in the 21st Century”, published in January 2025 (in Greek).