By Narek Nersisyan, Legal expert and researcher in defence and security policy
This article examines the relationship between Greece’s central military deterrence and local territorial preparedness, with particular attention to the islands. It puts forward a model in which local preparedness and territorial resilience become a connecting layer between military deterrence and a broader comprehensive defence system.The article discusses Ethnofylaki as a possible institutional mechanism through which selected local capacities can be organised, trained, and placed under clear state authority without creating parallel armed structures. The islands are presented as the most suitable starting point for this model due to their exposure and the practical advantages offered by their limited geography which allows practical testing of local preparedness, communication, infrastructure continuity, and civil-military coordination.
