Panagiotis Gartzonikas's Linkedin Analytics

Panagiotis Gartzonikas served for 36 years in the Greek Army and commanded at every army level from platoon to division. At formation level he commanded XX Armor Division and 88 Infantry Brigade of Lemnos island. Key staff appointments include Director of the Army General Staff Plans and Policy Branch.and Deputy Director of the Army General Staff Operations Branch. Regarding international experience he has worked for both EU and NATO. As European Union Long Term Observer for the first Palestinian elections in 1995, he deployed to the West Bank and Gaza participating in the first EU operation abroad. He also spent three years in NATO as Planning Team Leader at the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) G5 Plans. In that capacity he deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 and served an eight month-tour at HQ ISAF. From the academic side he earned a Masters of Arts degree in Strategic Studies and a Masters of Science degree in Defense Analysis from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree (PhD) in international relations from the National University of Athens. Since his retirement in 2014 he has taught Strategy at the Military Academy and he is a lecturer at the National Defence College. Moreover he is the chief editor of the newly published STRATEGEIN military strategy e-journal. (https://www.strategein.gr/). In 2018 he founded the Advanced Battlefield Studies - GREECE company. His particular areas of interest are: defence and security, military strategy, strategic and operational planning, military history.