By Dr Georgios Niveroglou
(Dr Georgios Niveroglou is a retired Major General of the Hellenic Army and a former Director of the Military Office of the Minister of National Defence. He holds a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he is now a postdoctoral researcher, and a master’s degree in Applied Strategy and International Security from the University of Plymouth. His work focuses on the geopolitics of water, the security of critical infrastructure, and strategic communication. This essay draws on his forthcoming book, Water Wars: The Global Struggle for the Blue Gold.)
Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 25 October 2026
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
When analysts speak of water and war, they reach instinctively for the dramatic image: a great dam closing upstream, a river switched off at a border, a pumping station struck from the air. These are real and growing dangers. They are also the exception. The more consequential relationship between water and conflict is quieter, slower and far harder to photograph.... Read more