George Zombanakis

BSc, Athens Graduate School of Economics and Business Sciences; DPhil, University of York. UK

George Zombanakis holds a B. Sc. from the Athens Graduate School of Economics and Business Sciences and a D.Phil. from the University of York, U.K. He has been an economist with the Bank of Greece until 2014, an instructor at the American College of Greece since 1982, and at Athens College between 1990 and 1997. He has also lectured at the Hellenic Naval Cadets Academy from 2007 to 2010 and the Hellenic Military Academy, while currently being an associate with the Naval War College, the Naval Staff Officers College, and the National Defence College. His areas of scientific interest include Economic Policy, Economics of Conflict and Security, Optimal Control and Neural Networks. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of “Security and Defence Quarterly” and has published several articles in various scientific journals as well as several books mainly regarding Defence Economics issues.

Recent Publications

• “Maritime Piracy: Determining Factors and the Role of Deterrence”, (co-authors: A. Triantafillou, I. Bardaka, I. Vrettakos), African Security Review, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/10246029.2023.2179411
• “Introduction to Special Issue on Navigating NATO dynamics: Addressing various Challenges in the International Security Environment”, (co-authors: B. Chapman, J. Gryz), Security and Defence Quarterly, 44(4). 2023, doi: 10.35467/sdq/176061
• “Determinants of FDI Inflows as Seen Through the Doing Business Indicators Lens: Evidence from the EU”, Atlantic Economic Journal (co-authors: I. Bardakas, D. Doulos), (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11293-023-09785-6
• “Economic and Geopolitical Uncertainty vs Energy Variables: Exploring Connectedness in the LNG Freight Market” (co-authors: P. Palaios, A. Triantafillou), Maritime Policy & Management, (2024), 1–22. doi:10.1080/03088839.2024.2342784.