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The volume details the role of CIA agents in Greece and the machinations of the Greek junta of Demetrios Ioannides to overthrow the charismatic leader of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, who had been fighting for an independent and non-aligned Cyprus.
List of contents
AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsDramatis PersonaeMaps and Images1 Introduction
2 Watershed: Constantinople and Sakarya, August 1922
3 Early days for Turkish sub-imperialism
4 NATO powers in Cyprus
5 Makarios' anti-NATO thrust for independence
6 Dean Acheson fails
7 Dictatorship in Greece
8 The Greek-Turkish junta in Cyprus
9 When détente can be breached: the conjuncture of 6 October 1973 - 15 July 1974
10 Ioannides' blunder
11 British predicaments
12 Kissinger's quirks, pseudo-ceasefire and the strange survival of the junta
13 The Sisco mission: massaging the "Guarantors"
14 Geneva I (15-20 July) and Geneva II (8-14 August)
15 The Greek polity and the lame politics of military operations
16 You concede bit by bit
17 The Soviets and Britain's subaltern position
18 Conclusion
Bibliographical Sources
Index
About the author
Vassilis K. Fouskas is a Professor of International Politics & Economics and Co-Director of the research centre for the study of States, Markets & People (STAMP) at the Royal Docks School of Business & Law, University of East London. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (Routledge-Taylor & Francis, 8 issues a year, since 1998). His work has been translated into more than 10 languages.
William D. E. Mallinson, a former diplomat, taught international history and history of ideas in many Universities in Britain, Italy and Greece for decades. He holds a PhD in history from the London School of Economics and he is considered one of the foremost authorities on the Cyprus issue. He shares his time between London, Paris and Athens.
Summary
The volume details the role of CIA agents in Greece and the machinations of the Greek junta of Demetrios Ioannides to overthrow the charismatic leader of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, who had been fighting for an independent and non-aligned Cyprus.
