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.

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Dramatis Personae

Maps and Images

1 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