1st Edition

The United States and Greek-Turkish Relations The Guardian’s Dilemma

By Spyros Katsoulas Copyright 2022
230 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the role of the United States in Greek–Turkish relations and fills an important gap in alliance theory regarding the guardian’s dilemma. The strategy of a great power involves not only tackling threats from enemies, but also dealing with problems that arise between allies. Every time Greece and Turkey threatened to go to war against each other, the United States had to... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1 – The theoretical framework

Chapter 2 – The geopolitical context

Chapter 3 – The first crisis, 1955

Chapter 4 – The long crisis, 1963-1964

Chapter 5 – The short crisis, 1967

Chapter 6 – The great crisis, 1974

Chapter 7 – The first Aegean crisis, 1976

Chapter 8 – The second Aegean crisis, 1987

Epilogue

Biography

Spyros Katsoulas is a strategic historian with a special research interest in geopolitics, alliances, and diplomatic history. He studied international relations at Panteion University of Athens and holds a MA in War Studies from Kings College, London, and a Ph.D. in International Relations and Strategy from the University of Reading, UK. He has been awarded with scholarships by the Greek State Scholarship Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation in Greece. He is a research associate at the Institute of International Relations in Athens, adjunct lecturer at the Hellenic National Defence College, and translator of books in international relations.