| Description |
1 online resource |
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Contributions to international relations |
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Contributions to international relations.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Theoretical and Analytical Framework -- Greece's Security Problems in the Cold War -- Greece and Eastern Europe in the 1950s and 1960s -- The Cyprus Problem as Variable in the Soviet Bloc's Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean -- The Unholy Alliance: Athens Military Regime's Ties with the Communist Bloc -- The Ostpolitik in the Context of the Country's Multidimensional Foreign Policy in the 1970s -- PASOK's Foreign Policy Course Towards the Socialist Countries in the 1980s -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
The book examines the rapprochement between Greece and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. ''Ostpolitik'', which translates to Opening to the East is used to describe the policy of conducting affairs with the Soviet Bloc. Using primary sources from Greece, Eastern European States, Cyprus, NATO, the United States, Germany and United Kingdom, this book provides historical and foreign policy analysis of a tumultuous period in the Eastern Mediterranean. The book first illustrates Greece's position in the Cold War confrontation before moving to more detailed analysis of the Eastern Bloc's policies towards Greece and Cyprus with an emphasis in the harmonious relationship between the Greek military dictatorship and the Communist countries (1967-1974). It analyses the U-turn in Greek foreign and defence policy and the replacement of the Communist ''devil'' by a new one, an equally capitalist country and NATO-ally, Turkey. The book also covers Greece's efforts to elicit the Communist countries' support against a member of its own Western alliance, as well as the NATO response to this existential threat against its coherence. A comprehensive study of the East-West competition in South-Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean during the Cold War, this volume is ideal for researchers and students interested in the international relations of twentieth century Europe and the historical background of the still hot Greek-Turkish Conflict |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 16, 2021) |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Eastern
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Greece -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
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Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- Greece
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Greece
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Greece -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057068
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| Subject |
Eastern Europe
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Greece
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Soviet Union
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030611293 |
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3030611299 |
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3030611280 |
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9783030611286 |
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