Kissinger And The Invasion Of Cyprus

Author : William Mallinson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443898485

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Kissinger and the Invasion of Cyprus by William Mallinson Pdf

Can Henry Kissinger be described as a serious statesman who altered the course of relations between states? Or was he a shallow impersonator of those whom he admired, and a geopolitical engineer who treated people as collateral fodder, reducing morality to the status of a strategic and tactical tool? Using the story of Kissinger’s behaviour over Cyprus, backed up by recently revealed government documents, many critical, William Mallinson, former diplomat and leading authority on Cyprus’ history, provides an incisive analysis and evaluation of Kissinger’s approach, revealing a man who appears to have considered political strategy more important than law and ethics.

Author : Brendan O'Malley,Ian Craig
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857730169

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The Cyprus Conspiracy by Brendan O'Malley,Ian Craig Pdf

In 1974 the Greek colonels ousted the Greek-Cypriot leader of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, and Turkey retaliated by invading and seizing a third of the island. Cyprus remains split in two, like Berlin before the wall came down, bristling with troops and spying bases, and permanently policed by the United Nations. Henry Kissinger claimed he could do nothing to stop the coup because of the Watergate crisis, but this book presents evidence to support the view that it was no failure of American foreign policy, but the realization of a long-term plot. The authors describe the strategic reasons for Washington's need to divide the island. Their account encompasses an international cast of characters that includes Eden, Eisenhower, Nixon, Kissinger, Wilson, Callaghan, Grivas, and the leaders of the two halves of the divided island, Clerides and Denktas.

Author : William Mallinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857730732

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Cyprus by William Mallinson Pdf

In the troubled island of Cyprus, the national interests and rivalries of Greece and Turkey still collide, the population remains divided between the Greek and Turkish communities and the country is still a cat's paw of outside powers - especially the USA and the now resurgent Russia - as it has been since the acquisition of the island by Britain in 1878. Global rivalry between the great powers and Cyprus's vitally strategic position in the Eastern Mediterranean - a 'listening post' in the Cold War and even today - has meant that the populations have never been free to shape their own destinies which have been constantly influenced by great power interests. These are problems that have been brought into sharp focus by Cyprus's entry into the European Union. William Mallinson's book is a fast-moving and incisive narrative history which portrays Cyprus as a continuing source of international tension in the Mediterranean and beyond. It features the latest source material from the recently released National Archive, vivid interviews with key players, even reports which raise awkward and embarrassing questions. His critical eye uncovers the underlying story of American and British involvement in the island's affairs, first as a key territory in Cold War politics with its close proximity to the Middle East and Asia and now as a key asset in the 'war on terror'. Mallinson's new insights and revelations on the period leading up to and following the Turkish invasion in 1974, when Greece and Turkey - both NATO members - were on the brink of war are fascinating and make essential reading. Henry Kissinger is seen to be even more the master puppeteer, pressuring Britain not to give up her bases. Mallinson examines how after the Turkish invasion Kissinger planned the abortive Annan Plan to divide the island and how he regarded the retention of Cyprus as vital for a future solution of the Arab-Israeli problem. For Kissinger Cyprus was the important square on the 'world chequer-board' while British influence continued to decline and her independence in foreign policy was virtually non-existent. Mallinson also explores how Turkey's drive to join the EU will affect not only stability in Cyprus but also the whole region, as Russia's influence in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean expands. So, in William Mallinson's words, 'Cyprus lies [still] at the epicentre of this whole geopolitical merry-go-round'.

Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : Verso
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1859843980

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The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens Pdf

In this incendiary book, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel and mounts a devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger, whose ambitions and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.

Author : Marios Adamides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 152144949X

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The 3 Meetings of President Makarios with Henry Kissinger in Washington After the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus In 1974 by Marios Adamides Pdf

After the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus of 20 July 1974 that changed completely the balance of power in Cyprus in favour of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots the deposed and self-exiled President of Cyprus Archbishop Makarios III met three times with the head of the American diplomacy, Dr Henry Kissinger. Makarios was obviously in a very weak political position and tried without any visible success to influence the position of the USA with regard to the terrible situation in Cyprus. A very interesting account of how the balance of power can change dramatically after a military defeat on the ground.

Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : Farrar Straus & Giroux
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0374521840

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Hostage to History by Christopher Hitchens Pdf

Journalist Christopher Hitchens examines events leading up to the partition of Cyprus and its legacy. He argues that the intervention of four major foreign powers Turkey, Greece, Britain, and the United States turned a local dispute into a major disaster. In a new Afterword, Hitchens reviews the implications of Cyprus's applications for European Union membership and more.

Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : Verso
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Cyprus
ISBN : 1859841899

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Hostage to History by Christopher Hitchens Pdf

Journalist Christopher Hitchens examines events leading up to the partition of Cyprus and its legacy. He argues that the intervention of four major foreign powers Turkey, Greece, Britain, and the United States turned a local dispute into a major disaster. In a new Afterword, Hitchens reviews the implications of Cyprus's applications for European Union membership and more.

Author : Christos P. Ioannides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015061470970

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Realpolitik in the Eastern Mediterranean by Christos P. Ioannides Pdf

In-depth study of the events leading up to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974.

Author : Haralambos Alexandrou,Michalis Kontos,Nikos Panayiotides
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443863254

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Great Power Politics in Cyprus by Haralambos Alexandrou,Michalis Kontos,Nikos Panayiotides Pdf

This volume approaches foreign interventions in Cyprus from two different angles: a vertical angle, which corresponds to a case-by-case historical analysis of foreign interventions which have taken place throughout the modern history of Cyprus, and a horizontal angle, which corresponds to the implementation of systemic models of analysis in approaching foreign interventions in Cyprus. Furthermore, the volume deals with domestic perceptions formed as a result of foreign interventions in Cyprus, focusing particularly on their impact on the politics and public rhetoric of the Cyprus problem, especially as regards the Greek Cypriot community.

Author : Eugene T. Rossides,Van Coufoudakis
Publisher : American Hellenic Institute
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015056246369

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The United States & Cyprus by Eugene T. Rossides,Van Coufoudakis Pdf

Book contains over 50 speeches presented or submitted at conferences sponsored by AHI from 1988 to 1999 and submitted articles. It includes important statements from U.S. officials Members of Congress, academics and others. The volume details the responsibility of the U.S. for (1) the illegal coup ordered by the Greek dictator Brigadier General Dimitris Ioannides on July 15, 1974, and (2) Turkey's illegal invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 1974 and the second phase of Turkey's aggression on August 14-16, 1974.

Author : Eugene T. Rossides
Publisher : American Hellenic Institute
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Aggression (International law)
ISBN : 1889247081

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Kissinger and Cyprus by Eugene T. Rossides Pdf

Author : James Edward Miller
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807832479

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The United States and the Making of Modern Greece by James Edward Miller Pdf

Focusing on one of the most dramatic and controversial periods in modern Greek history and in the history of the Cold War, James Edward Miller provides the first study to employ a wide range of international archives_American, Greek, English, and French_t

Author : James F. Goode
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813179711

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The Turkish Arms Embargo by James F. Goode Pdf

Drawing on newly available archival materials from the Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Presidential Libraries, James F. Goode offers a revolutionary analysis of the complex factors leading to the imposition and continuance of the 1975–1978 Turkish Arms Embargo. He demonstrates that, alone, the human rights issues surrounding the Republic of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus fail to explain the resulting US-Turkish estrangement. Instead, he contends, factors including deep-seated "Turkophobia," growing concern about a deadly heroin epidemic in the United States, and pro-Greek lobbies played important roles in heightening tensions and extending the embargo. This timely study will not only change how this period is understood, but it will also provide valuable insights into the future of international relations in the Middle East and beyond.

Author : Niall Ferguson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698195691

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Kissinger by Niall Ferguson Pdf

From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower, the definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers. Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award No American statesman has been as revered or as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Once hailed as “Super K”—the “indispensable man” whose advice has been sought by every president from Kennedy to Obama—he has also been hounded by conspiracy theorists, scouring his every “telcon” for evidence of Machiavellian malfeasance. Yet as Niall Ferguson shows in this magisterial two-volume biography, drawing not only on Kissinger’s hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, the idea of Kissinger as the ruthless arch-realist is based on a profound misunderstanding. The first half of Kissinger’s life is usually skimmed over as a quintessential tale of American ascent: the Jewish refugee from Hitler’s Germany who made it to the White House. But in this first of two volumes, Ferguson shows that what Kissinger achieved before his appointment as Richard Nixon’s national security adviser was astonishing in its own right. Toiling as a teenager in a New York factory, he studied indefatigably at night. He was drafted into the U.S. infantry and saw action at the Battle of the Bulge—as well as the liberation of a concentration camp—but ended his army career interrogating Nazis. It was at Harvard that Kissinger found his vocation. Having immersed himself in the philosophy of Kant and the diplomacy of Metternich, he shot to celebrity by arguing for “limited nuclear war.” Nelson Rockefeller hired him. Kennedy called him to Camelot. Yet Kissinger’s rise was anything but irresistible. Dogged by press gaffes and disappointed by “Rocky,” Kissinger seemed stuck—until a trip to Vietnam changed everything. The Idealist is the story of one of the most important strategic thinkers America has ever produced. It is also a political Bildungsroman, explaining how “Dr. Strangelove” ended up as consigliere to a politician he had always abhorred. Like Ferguson’s classic two-volume history of the House of Rothschild, Kissinger sheds dazzling new light on an entire era. The essential account of an extraordinary life, it recasts the Cold War world.

Author : Martin Indyk
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101947548

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Master of the Game by Martin Indyk Pdf

A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. “A wealth of lessons for today, not only about the challenges in that region but also about the art of diplomacy . . . the drama, dazzling maneuvers, and grand strategic vision.”—Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker More than twenty years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed. Martin Indyk—a former United States ambassador to Israel and special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013—has experienced these political frustrations and disappointments firsthand. Now, in an attempt to understand the arc of American diplomatic influence in the Middle East, he returns to the origins of American-led peace efforts and to the man who created the Middle East peace process—Henry Kissinger. Based on newly available documents from American and Israeli archives, extensive interviews with Kissinger, and Indyk's own interactions with some of the main players, the author takes readers inside the negotiations. Here is a roster of larger-than-life characters—Anwar Sadat, Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, Hafez al-Assad, and Kissinger himself. Indyk's account is both that of a historian poring over the records of these events, as well as an inside player seeking to glean lessons for Middle East peacemaking. He makes clear that understanding Kissinger's design for Middle East peacemaking is key to comprehending how to—and how not to—make peace.