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.

• AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsDramatis PersonaeMaps and Images1 Introduction2 Watershed: Constantinople and Sakarya, August 19223 Early days for Turkish sub-imperialism4 NATO powers in Cyprus5 Makarios’ anti-NATO thrust for independence6 Dean Acheson fails7 Dictatorship in Greece8 The Greek-Turkish junta in Cyprus9 When détente can be breached: the conjuncture of 6 October 1973 – 15 July 197410 Ioannides’ blunder11 British predicaments12 Kissinger’s quirks, pseudo-ceasefire and the strange survival of the junta13 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 operations16 You concede bit by bit17 The Soviets and Britain’s subaltern position18 ConclusionBibliographical SourcesIndex

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.

• AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsDramatis PersonaeMaps and Images1 Introduction2 Watershed: Constantinople and Sakarya, August 19223 Early days for Turkish sub-imperialism4 NATO powers in Cyprus5 Makarios’ anti-NATO thrust for independence6 Dean Acheson fails7 Dictatorship in Greece8 The Greek-Turkish junta in Cyprus9 When détente can be breached: the conjuncture of 6 October 1973 – 15 July 197410 Ioannides’ blunder11 British predicaments12 Kissinger’s quirks, pseudo-ceasefire and the strange survival of the junta13 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 operations16 You concede bit by bit17 The Soviets and Britain’s subaltern position18 ConclusionBibliographical SourcesIndex