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The United States and Greek-Turkish Relations

This book examines the role of the United States in GreekTurkish relations and fills an important gap in alliance theory regarding the guardians 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 effectively restrain its two strategic allies without straining relations with either one of them. This book explores how the United States responded to the guardians dilemma in six crises during the Cold War, pursuing a policy of dual restraint to prevent an intra-alliance conflict, mitigate the consequences of each crisis, and maintain effective control of the Rimland Bridge.

From a neoclassical-realist standpoint, the book examines how the United States responded to each GreekTurkish crisis, for what reasons, and with what results. It will be of interest to scholars of foreign policy, security studies, geopolitics, and international relations.

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.

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The United States and Greek-Turkish Relations

The Guardians Dilemma

Spyros Katsoulas

First published 2022
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ISBN: 9781032123370 (hbk)
ISBN: 9781032123530 (pbk)
ISBN: 9781003224181 (ebk)

DOI: 10.4324/9781003224181

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In memory of Professor Colin S. Gray (19432020)

Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other; he who would like to encroach is then deterred by the reflection that he will not have odds in his favor.

Thucydides, The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War, edited by Robert B. Strassler, Victor D. Hanson, and Richard Crawley (New York: The Free Press, 1996): 3:11.2

Contents

Figures

The balance of power

The alliance security dilemma

The guardians dilemma

The Rimland Bridge during the Cold War

Acknowledgments

In the spring of 2007, I visited the town of Reading, U.K., to discuss with Professor Colin S. Gray my intention to undertake a research project under his supervision. Professor Gray kindly encouraged me to do so, and the University accepted my proposal, but my academic life did not start until January 2008, because Professor Gray had to be hospitalized. Despite the hardships he endured, Professor Gray returned to his post stronger than ever. He thus became from early on more than a supervisor to me. He was a mentor in the truest sense of the word, and he acted as a role model for me in academia as much as in life. Throughout the years, he helped me formulate my ideas, improve my writing, and communicate my arguments. But more importantly, his integrity, passion, and kindness became my ultimate measure of a scholar. The least I can do is to dedicate this book to his memory.

I would also like to thank the academic and administrative staff of the Graduate Institute of Political and International Relations at the University of Reading, for providing me with an excellent educational environment. I owe an especial debt to my secondary supervisor, Dr Dale C. Walton, and to Dr Simon Anglim, who showed a keen interest in my research. I was also fortunate to benefit from the insights of Professors Geoffrey Sloan and Beatrice Heuser, and all my colleagues who attended the weekly Strategic and Security Seminars.

This research would not have been possible without the generous financial support of the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) throughout my doctoral studies. I would also like to express my gratitude to my supervisor at IKY, Professor Thanos Veremis, who followed my progress closely. Fulbright Foundation helped me enormously with the final push to complete this book, enabling me to visit Boston University for post-doctoral research in the winter semester of 201819.

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