Turkey - Anglo-American Security Interests, 1945-1952: The First Enlargement of NATO

by Athanassopoulou,Ekavi

• ISBN13: 9780714648552
• ISBN10: 0714648558
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Western-Soviet rivalry in the eastern Mediterranean in the early post war years culminated with the entry of Turkey and Greece into NATO in 1952. Today, Turkey's inclusion in NATO seems natural given Soviet pressure against Turkey in 1945-46 and the geostrategic position of the country. Yet in the early postwar period this was not a foregone conclusion in the minds of policy makers in Washinghton and particularly in London, despite Ankara's relentless efforts after 1947 to obtain an American security guarantee. This book aims to enhance our understanding of how American presence came to become consolidated - through NATO - in the easten Mediterranean in the early cold war period by examining how American and British security considerations toward the region evolved between 1947 and 1952 and the impact Turkey's pressure had on American and British security thinking.

Author Biography

Ekavi Athanassopoulou is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Mediterranean Studies at Bristol University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vi
Foreword	vii
William Hale
Preface	ix
Map: Turkey in its Geopolitical Context (1952)	xiv
Turkey's Security Considerations during the Interwar Period	1	(34)
From One War to Another	35	(50)
1948: `We Are Indeed at a Critical Moment'	85	(42)
1949: Ankara's Frustration Grows	127	(22)
1950: An Eventful Year	149	(38)
Towards Accession	187	(49)
Conclusion	236	(9)
Biographical Notes on Turkish Statesmen	245	(2)
Bibliography	247	(22)
Index	269