Cyprus: Diplomatic History and the Clash of Theory in International Relations

by Mallinson, William

• ISBN13: 9781848854161
• ISBN10: 1848854161
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-15
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris

Summary

What are the mainsprings of international rivalry and conflict and how are they to be uncovered - by international relations theory, history or by the practice of diplomacy? Cyprus is ideal for thoroughly testing theory and practice. The island has been at the epicentre of international relations rivalry throughout its history and to this day Cyprus remains a geopolitical tinder-box with acute tension between Cyprus and Turkey over the Turkish occupation of a third of the island. Hostility has now been transferred to the forum of the EU, with Cyprus as a member and the US and Britain pushing for Turkey to join. Meanwhile in the geopolitical hinterland, Russia remains suspicious of the island's British bases which project NATO power in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Author Biography

William Mallinson is Lecturer in British History, Literature and Culture at the Ionian University, Corfu. He is a former diplomat and the author of Cyprus: A Modern History (I.B.Tauris, 2005).

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. ix
Key Dates	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Exegesis and Rationale	p. 1
Thinking About Theory	p. 17
Greece, Cyprus and the Politics of Geography	p. 27
Geohistory and the Greek Civil War	p. 43
From Civil War to Seventy-Four: the Victims of Geostrategy	p. 55
The Invasion and Callaghan's Acquiescence	p. 77
Aftermath: Lying and the Selling of Sovereignty	p. 91
The Geohistorical Cat's-Paw: Between Tel Aviv and Washington	p. 119
Then is Now	p. 137
Appendix	p. 149
Notes	p. 191
Bibliography	p. 215
Index	p. 221
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