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By Evanthis Hatzivassiliou
This can be the 1st research to give a comprehensive analysis of Greek overseas and inner policy during the chilly conflict, masking the main interval from the country’s accession to NATO in 1952 till the imposition of the colonels’ dictatorship in 1967. truly divided into 3 components: 1952-55, 1955-63 and 1963-67, this book deals with Greek overseas coverage research; hazard notion; the NATO connection (including Greek-US family, the increase of anti-Americanism in 1955-58 and in 1964-67, the industrial size of safeguard and the difficulty people army aid); Greek coverage in the direction of the Soviet bloc; and the nearby size, customarily Greek coverage in the direction of Turkey and Yugoslavia, and (for the 1964-67 years) the Cyprus challenge which tremendously advanced Greek protection responsibilities. This publication might be of significant curiosity to scholars of Greek politics, Balkans heritage, the chilly struggle and strategic reviews.
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31 Thus, Papagos was now implementing exactly the policy for which he had criticized the previous Centre government: he intended both to reduce the army and to 30 The era of regional initiatives, 1952–55 blackmail the alliance. 32 In short, the new Greek policy was not incompatible with NATO policy. Still, Papagos’ volte face was remarkable. 33 Sophocles Venizelos could not have said it better. 34 The Greek press considered that the reduction of the army had already been decided. 36 This made the reduction of the army inevitable.
However, these aspects are fragmentary and there are very few comprehensive analyses of this impressive figure who greatly influenced Greek political history, although he never held power for long periods (he became Prime Minister for three weeks in late 1945 and for another 20 The era of regional initiatives, 1952–55 three weeks in April 1967, until his government was toppled by the Colonels). It is also important to note that he steadily administered war ministries: the National Defence Ministry of the government-in-exile in 1942–43, and the Ministry of the Land Forces in the late 1940s during the civil war.
Yet his influence in security policy has been neglected, as most observers turned their attention to his other activities: some focused on his role as a leading anti-Communist intellectual of the early Cold War period; others centred on his leadership of the Greek Right (1963–67) or on his major role in the resistance against the 1967–74 military dictatorship; and others noted his calls for moderation after 1974. However, these aspects are fragmentary and there are very few comprehensive analyses of this impressive figure who greatly influenced Greek political history, although he never held power for long periods (he became Prime Minister for three weeks in late 1945 and for another 20 The era of regional initiatives, 1952–55 three weeks in April 1967, until his government was toppled by the Colonels).