2011/03/15 by Effie G. H. Pedaliu · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Balkan and Eastern European Studies #Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1080/09592296.2011.549745
openalex publication_date 2011/03/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This article examines the tensions that arose within transatlantic relations when Greece, a NATO member state, began to violate its citizens' human rights and civil liberties following a military coup in 1967. It considers and analyses NATO's subsequent reluctance to put effective pressure on the Greek regime, despite the fact that all member-states, barring Portugal, were united in their revulsion for it. It looks at how allies ended up at odds on how best to deal with such a dictatorship. It scrutinises the tactics employed by Manlio Brosio and Joseph Luns, Secretaries-General of NATO, to ensure that conflict within the Alliance over the Greek issue was contained and that Cold War priorities retained precedence. Finally, it evaluates the long-term ramifications of the Greek case on transatlantic relations.