Turkish Arms Embargo
In August 1974, while Richard Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford began a prolonged battle with Congress over executive power, a crisis was occurring in Cyprus. Desperate to shore up its declining…
Specifikacia Turkish Arms Embargo
In August 1974, while Richard Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford began a prolonged battle with Congress over executive power, a crisis was occurring in Cyprus. Desperate to shore up its declining popularity with a foreign policy triumph, the military government of Greece tried to overthrow the government of the independent island nation. In response, the Republic of Turkey invaded Cyprus in order to protect Turkish Cypriots. The invasion led to the downfall of the junta in Athens, the beginning of a United States embargo on arms sales to its ally Turkey, and years of increased tension and mistrust between the two nations.In his book, James F. Goode offers a revolutionary analysis of the complex factors leading to the imposition and continuance of the 1975--1978 Turkish Arms Embargo. He demonstrates that, alone, the human rights issues surrounding the invasion fail to