"A discordant Note": NATO and the Greek junta, 1967-1974

Pedaliu, Effie G.H.

Abstract

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. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2011
• Journal: Diplomacy and Statecraft
• Print ISSN: 0959-2296
• Electronic ISSN: 1557-301X
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 101-120
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2011.549745
• Keywords: NATO, Greek, Junta, 1967, 1974
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/964417
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2011.549745