Title: The Origins of the Cold War in the Near East
Description: The author takes a regional perspective to focus on postwar diplomacy in Iran, Turkey, and Greece and efforts in these countries to maintain their independence from the Great Powers. Drawing on a wide variety of secondary sources, government documents, private papers, unpublished memoirs, and extensive interviews with key figures, he shows how the traditional struggle for power along the Northern Tier was a major factor in the origins and development of the Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
Subjects: Politics and government, United States, Russia, Foreign relations, World politics, 1945-, Iran, politics and government, Turkey, politics and government, Greece, politics and government, Diplomatic relations, Entstehung, Ost-West-Konflikt, Politique et gouvernement, Relations extérieures, GREECE, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), TURKEY, USSR
Places: Middle East, Soviet Union, United States
Time periods: 1945-, 1945-1953, 1945-1979