With a combination of diplomats and academics, we mark the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus and the fall of the Greek Colonels’ regime.
We will focus on how opinion in Britain interpreted these events, and their legacy, and their impact on British government policy and strategy. 1974 was a landmark involving different stories: a tragic conflict and division in Cyprus, a transition to democracy in Greece, and a strategic juncture for Western powers in the region. Fifty years after, we explore the impact of this set of events
Meet our speakers and chair
Neophytos Loizides is a Professor of International Conflict Analysis, University of Warwick.
Konstantina Maragkou (LSE/ Newcastle). She is the author of Britain, Greece and The Colonels, 1967-74: A Troubled Relationship.
Sir Roger Tomkys, British Embassy in Athens, 1972-1975. (video interview)
Kevin Featherstone, Emeritus Professor; Professorial Research Fellow
More about this event
The Hellenic Observatory (@HO_LSE) is internationally recognised as one of the premier research centres on contemporary Greece and Cyprus. It engages in a range of activities, including developing and supporting academic and policy-related research; organisation of conferences, seminars and workshops; academic exchange through visiting fellowships and internships; as well as teaching at the graduate level through LSE's European Institute.
The Anglo-Hellenic League was founded in the aftermath of the 1912-13 Balkan Wars in order to counter anti-Greek propaganda in the United Kingdom. Dedicated to promoting Anglo-Greek understanding and friendship, the League has a long history of charitable and cultural work.
The twitter Hashtag for this event is: #LSECyprus
Podcast
You can listen to the podcast here .
You can watch the video here.
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