The end of the Cold War and its implications on Greek-United States security relations

As the internationalization of American politics proceeds, the nexus between U.S. domestic and foreign policies demand attention. This thesis will examine U.S. domestic and external pressures that helped shape U.S. foreign policy in regards to its relations with Greece from 1974 up to the 1996 Imia crisis and current U.S. mediation of other Greek-Turkish disputes in the Aegean and in Cyprus. It will be demonstrated how during the years of gradual muting of the Cold War, other external pressures (such as Turkey's strategic importance for U.S. interests in the Middle East) and domestic pressures (such as congressional activism and the Greek lobby) influenced Greek-U.S. security relations.;With the end of the Cold War, it is clear that U.S. security relations with Greece will be maintained. American global activism and the absence of an EU defense mechanism makes the U.S. an important player in the security of Greece. Greece's strategic importance in the post-Cold War regional environment and the thriving Greek American community in the U.S. also signifies the continued importance of Greek-U.S. security relations.