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The Macmillan Plan emerged within the Cold War context, as the United States replaced Britain in Middle Eastern leadership following the Suez Crisis. Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, Turkey’s strategic importance grew, shaping American alignment on the Cyprus issue. The 1958 Iraq coup further elevated Turkey’s role, pushing the United States and Britain to support Turkish interests in Cyprus. Rising intercommunal violence on the island was partly instigated to justify partition and British claims of Turkish intervention. At the systemic level, the Nassau Conference restored Anglo-American ties and redefined Cyprus as a NATO concern. The Macmillan Plan institutionalized community division and excluded enosis, provoking Greek Cypriot fears of permanent triarchy or partition. British diplomacy, marked by shifting positions and strategic ambiguity, ultimately outmaneuvered Greek and Greek Cypriot leadership, steering developments toward a geopolitical solution favoring British and Turkish interests.

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The International Dimension and the Macmillan Plan of 1958

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    2025年

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  • Nicos Panayiotides

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The Macmillan Plan emerged within the Cold War context, as the United States replaced Britain in Middle Eastern leadership following the Suez Crisis. Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, Turkey’s strategic importance grew, shaping American alignment on the Cyprus issue. The 1958 Iraq coup further elevated Turkey’s role, pushing the United States and Britain to support Turkish interests in Cyprus. Rising intercommunal violence on the island was partly instigated to justify partition and British claims of Turkish intervention. At the systemic level, the Nassau Conference restored Anglo-American ties and redefined Cyprus as a NATO concern. The Macmillan Plan institutionalized community division and excluded enosis, provoking Greek Cypriot fears of permanent triarchy or partition. British diplomacy, marked by shifting positions and strategic ambiguity, ultimately outmaneuvered Greek and Greek Cypriot leadership, steering developments toward a geopolitical solution favoring British and Turkish interests.