The Economic forces of victory versus those of defeat: The case of the Greek-Turkish war (1919-1922).

Authors

  • Ioannis Dionysios Salavrakos Visiting Professor

Abstract

The intellectual aspiration of the paper is to cast light on one of the most neglected conflicts in history, that of the Greek-Turkish war of 1919-1922. The paper analyses the Greek defeat pointing out that it was the outcome of the following factors: 1) economic factors, 2) tactical errors at the war theatre, 3) inability to have the support of Great Powers. The paper also highlights the Turkish strengths as opposed to Greek weaknesses

Author Biography

Ioannis Dionysios Salavrakos, Visiting Professor

Dr. Ioannis-Dionysios Salavrakos is an economist and a political scientist. He received his BA degree from the University of Athens (1991), an MA Degree in International Banking & Financial Services from the University of Reading (1992), a Ph.D. degree in economics and business from the University of St. Andrews (1997) and an MPhil. degree in politics from the University of Aberdeen (2002). He has been teaching various undergraduate and postgraduate courses as a visiting lecturer in various UK universities (London Metropolitan, Guildhall, North London, Greenwich) and he was a lecturer and an assistant professor in the Universities of Ioannina and Western Greece (2001-2013). He was an accredited assistant to the European Parliament (2012-2014) and he is currently a visiting scholar in the University of Athens and a visiting professor in the Command and Control Naval School of the Hellenic Navy and of the Hellenic Air-Force academy.      

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Published

2017-09-11

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Articles