About the Author

Mary Ann Heiss, a specialist in the history of U.S. foreign relations with a particular emphasis on Anglo-American relations, is associate professor of history at Kent State University. Her publications include Empire and Nationhood: The United States, Great Britain, and Iranian Oil, 1950-1954 (1997); co-edited volumes on the recent history/future of NATO and U.S. relations with the Third World; and numerous essays in edited collections and professional journals, including the International History Review and Diplomatic History. S. Victor Papacosma is professor of history and director of the Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies at Kent State University. He has published extensively on Balkan issues, particularly on twentieth-century Greek politics and security issues. He has co-edited seven volumes of Lemnitzer Center conference proceedings and is currently serving as executive director of the Modern Greek Studies Association