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William Mallinson is a former Member of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service who left to study for, and was awarded, his PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science's Department of International History. Following a period in business as European Public Affairs Manager at ITT's European Headquarters in Brussels, and then Digital Equipment Corporation's in Geneva, he turned his attention to the academic world. He is now Lecturer in British History, Literature and Culture at the Ionian University. Since 1994, when he was awarded a Greek Government scholarship, he has been perusing British Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence, Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet archives. He has also published several articles in the press, and has spoken at numerous conferences. He is an occasional lecturer at the Greek National Defence School, particularly on Britain and Russia/USSR. He speaks, reads and writes French, German, Italian, and Dutch, and has a working knowledge of Greek. His publications include: Public Lies and Private Truths; Cyprus: A Modern History; Cyprus, Diplomatic History and the Clash of Theory in International Relations; Britain and Cyprus: Key Themes and Documents since World War Two; and The Game for Rhodes. He has also published numerous articles and reviews in academic refereed journals, including "Enosis, Socio-Cultural Imperialism and Strategy: Difficult Bedfellows" in Middle Eastern Studies; "Britain, Cyprus, Turkey, the USA and Greece in 1977: Critical Submission or Submissive Criticism?" in Journal of Contemporary History; and "Spies, Jolly Hockeysticks and Imperialism in Cyprus" in Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies.
