Half the battle in diplomacy is to define the debate. Consider Cyprus: Turkey’s invasion of the island after the Greek Junta’s collapse was illegal. Turkey ethnically cleansed more than one-third the ...

Talk of Cyprus joining Nato or an affiliated organisation has fizzled out in recent weeks – no surprise there, as the future of Nato itself seems to hang in the balance. Now, with many saying that ...

The trilateral partnership took shape some 15 years ago after Israel’s ties with Turkey deteriorated, even if it was initially framed in the language of energy cooperation and regional diplomacy.

More than 50 years ago, the Turkish army invaded Cyprus to prevent a union between Cyprus and Greece. Turkish fears were not wrong. Greek Junta leader Dimitrios Ioannidis sought Enosis, union with ...

From the early beginnings of NATO, when America recruited Greece and Turkey, American leaders insisted that Greeks and Turks shake hands. NATO was too important. But it was impossible for the ...

An Orphic hymn says that Kypris, Aphrodite of Cyprus, was the “scheming mother of necessity.” She controlled and gave birth to the Earth, the sea, and the Cosmos (Orphic Hymn to Aphrodite 55). Another ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey signed a deal with the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state on Wednesday that will pave the way for offshore gas exploration, in a move set to escalate regional tensions over ...

The idea of a triple alliance consisting of Greece, Cyprus and Israel is a good one. However, given the nature of the Turkish ...

This message was all over the Republic of Cyprus, in the posters around the island, historical museum exhibitions and the words of the Cypriot military officers I had the chance to share meals with.