The ongoing crisis in Cyprus will worsen over time, after Turkey sent a second drillship, the Yavuz (the Fatih is already on site) to the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not hesitate to emphasize the escort of the drillship with frigates to protect the […]
The upcoming elections will inevitably occupy the party headquarters and monopolize the news. However, the prospect of forming a stable government does not only concern the party headquarters. It primarily concerns the country itself. Let us not forget that the threat of Turkey, a country that is prone to revisionism, remains. The Turkish Defense Minister warned that Ankara […]
From 03 to 06 September, the hearing on the case of Mauritius against the British Bases on its territory took place in The Hague, before the International Court of Justice. Despite the fact that Cyprus did not participate in this legal dispute as an opposing party, the prosecutor of Nicosia, Mr. Clerides, testified as a witness. The Decision is expected to […]
The goals of the Turkish exercise "Blue Homeland" that has just begun are multiple. In addition to operational ones, they selectively send messages against Cyprus and Greece - in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean - projecting Turkey as the puppet of the region, with strategic ambitions beyond it. Of course, it would be ridiculous for Ankara to use such a volume […]
During his election campaign, Tayyip Erdogan visited Turkey’s defense industry and presented to the general public the new superweapon of Turkish development, the armed attack UAV named “Akinci”. The translation of the name is: “raider”, which highlights the offensive orientation of this particular weapon that is expected to […]
In recent weeks, a broader debate on NATO guarantees in the Cyprus issue has been opened for the sake of sensationalism. Others more cunning than me would say that the debate was opened for reasons of disorientation from the risk of the Cyprus issue slipping into dichotomous options of a confederal nature. This debate was triggered by a public statement by President Anastasiades in which he “did not rule out”, […]
The recent signing of a “Declaration of Intent” between the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, and the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. Wes Mitchell, in Washington, with the main objective of developing bilateral relations in promoting security in the Eastern Mediterranean, will obviously be considered by the government of Cyprus as a successful event. Of course, as it is shaping up […]
Euroasia route map by Karaol via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 897, July 17, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Eastern Mediterranean Alliance (Israel, Greece, and Cyprus) is emerging at a time of increasing global instability. All three states are firm democracies that promote peace, security, and environmental stability in the region. […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, Nicos Anastasiades, and Alexis Tsipras at fourth Cyprus-Greece-Israel summit, photo via Twitter account of Alexis Tsipras EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Cyprus, Greece, and Israel are steadily building a democratic geopolitical bloc in the Eastern Mediterranean. They are exploring ways to collaborate in fields ranging from energy to communication technology and defense. Greek-American and American-Jewish communities [...]
The ideal geographical location of Cyprus has multiplied the geostrategic, geopolitical and geoeconomic importance of the island. Cyprus decided to proceed with hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean relatively late compared to other states in the same geographical context, such as Egypt and Israel, with the exception of Lebanon which has not yet undertaken relevant […]
