CYPRUS - International Studies of Strategic and Geopolitics

By Dr. Vassilios Damiras* Cyprus is essential for the American national interests. It is in a crucial geostrategic position between Europe and the Middle East. In 1962, U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson visited the island. On May 21, 2014, Vice President Joe Biden visited the island. Both wanted to bring Cyprus closer to the USA. During Johnson’s visit, the Cold War had long consolidated the U.S. presence in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Both Greece and Turkey were NATO members. When Biden visited Cyprus, the USA faced the jihadist threat. Currently, the USA faces Iran and its proxies in the region and the Russian influence in Syria and surrounding areas. In addition, Cyprus has natural liquid gas sea fields. The USA wants to develop these sea fields. Turkey, which has occupied seventy...

By Dr. Vassilios Damiras* Cyprus has faced severe ethnic disputes throughout its history and missed political opportunities. It achieved independence from Britain in 1960. The Kingdom of Greece, the Turkish Republic, and Great Britain negotiated the various treaties creating the Republic of Cyprus. Based on the 1960 and 1973 censuses, the population is now 80 percent Greek-Cypriots and 18 percent Turkish-Cypriots, with the rest being Maronites, Latins, and Armenians. Cyprus has played a vital part in Greek culture since ancient times. The inhabitants of this island have experienced a long and arduous struggle with establishing democratic values and beliefs. Since ancient times, Greece has viewed Cyprus as an extension of Hellenic ideas and values; furthermore, it viewed Cyprus as a basti...

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