Greek-Turkish relations have come under significant strain in the last couple of years and are likely to remain difficult in the long-run there seems to be little appetite in both sides of the Aegean for a substantive discussion and subsequent negotiation for the full normalization of Greek-Turkish relations as both sides are either faced with pressing domestic priorities […]
The collapse of the talks in Crans-Montana caused significant concerns to the Turkish Cypriots that believe in the Federal solution of the Cyprus issue. These segments of the community, which hope that the establishment of a united federal Cyprus will lead to the resolution of all their socio-political and economic problems are searching for a […]
Negotiations over the settlement of the Cyprus Question entered a most critical phase following the official resumption of intercommunal talks between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegations. Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegations were once again invited to resume talks in the midst of a broader climate of insecurity. The discovery of energy resources within the […]
ELIAMEP’s Working Paper no 18 authored by Iakovos Kareklas examines the diplomatic and legal context to the Turkish intervention in Cyprus 1974. On the one hand, the main legal argument put forward by Turkey in order to justify the intervention, which was based on the Republic of Cyprus Treaty of Guarantee, is put under scrutiny; […]
In the latest issue of ELIAMEP Thesis , Mr. Costas Carras, Greek Coordinator of the Greek Turkish Forum, provides seven reasons why the chances for a settlement of the Cyprus problem are higher over the next five months than at any time since 1974. It also however points to some of the most serious remaining […]
This paper analyzes the role that the House of Representatives (Vouli ton Andiprosopon) of the Republic of Cyprus has played since 1974 with regards to the Cyprus Problem. The paper argues that the Vouli has played an increasingly important role in the diplomacy of the Island. A number of factors explain such a development: the […]
