1. Long Division: Cyprus Plays Spoiler in the Mediterranean.
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Bray, Nicholas
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COUP d'etat, Cyprus, 1974 , *NATIONALISM , *INTERNATIONAL mediation , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,CYPRUS Crisis, 1974 ,CYPRIOT politics & government ,GREECE-Turkey relations ,EUROPEAN Union membership - Abstract
The article discusses the politics and history of Cyprus, focusing on its division between Turkish Cypriots in the North and Greek Cypriots in the South. It comments on the attempted coup d’état in 1974 that aimed to overthrow the government and annex Cyprus to Greece, and the subsequent invasion by Turkish forces. The author reflects on Cyprus' European Union (EU) membership and Turkey's prospects for EU membership. Other topics include international mediation, the prospect of reunification, and the influence of nationalism.
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- 2011
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