Cyprus
EU threatens Turkey with sanctions over East Mediterranean dispute
EU leaders have warned that Turkey could face sanctions if it does not cease its "provocations and pressures." The bloc also said it would...
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Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume “exploratory contacts”
September 22, 2020
Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume exploratory contacts in Istanbul, the Greek Foreign...
War and Peace in Eastern Mediterranean
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
The decision of Turkey to withdraw its vessel surveying Eastern Mediterranean, where maritime zones are not demarcated and are claimed by both...
NSO Group Closes Cyprus Office of Spy Firm
NSO recently closed the Cyprus office of phone network exploitation company Circles and fired a number of staff, according to two former NSO employees.
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Pentagon pushes back on claim that US to leave Turkey’s Incirlik...
Senator Ron Johnson said the United States is considering basing more forces on Crete as relations with Turkey deteriorate.
Sep 16, 2020
A Pentagon spokesman pushed back...
The end of the Balkans
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Sep. 14, 2020
The day before yesterday, Serbian President Vucic was ridiculed by signing an agreement in the White House without even knowing...
Maidan, Navalny, Kastellorizo: The Chaos Strategy
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Twenty years ago, I was covering the Munich Security Forum as a journalist and I took an interview from Brent Scawcroft, National...
Macron: Europe must have a ‘more united and clear voice’ with...
Sep. 10, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe needed "a more united and clear voice" on Turkey which is "no longer a partner".
Macron categorised...
Greek – Turkish crisis escalates. Closer to military conflict
Diplomatic sources refute reports of NATO-brokered talks between Greece, Turkey
Sept. 3, 2020
Diplomatic sources on Thursday refuted reports of NATO-brokered talks between Greece and Turkey...
Talks to begin with parties after rejection of CETA
August 4, 2020
The government will initiate a round of deliberations with political parties here after the House plenum last week voted against ratifying the...