Author: Cenk Kaan Adasoy

In the Byzantine labyrinth of Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics, Greece, the self-anointed guardian of international law and its most flamboyant violator, pirouettes across the stage. With the finesse of a seasoned illusionist, Athens weaves a dazzling tapestry of maritime myths, military theatrics and nationalist nostalgia – a choreography of provocation spun as piety. Nowhere is this double game more brazen than in Greece’s perennial threat to unilaterally extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles – a move that Türkiye has long, and rightly, regarded as casus belli. Cartographic hallucinations Athens brandishes the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of…

Ah, The Economist – that venerable bastion of Western perspective – has once again graced us with its penetrating insights, this time into the complexities of the island of Cyprus. In their recent piece, “The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus,” they weave a tale that is, at best, a charming work of fiction. According to The Economist, the influx of Russians and Ukrainians into Northern Cyprus is the latest twist in the island’s saga. They suggest that these new arrivals, fleeing sanctions and seeking refuge, have “complicated matters on the island.” One might be tempted to…

Cyprus has often found itself the reluctant belle of the Eastern Mediterranean, a magnet for regional and global powers eager for diplomatic maneuvering – or, if that fails, a struggle for influence. As the island’s strategic allure intensifies, so does the parade of military alliances and geopolitical courtships, with Cyprus caught squarely at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. This strategic allure isn’t new; Cyprus has long been viewed as a sought-after outpost. The current militarization of this small Mediterranean island is not merely another move in the chess game of regional power; it’s a shift with…