RETROSPECTIVE VIEW

I first realised the latest talks to solve the Cyprus problem were stalling when I heard the negotiators use the dreaded phrase ‘red lines’. I thought that ‘red lines’ were ...

Leontios Ierodiakonou in his final instalment on the history of the Cyprus problem analyses the debacle of the Crans-Montana talks in 2017 In April 2015, Mustafa Akinci, well-known for his Cyprus-centre, pro-settlement ...

Leontios Ierodiakonou in his latest instalment on the history of the Cyprus problem analyses the disastrous response to the Annan plan In November 2002 the Annan peace plan appeared and was ...

Leontios Ierodiakonou in his latest instalment on the history of the Cyprus problem lists the blunders made by our first two presidents After the Turkish invasion, when the Turks’ position ...

In the third part of his series of articles on the Cyprus problem, Leontios Ierodiakonou looks at how Makarios’ refusal to heed the advice of the Greek government led to ...

The second in a series of articles by Leontios Ierodiakonou looks at how Archbishop Makarios persistently badgered the Greek leadership into internationalising the Cyprus problem Makarios appears to have never ...

First in a series of articles by Leontios Ierodiakonou who looks at how the Greek Cypriot leadership, by accident or design, consistently steered clear of a Cyprus settlement It is ...