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EU Turkey Cyprus relations: The operational alibi

Market February 24, 2026 at 15:12

By Shay Gal A compressed diplomatic calendar Early July is not a promise. It is a test. The United Nations Secretary General’s envoy has set a...

Operational Sovereignty: When Greenland Reopened Europe’s Map, Cyprus Picked Up the Gavel

International February 2, 2026 at 11:24

by Shay Gal In Davos last week, sovereignty was put on the table. “Total access” to Greenland, with no expiry date. Brussels reacted swiftly. Nuuk...

Operational Unbundling: How Regional Agreements Are Dismantling the Logic of Occupation

Market January 5, 2026 at 15:37

by Shay Gal The past weeks have been framed as a flurry of Eastern Mediterranean diplomacy. This is not a string of isolated deals, but...

Operational Complicity: Europe’s quiet role in Cyprus’ occupation

International December 8, 2025 at 14:03

by Shay Gal Europe often describes its crises as distant rings of instability - the eastern flank, the southern neighbourhood, the periphery beyond which the...

Operational Partition: How Ankara Is Engineering Irreversibility in the Occupied North of Cyprus

Market November 3, 2025 at 16:14

by Shay Gal The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of SigmaLive. This piece...

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