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Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis is a regular commentator on Turkish affairs in the Danish and international press.

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Russia and the Cyprus gambit
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Posted May 17, 2012

Russia’s age-old ambition of securing a foothold in the Mediterranean has been achieved not only through the establishment of a naval base at Tartus in Syria but also because of its long-standing relationship with Cyprus...

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Turkey – a hostage to Cyprus
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Posted April 19, 2012

After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan warned: “Today the Republic of Cyprus is the prisoner of the Turkish army. Tomorrow the Turkish army will find itself the...

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Cyprus – a litmus test for Turkey
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Posted April 8, 2012

Sweden’s Minister for International Cooperation Development, Gunilla Carlsson, has confirmed in a joint article  together with Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs, Egemen Bağış, Sweden’s full support for Turkey’s bid for EU membership. 

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Cyprus: Reunification, partition or annexation?
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Posted March 12, 2012

Reunification, partition or annexation: these are the options that Turkey’s EU...

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Cyprus: The last round
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Posted January 30, 2012

Sooner or later, everybody who has worked with the 'Cyprus question' becomes tired of it.

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