Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The United Nations' envoy for divided Cyprus said on Friday he was ending a shuttle diplomacy bid to continue peace talks in Geneva because rival sides had failed to agree on conditions.

While some people still dream of success in the long-dead Cyprus intercommunal talks, Greek Cypriots are buried deep in the "Who will be candidates for the February presidential poll?" question.

A very interesting “Risk Analysis” on the Cyprus dispute, the on going negotiations and the prospects for a just and viable solution.

Was it Albert Einstein who described insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?" If what he said was right, the mental status of everyone involved in the futile Cyprus diplomacy and peacemaking efforts since 1968 can be called into question.

Turks call northern Cyprus baby land, a term deriving from motherland. Whenever there is some progress in peace talks among the divided communities of the island, some in Turkey start talking about the threat of losing the "babyland." "We should not lose at the table what we gained by our blood," they would say.

Turkey has rebuked Greek Cyprus' recent decision to introduce the commemoration of "Enosis" in Greek Cypriot public schools, noting that the decision made by a "racist, far-right," party would not contribute to ongoing efforts to create a new partnership between Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

The Greek army it seems is “infested” with anti-Greek nationalists of various ethnic backgrounds. Following the two incidents with the 7 recruits that posted a photo on social media flashing the Albanian eagle hand sign and a similar case of a soldier in the special Greek forces (ELDYK) in Cyprus, a new troubling case has emerged.

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has repeated his demand that Turkish troops be stationed on Cyprus following a potential deal to reunite the Mediterranean island.

In an interview with Turkish news channel NTV, Akinci said that insistence of Greek Cypriots on "zero guarantees and zero troops" was blocking progress towards an agreement.

A new incident of Albanian nationalism in the Greek armed forces has surfaced, after it was revealed that a soldier serving in the unit of the Hellenic Forces in Cyprus (ELDYK) had posted a photo on social media forming the Albanian double eagle.

The United Nations said two days of expert-level talks on the possible reunification of Cyprus had ended on Jan. 19, describing them as a success but without disclosing any details.