Cyprus and France Forge 'Humanitarian Defence Agreement'

The new Guy de Lusignan meets King Richard the Lionheart in Cyprus

Cyprus has seen its share of arrivals. The latest comes in the form of a “humanitarian defence agreement” with France. The term itself deserves pause. Words such as “humanitarian defence” may be politically convenient, but humanitarianism, properly understood, is grounded in relief and neutrality; it does not typically require military positioning. To invoke it in […]