Cyprus Reassesses Strategic Role of British Bases Amid Regional Tensions

Cyprus is calling for an open discussion on the future of British military bases on the island, citing increased tensions due to the war with Iran and a drone incident in early March. A strategic reassessment highlights the island's role as an 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' but also its growing vulnerability.

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Cyprus and the British Bases: A strategic reassessment

By Euripides L. Evriviades* Cyprus has long been regarded in strategic thinking as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in the Eastern Mediterranean. The phrase captures a hard reality. Today it carries a more troubling implication: growing vulnerability. The British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) at Akrotiri and Dhekelia form part of the architecture of independence established by […]

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