According to Hatem Zadek, a Professor at Helwan University, Mediterranean gas can fix what politics has spoiled.
BY ROBERT ELLIS
(The writer is an international adviser at RIEAS (Research Institute for European and American Studies) in Athens)
Copyright @ 2023 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-746737 (Jerusalem Post 19 June 2023) Posted at RIEAS web site on 19 June 2023.
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)
Turkey’s newly reelected president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has – on a visit to northern Cyprus – demanded the recognition of the breakaway state as a condition for negotiations on the future of the island. In this case, he is barking up the wrong tree.
Since 1964, when UN peacekeeping forces (UNFICYP) were deployed on the island to prevent fighting between the two population groups – the Greek and Turkish Cypriots – this has developed into one of the world’s longest standing conflicts.... Read more