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ABSTRACT
Geostrategic components of the Cyprus conflict
Geostrategy is an integral part of geopolitics, the geographical projection of a
states international interests, which determines strategic programs and acti¬
vities in relation to specific geographical areas, primarily on the basis of secu¬
rity, political and economic considerations. Ihe basic assumption of this
volume is that the resolution of the Cyprus conflict, which has been unresolved
for over six decades, is not only constrained by the conflicting interests of local
communities, but also by the geostrategic interests of regional and great powers.
These Greek, Turkish, British, American and to some extent Russian strategic
concepts have deepened the conflict on the island, precluded any international
legal solution and, as a de facto outcome, have allowed direct or indirect pre¬
sence on the island for most of the involved external actors. This volume seeks
to identify the strategic factors that attracted foreign powers to the island, to
explore their foreign policy concepts and actions to control these strategic
factors, and to understand how their interventions influenced the emergence
and continuation of the conflict.
Keywords: international relations, geopolitics, geostrategy, conflict analysis,
Cyprus conflict