The “Thucydides Trap” and the Republic of Cyprus energy security
- Peace & Conflict Resolution
- May 23, 2018
Even though the Republics of Greece and Cyprus have both repeatedly highlighted their intention to avoid settling their disputes with the Turkey/TRNC axis through the application of military means, no one can rule out the possibility of escalation due to factors that cannot be predicted in advance.
READ MOREBy Savvas Papasavvas PhDc, Military officer, Foreign and Energy Policy Analyst, Strategy Junior Consultant
READ MORETroop deployment is a, partially, military solution to a problem that is highly political. It fails to address the main causes of migration from South America to the United States which are, extreme economic inequality, oppression and insecurity
READ MOREHolding a “Euro-Atlantic” Aspiration and therefore a Euro-Atlantic identity maybe the most important visionary aspiration and strategic option for the republic of Cyprus. It is the last piece of the puzzle which remains to complete the map of “strategic identity and public foreign policy depth”.
READ MOREThere is a Locality vs Globality aspect value attached to both signatories at this time. Both sides of the signatories, signal a possible window of opportunity that seems open for Globality rather Locality
READ MOREThus, this threat to Turkey’s energy security combined with the tendency of some analysts bases their arguments on Thucydides[vii] made them try to present Turkey’s response through the application of “Thucydides trap”.
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