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Why and how Turkey got involved in the Cyprus problem

The articles 16, 20, 21 of the Lausanne Treaty, signed in 1923, abandoned the idea of Turkey having any rights in Cyprus from that time onwards. This was because the …

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Diatribe: A Sovereignty of two minds – Cyprus and the politics of coexistence

The history of Cyprus is marked by division, contestation, and the perpetual struggle over competing sovereignties. Over the past century, a succession of proposals has sought to resolve the island’s …

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From patriot to populist: Reflecting on the complex legacy of Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou was a radical leftist nationalist firebrand who was PM of Greece in the 1980s who threatened to (but never did) leave both NATO and the EU and instead …

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Diatribe: Light and more light – The Greek impressionists

The recent exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces at the National Gallery of Victoria, replete with ethereal tableaux of sunlit seascapes, perfumed gardens, and the fleeting splendours of modern life as …

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Turkey’s aim was the partition of Cyprus

Turkey invaded Cyprus during the Ottoman Empire in 1570 where no Turks were living on the island and occupied it until 1878. Over 100,000 Greek Cypriots were killed and over …

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The root causes of the rise of antisemitism

Cyprus is very close to Israel. So close that my relatives there tell me how terrifying it was to see the Iranian missiles heading towards Israel in the night sky. …

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Palestine, my love and how I learned to live with Semitic dissonance

It’s strange to think there was a time when you could talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict with a bit of distance. These days, things feel sharper, more polarised. The space …

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PM urges work on green steel over red wine in China

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise Australian concerns over Chinese steel dumping as he urges industry leaders from both nations to work together to develop low-carbon steel production methods. At …

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Diatribe: On the shores of inner cartography

In The Strength of Fragile Days, Pierenrico Gottero offers us not simply a novel but a contemplative elegy, an inward odyssey of subtle psychological depth, lyrical grace, and spiritual inquiry. …

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‘Protect our school’: The case against Yarra Council’s road through Alphington Grammar

The Yarra City Council seems to have its municipality’s priorities wrong. It appears to have lightheartedly decided, for their “legitimate” reasons, to extend Old Heidelberg Road by less than five …

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