This study assesses Moscow's special bilateral relations with
Cyprus since the mid-1950s, with particular emphasis on the
post-Cold War years. Melakopides develops the theory of 'pragmatic
idealism' when describing the way in which Moscow's Cyprus policies
were meant to satisfy not only mutual interests but also
international legal and ethical principles and norms. The book
recalls Cyprus's dramatic vicissitudes since the 1950s and revisits
the controversial 'political realist' policies of Washington,
Ankara and London against the interests and needs of the
Greek-Cypriot majority. Melakopides then goes on to analyse the
regional geopolitical context; Turkey's hegemonic ambitions and its
ongoing aggressiveness against Cyprus; Nicosia's current efforts to
pursue a multidimensional foreign policy that also engages Greece,
Israel and Egypt; the strong Russian-Cypriot diplomatic and
political relations as well as their relations in trade, banking,
energy, tourism, culture, energy and defence; and the origins of
Russia's historical, religious and 'spiritual' sentiments and bonds
towards Hellenism and Cyprus.
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