{"id":342150,"date":"2026-05-09T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-europe-cant-ignore-cyprus-anymore-mapped-out\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:00:15","slug":"why-europe-cant-ignore-cyprus-anymore-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-europe-cant-ignore-cyprus-anymore-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Europe can\u2019t ignore Cyprus anymore | Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fFYeBdJnAok\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Europe can\u2019t ignore Cyprus anymore | Mapped Out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fFYeBdJnAok\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cyprus has been divided for over 50 years, setting NATO member Turkey against the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state. As Europe redraws its security order, the Cyprus problem is back in focus. Will rising geopolitical tensions finally push the island toward reunification or divide it for good?<br \/>\nOne reason is the US-Israeli war on Iran, including an apparent drone strike by Iranian ally Hezbollah on a British military base RAF Akrotiri reportedly housing US U-2 spy planes. Another reason is the growing military and economic ties between the Republic of Cyprus and Israel. But as Europe scrambles to realign its security arrangements, Turkey is becoming far more relevant. Ankara is the only country to recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and it has tens of thousands of troops stationed on the island.<br \/>\nThe 1974 Turkish invasion, launched in the wake of a coup, is still viewed very differently depending on whom you ask in Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots hail it as liberation from ethnic strife, while Greek Cypriots see it as aggression and occupation. Could the shifting dynamics in the region mean a resolution to the \u201cCyprus problem\u201d is finally possible?<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown:<br \/>\n00:00 Cyprus back in the spotlight<br \/>\n00:42 Where is Cyprus for Jon Stewart<br \/>\n02:04 UN Bufferzone<br \/>\n3:02 Greek and Turkish influence<br \/>\n4:55 Cyprus: the EU and NATO dilemma<br \/>\n6:00 Turkey\u2019s &#8216;Blue Homeland Doctrine&#8217;<br \/>\n6:23 Cyprus, Greece, and Israel<br \/>\n7:22 UK sovereign military bases<br \/>\n8:12 History of the Cyprus conflict<br \/>\n11:19 Turkish invasion of Cyprus<br \/>\n12:47 &quot;Annan Plan&quot;<br \/>\n14:17 Can Cyprus reunite?<br \/>\n15:49 Militarization of the &quot;Cyprus Problem&quot;<br \/>\n16:38 Turkey and EU posiitons on Cyprus<br \/>\n17:41 Cyprus and the new regional geopolitics<\/p>\n<p>#dwmappedout<br \/>\n#cyprus<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus has been divided for over 50 years, setting NATO member Turkey against the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state. As Europe redraws its security order, the Cyprus problem is back in focus. Will rising geopolitical tensions finally push the island toward reunification or divide it for good? One reason is the US-Israeli war [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":342151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[128827,132564,141787],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-342150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-been","tag-cyprus","tag-divided"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Europe can\u2019t ignore Cyprus anymore | Mapped Out | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Why Europe can\u2019t ignore Cyprus anymore | Mapped Out for free, here on News ISC. 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