Cyprus

Cyprus looks to EU joint-defence, amid Nato split on Iran
18 March 2026 by Andrew Rettman
“We … gave flesh and bones to the [EU’s] mutual assistance clause,” Cypriot president said, after France and others sent warships to protect the island, which is a member of the EU but not Nato.
Despite growing opposition, closing the UK military bases in Cyprus would not be easy
16 March 2026 by Tom Cleaver
Cypriots have long felt that — far from providing protection from the tribulations of their geographical neighbourhood —the existence of two British sovereign base areas on the island effectively placed a target on the back of Cyprus and therefore of Cypriots.