It has now been almost 50 years since the Turkish army invaded Cyprus.
It has now been almost 50 years since the Turkish army invaded Cyprus, occupying and ethnically cleansing a third of the country. Turkish justification that their invasion was necessary to protect Turkish Cypriots rings hollow for three reasons.
Turkey today is a liability to NATO, not an ally. The Eastern Mediterranean, meanwhile, only grows in economic and strategic importance. It would be near impossible for the United States to supply Ukraine, for example, without the Port of Alexandroupoli. International efforts to supply humanitarian assistance to Gaza, meanwhile, rely upon the Cypriot port of Larnaca and the diplomatic troubleshooting of Constantinos Kombos, Cyprus’ wunderkind foreign minister.
Privately, American officials say the State Department’s reluctance to call Turkey’s presence in Cyprus an occupation stems from continued fear of antagonizing Turkey. Many Turks, regional officials, and Americans say Jeff Flake, the formersenator who now serves as U.S. ambassador in Ankara, has drunk the Turkish Kool-Aid and acts more like a Turkish lobbyist to Washington than as a man willing to consider a broader strategic picture.
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