The illusion of the unitary state and the inevitability of federation in Cyprus

The decades-long effort to resolve the Cyprus problem has reached a definitive turning point. Years of frozen diplomacy and shifting Eastern Mediterranean geopolitical dynamics have transformed a historical stalemate into an urgent crisis of state survival. As the international community seeks to revive peace negotiations, Greek Cypriot politics are increasingly shaped by a dangerous resurgence of maximalist rhetoric.

While the official leadership claims a willingness to resume talks from...