Abstract
Last time around, I started off as “if I were Christofias,” then went on to point out that by attaching significance to his “conciliatory” character, Mehmet Ali Talat, with whom Christofias sat down around a table for a solution, is “the only person on the island”. I concluded by saying that “if I were Christofias, I would shake hands with Talat sooner rather than later, and I would not include the EU in the talks all the time.” Right after my piece of writing, the EU left Christofias stranded, did not throw its weight behind him, and his expectations of Turkey being sanctioned turned out to be anything, but empty. Christofias wasted his energy in the corridors of Brussels, and went back to his meeting with Talat a drained man and with his mind back in Brussels. In this particular respect, what would I do if I were Mehmet Ali Talat? Let me tell you...
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | January 1, 2010 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2010 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |