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Geopolitical analysis / report (house oversight production)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a geopolitical report or analysis produced to the House Oversight Committee (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031581). It analyzes the lack of political will for a settlement in Cyprus, examining the motivations of Turkey, Greece, Britain, and Russia, while specifically noting Russian involvement in 'bleaching business' (money laundering). The document can be dated to approximately May 2014 based on the reference to Vice President Joe Biden's 'upcoming visit this week,' which occurred in May of that year.
People (2)
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| Joe Biden | Vice President of the United States (at time of writing) |
Mentioned as having an upcoming visit to Cyprus 'this week'.
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| John Kerry | Secretary of State (at time of writing) |
Mentioned as having an anticipated visit to the island within weeks.
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Organizations (1)
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| House Oversight Committee |
Identified via the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
2004
Simultaneous referenda regarding Cyprus settlement.
Cyprus
Turkish Cypriots
Greek Cypriots
Locations (8)
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Location of the geopolitical conflict discussed.
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Discussed regarding its political will for a settlement.
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Discussed regarding its political will for a settlement.
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Mentioned in context of disputes between Greece and Turkey.
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Mentioned in context of disputes between Greece and Turkey.
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Mentioned regarding its sovereign bases on Cyprus.
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Mentioned as a recipient of Russian energy.
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Discussed regarding energy supply and potential money laundering.
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Relationships (2)
Both mentioned as US officials visiting Cyprus to address the 'Cyprus problem'.
Key Quotes (3)
"Or to render life even more difficult to the Russian population and collaborators engaged in bleaching business?"Source
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"The upcoming visit of American Vice President Joe Biden this week and the anticipated visit to the island within weeks by Secretary of State John Kerry of course demonstrate an interest in the Cyprus problem."Source
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"Plans to ease European energy dependency on Russia might play a role for an accelerated demand for a Cyprus deal push."Source
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Do the two sides on Cyprus have political will? Does Turkey want a settlement? Is Greece prepared for a deal that might trigger a larger deal with Turkey over the Aegean and Thrace issues? Of these questions only one element is affirmative; Turkish Cypriots want a settlement. In 2004, they not only demonstrated simultaneous referenda, but repeated polls have shown since then that the pro-settlement resolve of Turkish Cypriots is over 65 percent. Greek Cypriots? Polls show a decreasing 41 percent are receptive to the idea of resolution, less than 30 want federation. Officially, both Greece and Turkey support a compromise deal on Cyprus. How sincere are they? Last time, in 2004, despite all of the pledges made before, Greece eventually could not support a plan for resolution. Will it support a compromise deal this time? Let us hope it will. Turkey will support any deal supported by Turkish Cypriots, provided it somehow maintains a presence on the island. Why should it not, after all, if Britain, a country far away, has two sovereign bases just because it was the previous colonial power? Was it not Turkey that leased the island to Greece?
International actors all keep on vowing to support a deal on Cyprus. Why would the British want a settlement knowing that despite the recent agreement it signed in haste with the Greek Cypriots, British bases on Cyprus will be the next and joint target for all Cypriots if ever they resolve their bilateral quagmire? Russians would not want a resolution either. Why should they? To upset their peculiar position as the major energy supplier of Europe, (particularly) to Germany? Or to render life even more difficult to the Russian population and collaborators engaged in bleaching business?
Why would Americans support a compromise deal if they benefit more from the British bases on the divided Cyprus? The upcoming visit of American Vice President Joe Biden this week and the anticipated visit to the island within weeks by Secretary of State John Kerry of course demonstrate an interest in the Cyprus problem. A visit by a U.S. vice president – the first in 52 years – of course will be meaningful.
Plans to ease European energy dependency on Russia might play a role for an accelerated demand for a Cyprus deal push. Don’t the Americans know
International actors all keep on vowing to support a deal on Cyprus. Why would the British want a settlement knowing that despite the recent agreement it signed in haste with the Greek Cypriots, British bases on Cyprus will be the next and joint target for all Cypriots if ever they resolve their bilateral quagmire? Russians would not want a resolution either. Why should they? To upset their peculiar position as the major energy supplier of Europe, (particularly) to Germany? Or to render life even more difficult to the Russian population and collaborators engaged in bleaching business?
Why would Americans support a compromise deal if they benefit more from the British bases on the divided Cyprus? The upcoming visit of American Vice President Joe Biden this week and the anticipated visit to the island within weeks by Secretary of State John Kerry of course demonstrate an interest in the Cyprus problem. A visit by a U.S. vice president – the first in 52 years – of course will be meaningful.
Plans to ease European energy dependency on Russia might play a role for an accelerated demand for a Cyprus deal push. Don’t the Americans know
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