The Causes Of The Cyprus Conflict Between Greek And Turkish Cypriots

yprus conflict is interesting because of the variety of events that caused it, as it was not based purely on the conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but also because of the British ‘divide and rule’ policy and the intervention of other states including Turkey. Moreover, Cyprus is divided not only politically divided, but also socially and culturally. Another fact, is that Cyprus was independent only for some period of time in the 20th century. They gained independence in 1960 from the U.K. and lost it in 1974 when Greek military junta carried out a coup d'état (an overthrow of state by the military). Also, in 1974 the Turks invaded Cyprus which lead to the partition of the island and forced displacement of the Greeks. The situation
Anastasiades on the other hand, has to come up with a solution that will be satisfactory for the Greek Cypriots as they were the ones that were harmed the most recently. Both leaders want to rebuild trust between two nations. President of Cyprus wants to change the mindset of the Cypriots - instead of identifying with their original nationality, he wants to create a society with an uniformity of nationality of the population, classifying everyone as Cypriots. Cyprus is also a smaller country, and with increasing initiative coming from the Greek and Turkish sides to solve the dispute, the island may soon face a huge integration of people. Another factor is that the new generation is not willing to live the way their parents and grandparents lived, in hate and constant fear, therefore they’re more likely to let go the historical events and start a new life together. On the contrary, the South China Sea conflict involves many nations with a past filled with cruelty and hatred (such as China and Japan), and the conflicts are driven by greed to claim the islands and areas rich in petroleum, therefore the conflict is less likely to be solved by the end of this year, however in the coming decade it is