Cyprus' air defense upgrade and Erdogan's hypocritical outrage
Update: 2025-10-10
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Last month Turkey's President Erdogan and his loyalists blasted Cyprus for its purchase of Israeli Barak MX air defense systems, claiming it was a threat to Turkey, all while Turkish media has announced Ankara plans to send more occupation troops to Cyprus. William Doran, the co-author of the recent piece in Kathimerini titled “Erdogan’s imagined ‘arms race’ in Cyprus”, joins Thanos Davelis as we look at Erdogan’s hypocritical outrage here, and break down why Cyprus’ decision to upgrade its air defense systems in fact strengthens Eastern Mediterranean security.
You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:
Erdogan’s imagined ‘arms race’ in Cyprus
Greece hails ‘historic agreement’ over Gaza
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