Cyprus, 1950s60s. An island divided between Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, and the British Empire becomes the battleground for one of the Cold Wars most explosive regional crises. What begins as a struggle for independence soon spirals into a three-way conflict of nationalism, colonial strategy, and clashing identities with Archbishop Makarios III, paramilitary groups, Athens, Ankara, and London all pulling in different directions.
In this episode of War 2 War, we uncover how Cyprus became: A central front in the decline of the British Empire A stage for Espionage, guerrilla warfare, and political assassinations A diplomatic nightmare for NATO A struggle where UN peacekeepers become critical to preventing total collapse A conflict whose consequences still shape Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean today
Well trace the rise of EOKA, the reaction in the Turkish Cypriot community, the impossible balancing act of Makarios III, and how superpower pressure from the USA and USSR escalated an already volatile situation.
This is the hidden story of how one islands crisis reshaped the politics of an entire region and marked the end of Britain as a global imperial power.
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Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter Creative Director: Iryna Dulka Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis Written by: Jesse Karami, Sebastian Brandstetter Research by: Jesse Karami, Sebastian Brandstetter Edited by: Karolina Dołęga Color grading by: Karolina Dołęga Artwork by: Himanka Kalita Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Image sources: National Portrait Gallery National Army Museum, London: NAM. 1992-08-65-57, NAM. 1992-08-65-68, NAM. 1992-08-65-57 David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries Photos of Prodromos market in 1957 courtesy of Don Christie Imperial War Museums: IWM CPF 130 , IWM NA 26787, IWM HU 52030, IWM HU 52031 National Archives NARA Bundesarchiv
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