Our View: Christodoulides should beware following Makarios’ deluded path

The first of President Nikos Christodoulides’ five priorities in 2026, according to Thursday’s televised address was “outward-looking foreign policy, strong defence and security”. Presumably, these are under the same heading because a strong defence, theoretically, increases influences in foreign affairs.

Great emphasis was placed on foreign policy, as the president’s unrelenting efforts to present Cyprus as a country with some relevance in world affairs has had some traction with a section of the electorate.