Cyprus in balancing act over Gaza role

Cyprus attends Board of Peace as observer, weighs next steps

Not really in the club, but not really out either – that looks like Cyprus’ posture regarding its engagement with the Board of Peace, the confab of countries debuting in Washington DC this week. Nicosia is still weighing its options. At the same time, Cyprus does participate directly in the Civil-Military Coordination Centre for Gaza, over which serious questions hover as to its true purpose.

At Thursday’s inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace (BoP)...