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100			_aÖzkanca, Oya Dursun _953311
245			_aChanging responses to a frozen conflict: The republic of Cyprus soft balancing vis-à-vis Turkey
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a45(1), Jan, 2024: p.15-30
520			_aTensions are on the rise in the Eastern Mediterranean, calling for a careful understanding of the motivations behind the foreign policies of small and large states in the region. This article explores the motivations behind the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey’s foreign policies and their implications for conflict dynamics, illustrating the complex relationship between soft balancing and the prospects for conflict resolution, considering the spatial dynamics of multi-party conflicts. It argues that the Republic of Cyprus’ and Turkey’s changing responses influenced the very conflict itself, by pulling in more actors and thereby expanding its spatial scope. This topic has implications for the study of frozen conflicts, transatlantic security, and peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region and beyond.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01925121231177443
773			_aInternational Political Science Review
906			_aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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