Defence book seeks lessons from the past

A NEW book on Cyprus defence issues went on sale yesterday.

Entitled Current strategic factors in the Cyprus Problem – the strategic and military value of Cyprus, the book is the work of defence expert Aristos Aristotelous.

The book sets out to analyse current strategic factors, as well as studying the historic ties between Cyprus and Hellenism.

Aristotelous believes that by studying past military situations on the island, we will be better able to understand the current situation, and in particular the defence pact that Cyprus has with Greece.

A study of the past will also help the two governments to be better prepared to avoid mistakes in the future.

The book is available from the Cyprus Centre for Military Studies.

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