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 "title": "Cyprus Eyes NATO Membership: Revisiting 1959 Zurich Pact",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/cyprus-plans-to-join-nato-echoes-of-the-1959-zurich-gentlemens-agreement/",
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 "type": "article",
 "published": "2024-11-26T00:55:07.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-03-08T18:18:04.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "The Akrotiri drone strike of March 2026 made NATO membership Cyprus's top priority. Turkey's veto remains absolute. Nicosia is hedging through EU defence channels and US bilateral cooperation while the Erhürman election reopens reunification diplomacy.",
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