4075768 1094019 4075768 4932 Global Perspectives and International Initiatives global-perspectives-and-international-initiatives https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/4932/global-perspectives-and-international-initiatives/ Cyprus: A Crossroads of Europe and the Middle East Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0500 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:30:00 -0500 Barbara Ying Center
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en-US Cyprus is an island shaped by crossroads. Situated between Europe and the Middle East, its location has long made it a natural harbor, lookout, and relay point for sailors, merchants, armies, and empires moving between regions.

Politically, Cyprus embodies the tensions of a borderland. It is European in its institutions, Middle Eastern in its proximity, and Mediterranean in its temperament. The island’s modern history is marked by partition, peacekeeping forces, and unresolved borders which mirror broader regional frictions. Cyprus is not merely affected by geopolitics; it concentrates them.

The Middle Eastern Studies Program at the UCF Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives (GPII) invites you to a timely discussion that critically examines these dynamics and the ongoing security situation in the Middle East. 

Moderated by: Dr. Hakan Ozoglu, Director of UCF Middle Eastern Studies

In-Person EventThursday, March 5, 2026
3:00 – 4:30 PM ESTUCF Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives, Barbara Ying Center12815 Scholarship Drive, Orlando, FL 32816

This event is free and open to the public.

You can download the University Map, here.

Advanced Registration is REQUIRED. Please REGISTER HERE.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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