Reposted by George KyrisUK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada. 33398150
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My latest article with Bruno Luciano shows how international parliaments might play a distinct role in statehood conflicts and matters of recognition. We do that through a deep dive into the EP's position on Kosovo. Full access: share.google/Cs693FnS7Iey... 021
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 17/04/2026'Inspections of Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers will begin with a view to allowing Turkish Cypriot halloumi to be exported across the Green Line and into the wider European Union, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Thursday'. cyprus-mail.com/2026/04/16/i...cyprus-mail.comInspections of Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers to beginInspections of Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers will begin with a view to allowing Turkish Cypriot halloumi to be exported across the Green Line and into the wider European Union, Turkish Cypriot le... 010
Reposted by George KyrisGlobal Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 06/04/2026New #OnlineFirst article out in Global Society! "State Recognition, Conflict and International Parliaments: The European Parliament and Kosovo" is by @georgekyris.bsky.social (Birmingham) and Bruno Luciano (UNESP). Do give it a read! #Statehood #Conflict www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 023
Reposted by George KyrisAdam Quinn @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026New episode of @politicalworldview.bsky.social podcast out now!🎙️ This time I’m talking recognition with the excellent @georgekyris.bsky.social, who’s thought about it a lot — and looked into some interesting cases. Check it out! 👇Audio links in thread under original post👇 036
Reposted by George KyrisPolitical Worldview Podcast @politicalworldview.bsky.social · 23/03/2026New episode out now! 'Recognize Me?' 🎙️ @adamjamesquinn.bsky.social chats with @georgekyris.bsky.social about national recognition: who gets a state, and says who? How it works in theory, and some cases (Palestine, Taiwan, and more) that show it's trickier in practice! 👇Audio links in thread below👇 132
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Palestinian embassy officially inaugurated in London following UK recognition of Palestine – Middle East Monitor share.google/ZWQpgQAWNMEl...share.googlePalestinian embassy officially inaugurated in London following UK recognition of PalestineThe Palestinian embassy in London was officially inaugurated on Monday, replacing the former designation “Palestinian Mission to the UK” with “Embassy of the State of Palestine,&#… 020
Reposted by George KyrisUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 05/01/2026“In the past years,Cyprus got very close to the US, forming lots of defence relationships with them. That is going to cause tension if we're trying to create an EU that's independent of the US.We have Cyprus leading the EU presidency, and the US is building bases here. This is going to be a tension”rfi.frCyprus’s EU presidency: seeking resilience in a new world orderCyprus has assumed the presidency of the European Council at a volatile time for Europe, as international peace efforts struggle to end the war in Ukraine, the United States shifts its loyalties and… 39423
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Israel first country to recognise Somaliland: share.google/a04mHcKvdRcy... Big development, if not hypocritical given Israel's denial of Palestinian statehood. 'The AU rejected any recognition of Somaliland, reaffirming its “unwavering commitment” to Somalia’s unity and territorial integrity'.share.googleIsrael becomes first country to formally recognize Somaliland as independent state | CNNIsrael became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday – a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and tes... 020
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 27/11/2025I talked about my article on the right to statehood and Palestine with two great colleagues in the first Ethnopolitics podcast- Looking forward to listening to the rest of the series. 020
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 27/10/2025East Timor, Asia's youngest nation, becomes ASEAN's 11th member | Reuters share.google/QlFX3pbfV3Jv...share.google 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Pro-reunification Tufan Erhurman has Turkish Cypriot presidency electio by a landslide, one of the biggest % ever-a crystal clear message that Turkish Cypriots want reunification. It is now up to Greek Cypriot leadership, who say they want reunification, to put their money where the mouth is. 030
Reposted by George KyrisGeorge Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 30/09/2025The Trump administration might see statehood as an 'aspiration' of Palestinians, but for the collective of the international community throughout a century or so, Palestinian statehood is a right, so clearly and repeatedly spelled out. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 021
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 30/09/2025The Trump administration might see statehood as an 'aspiration' of Palestinians, but for the collective of the international community throughout a century or so, Palestinian statehood is a right, so clearly and repeatedly spelled out. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 021
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Cyprus marks unique bicommunal pride | Cyprus Mail. share.google/Ej0L27gsqnsR...share.googleCyprus marks unique bicommunal pridePeople from all over Cyprus gathered on Friday evening to celebrate the annual bicommunal pride, which traditionally ends with a big gathering in the buffer zone. “What makes it so special is that it ... 011
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Canada recognizes a Palestinian state. Israel says it's a non-starter. So what does it mean for Palestinians? www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...cbc.caCanada recognizes a Palestinian state. Israel says it's a non-starter. So what does it mean for Palestinians? | CBC NewsWhat does the recognition of a Palestinian state signify? With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continuing to reject a two-state solution, is it merely symbolic or might it have some practica... 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 22/09/2025My thoughts on Palestines's recognition: - they aren't illegal or condoning Hamas - they make those that don't recognise Palestine more isolated - they will improve Palestinian diplomacy - but aren't enough for stopping Israel's war and occupation. More: theconversation.com/the-uk-canad...theconversation.comThe UK, Canada and Australia have recognised Palestine – what does that mean? Expert Q+ADiplomatic recognition, when done in concert, carries more heft than isolated gestures – and governments know this. 052
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 18/09/2025US vetoes, again, UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages. All rest 14 members approved. share.google/Aqall7VKiDsF...share.googleUS vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call againThe US has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution which called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages. 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 18/09/2025US vetoes, again, UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages. All rest 14 members approved. share.google/Aqall7VKiDsF...share.googleUS vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call againThe US has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution which called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the lifting of aid restrictions and the release of hostages. 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 17/09/2025The European Parliament passes resolution asking EU member states to recognise Palestine - its strongest wording about recognition so far. '... Calls on the Member States to consider recognising the State of Palestine with a view to achieving the two-state solution'. share.google/4gc4Xo9r1pD3...share.googleTexts adopted - Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution - Thursday, 11 September 2025 020
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 31/08/2025The absurdity of Cyprus (and other divided societies): Cyprus national 🏀 team uses the national anthem of Greece, a different country, which obviously doesn't represent the Turkish Cypriots of the country (and I am pretty sure many Greek Cypriots either). share.google/JmfYItPkkfOQ...share.googleGreece and Cyprus share a moment with joint national anthemThe day when Greece and Cyprus heard their common national anthem together has arrived!Those who attended the match between Cyprus and Greece at the Spyros Kyprianou stadium for the second matchday of... 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Unbelievable. 'BBC News - US blocks Palestinian leader from attending UN meeting in New York'. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comUS blocks Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from attending UN meeting in New YorkThe decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month. 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Watched Bosnia's Gori Vatra (Fuse) tonight. Interesting themes of post-conflict international interventions, reconciliation, trauma and memory. I especially liked the ending. 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Effective tricks from the Turkish Cypriots, juvenile mistake from the British... 'UK's trade envoy to Turkey resigns following visit to Northern Cyprus | World News | Sky News' share.google/VqqJJfetRbZ6...share.googleUK's trade envoy to Turkey resigns following visit to Northern CyprusThe MP for Manchester Rusholme, Afzal Khan, has resigned following a trip to the territory, which is not recognised by the British government as a self-declared independent nation. 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Senegal’s Khassim Diagne poised to be UN’s new special representative in #Cyprus | Cyprus Mail cyprus-mail.com/2025/08/13/s...cyprus-mail.comSenegal’s Khassim Diagne poised to be UN’s new special representative in CyprusSenegalese diplomat Khassim Diagne has been put forward as the United Nations’ new special representative in Cyprus, the Cyprus Mail understands. Diplomatic sources informed the Cyprus Mail that Diagn... 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 11/08/2025#Australia to recognise #Palestine state at United Nations in September | Reuters share.google/UON2oKOk6JfT...share.googleAustralia to recognise Palestinian state at United Nations in SeptemberAustralia will recognise a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds to international pressure on Israel after similar announcements from France, Britain and Canada. 100
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 31/07/2025New York Call is a collective recognition of sorts for Palestine (some have recognised, others plan to) and an invitation for more states to progress with recognition. Full text: www.canada.ca/en/global-af...canada.caNew York Call - Joint statement of the Ministers of Foreign AffairsThe Foreign Ministers of Andorra, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia and Spain, issued the following statement... 100
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Obviously this is not a serious foreign policy and it is deeply disappointing once again from Labour and the UK. Recognition should be about Palestine, not about punishing, or rewarding, Israel. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution, Starmer says – as it happenedUK also demands Hamas release all hostages, disarm, sign up to a ceasefire and accept that they will play no role in the government of Gaza 041
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 25/07/2025'UK recognition would have a significant impact due to our historic connections and our membership on the UN Security Council. British recognition of Palestine would be particularly powerful given its role as the author of the Balfour Declaration and the former Mandatory Power in Palestine'. 020
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 25/07/2025'The UK should immediately recognise the state of Palestine, a majority of MPs on the Commons foreign affairs committee have said'. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comMPs urge UK to immediately recognise Palestinian stateA majority of MPs on the foreign affairs committee urge ministers to make the move immediately. 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 24/07/2025‼️ France to recognize Palestine as a state, says Macron. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comFrance to recognize Palestine as a state, says Macron; US recalls Gaza ceasefire team – Middle East crisis liveFrench president says ‘no alternative’ amid ‘urgent need to end the war in Gaza’; US claims Hamas ‘lacks desire’ for deal 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 22/07/2025“I sincerely hope that the international community can come together to make sure that we see an end of this war but also that we recognise the state of Palestine while there is a state of Palestine left to recognise.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comStarmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehoodExclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’ 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Bosnia Marks Three Decades Since Srebrenica With Mass Burial balkaninsight.com/2025/07/11/b...balkaninsight.comBosnia Marks Three Decades Since Srebrenica With Mass BurialBosnia is marking the 30th anniversary of the 1995 genocide of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb forces with the mass funeral of seven more victims in a ceremony at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre. 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Tamils rally in Brussels demanding justice and freedom for Tamil Eelam. www.tamilguardian.com/content/pict...tamilguardian.comIn pictures - Tamils rally in Brussels demanding justice and freedom for Tamil Eelam | Tamil Guardian 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Typical 'earned sovereignty' - awards reforms towards apparent better statehood with diplomatic recognition. Let's see how far the rewards will go... 'France says Palestinian Authority makes ‘unprecedented commitments’ to reform ahead of conference on statehood' www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/e...cnn.comFrance says Palestinian Authority makes ‘unprecedented commitments’ to reform ahead of conference on statehood | CNNFrance said it has received a letter from the Palestinian Authority that contains “concrete and unprecedented commitments” to reform as Paris prepares to co-chair a conference on Palestinian statehood... 110
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 24/05/2025UK Labour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conference. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comLabour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conferenceMinisters told ‘symbols matter’ and move would give Palestine stronger footing in future peace talks 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Quick reaction to UK's Foreign Sec suggestion that recognition of Palestine won't affect things on the ground: Hard to argue it will make them worse. It will afirm Palestinian right to sovereignty (and therefore highlight Israel's many ways of infringing it), + might also lead to more recognitions. 130
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 19/05/2025🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇬🇧: 'we are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to achieving a two-state solution and are prepared to work with others to this end'. www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukJoint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West BankJoint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 04/05/2025'Sovereignty as Spectacle: Turkish Cypriot Researcher Critiques Grand Opening of the Northern Cyprus New "Republican Campus"'. www.thelevantfiles.org/2025/05/sove...thelevantfiles.orgSovereignty as Spectacle: Turkish Cypriot Researcher Critiques Grand Opening of the Northern Cyprus New "Republican Campus"On Saturday, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is not recognized internationally, officially launched its new "Republica... 010
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 04/05/2025This is a great opportunity for those wishing Cyprus to be free, particularly Greek Cypriots, to support Turkish Cypriots in their fight. 'Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail' www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...theguardian.comErdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will failTurkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life 031
Reposted by George KyrisGeorge Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Reminder of the next online seminar of our ECPR Reseach Network with award- winning research on secession in Catalonia and the Faroe islands. You can register below 👇🏻 lnkd.in/e5xFtTGflnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 001
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Reminder of the next online seminar of our ECPR Reseach Network with award- winning research on secession in Catalonia and the Faroe islands. You can register below 👇🏻 lnkd.in/e5xFtTGflnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 001
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Delighted to share my new article. I explore the relationship between state recognition & state-building through a study of #UN & #EU involvement in #Kosovo to better grasp how states are built/recognised in conflict-affected areas. Free to access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #conflictskytandfonline.comState-building and the recognition of a right to statehood: international involvement in post-1999 KosovoInformed by a novel conceptualization of the recognition of a right to statehood and its relation to state-building, this study explores under what conditions international organizations contribute... 0157
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Does Macron’s pledge on Palestine signal a return to France’s ‘Arab policy’? #Palestine www.rfi.fr/en/internati...rfi.frDoes Macron’s pledge on Palestine signal a return to France’s ‘Arab policy’?As pressure mounts ahead of a key UN summit, France is weighing whether to recognise a Palestinian state – a move President Emmanuel Macron says could come within months. The two-state solution has be... 000
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Observing the most important Easter traditions. #polscibakes 040
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I will be at #PSA2025, which this time takes place in my town! I will be presenting our work with Bruno Luciano on parliaments and recognition alongside other great papers. If you are around and fancy a catch up, please send a message! 032
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Sudan recognizes #Kosovo. www.koha.net/en/arberi/su...koha.netSudan recognizes KosovoSudan has decided to recognize the Independence of Kosovo, announced President Vjosa Osmani on Saturday, after meeting with the foreign minister of this country, on the sidelines of the 021
George Kyris @georgekyris.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Join the next online seminar of our ECPR Research Network Statehood, Sovereignty & Conflict with our 2024 Best Paper award: 'Lost Autonomy Triggers & the Rise of Secessionism in Catalonia and the Faroe Islands' by M Scantamburlo, F Schulte & M Ackrén. May 8, 13-1430 CET Register: lnkd.in/e5xFtTGflnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 000