then, Makarios favored an indepen- dent Cyprus rather than union with Greece, and the newly installed military junta in Athens backed General Grivas's attempts to under- mine his old ally. In July 1974, pro-enosis, Greek-backed forces in Cy- prus toppled Makarios, sparking Turkey's military invasion.
Stalemate has prevailed ever since. Some 30,000 Turkish troops now occupy about a third of the island. Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denk- tash is busily engaged in establishing an independent state;...