Interesting angle to the Cyprus Problem ...
Cyprus as a trump card against EU ambitions
"Cyprus is still a bargaining chip for Turkey. And in particular the Turkish military has no intention of parting with this trump card. Not for the sake of Cyprus. The strategic advantage of the island is nowhere near as great as it was once supposed to be. The generals are intent on using Cyprus as a level with which to keep the government in Ankara in check. After all, the latter’s EU ambitions could sink into the Mediterranean if the army stubbornly refuses to withdraw its 40,000 troops from the island.”
http://news300.info/2010/02/02/cyprus-a ... ambitions/