| ID | 113209 |
| Title Proper | Friend or foe? the Cyprus police force and the EOKA insurgency |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Novo, Andrew R |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the ambiguous role played by the Cyprus Police Force during the Greek Cypriot insurgency against Britain between 1955 and 1959. A multiethnic force policing a multiethnic society, the CPF struggled to fulfill its duties. Greek Cypriot officers became ineffective as sympathy for, or fear of insurgents undermined their ability to function. Some collaborated, others resigned. Those who stayed became targets of their own people. Turkish Cypriot officers, recruited in greater numbers to compensate for a reduction in Greek Cypriot officers, worked to enforce the law, but exacerbated intercommunal relations in doing so. In spite of the peculiar conditions present in Cyprus, the case has valuable implications for contemporary policymakers on the vulnerabilities inherent in the use of local police forces to restore law and order in ethnically divided societies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 23, No.3; Jul 2012: p.414-431 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 23, No.3; Jul 2012: p.414-431 |
| Key Words | Insurgency ; Counterinsurgency ; Police ; Cyprus ; Britain ; EOKA ; Ethnic Conflict ; Civil War |