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| What security system do you prefer for after a solution? |
| A bicommunal Cypriot Force |
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28% |
[ 4 ] |
| A European Force |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| A mixed Greek-Turkish Force |
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21% |
[ 3 ] |
| A NATO force |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| A mixed Cypriot-European Force |
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28% |
[ 4 ] |
| No armed forces whatsoever, just police |
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21% |
[ 3 ] |
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| Total Votes : 14 |
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Alexandros Lordos
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Joined: 19 Aug 2005
Posts: 324
Location: Cyprus/Greece
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| cannedmoose wrote: |
In the cases of Costa Rica and Panama, what I've been able to discover is that both countries external defence capabilities are mortgaged to the collective security structures of the UN and the Organisation of American States, and more importantly to Southern Command - the US command region for Central and Southern America.
Given America's assertion of hegemony over the Western Hemisphere (would I be right in perceiving that the Monroe Doctrine was never rescinded?), it's very unlikely that any attack on either Costa Rica and particularly Panama would be permitted to take place without the US getting involved (assuming that it wasn't the US being the occupier... 1989 anyone  ). Thus, we have an implicit guarantee system operating in the region.
In terms of their organisation, neither country has a fully-fledged army, but both retain armed internal security forces tasked with maintaining internal order. The Costa Rican force is a particularly interesting one given that when the military was abolished, it took measures to prevent further coups. The police force is broken into two commands, divided between the ministries for rural and urban security, thus preventing monopoly control of the force by a single commander. There is also a central office to oversee all public expenditures to prevent corruption and a secret build-up of an arsenal by any section of government. |
Thank you for digging up this very interesting info 
From what you report, I dare to draw the following two conclusions:
- Every country (micro-states excluded perhaps) must either have an army or a credible guarantee system in place (or both).
- Every country must have internal security forces, even if there is no "army to protect from external threats".
I suppose the implications for Cyprus are:
- We can't just "be demilitarised" without any thought on who or what will guarantee our territorial integrity. Since a Greek-Turkish guarantee system is unviable in the internal politics of Cyprus, the European-NATO guarantee option must be considered more carefully, in combination perhaps with a small "framework" bicommunal professional army.
- If Costa Rica needs internal security forces, then Cyprus definitely needs such a force also! The danger of terrorist activites after a solution, by those who oppose re-unification, is a strong possibility that cannot be ignored.
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Alexandros Lordos
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Location: Cyprus/Greece
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The poll has turned out some very interesting results:
- Only 25% believe in total demilitarisation. All the rest believe that some sort of "integrated army" is necessary.
- Out of the possible options for an integrated army, the "mixed Cypriot-European" option has come up first.
- Nobody has voted in favor of a purely European or a purely NATO force, without any Cypriot involvement ... |
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