The new Politis to the point podcast series UNITED looks at the Cyprus issue beyond political terminology, turning instead to its impact on people, memory, and lived experience. Through conversations with voices from across Cypriot society, the series asks what has been left out of decades of negotiations and official discourse.
The first episode features political analyst and co-president of Volt Cyprus, Andromachi Sophocleous. The discussion centres on the “bicommunal bubbles” and on peace initiatives that, despite years of effort, remain confined to small, like-minded circles, largely without institutional backing or sustained public attention.
The conversation raises uncomfortable but necessary questions. How do you talk about a solution without deepening fear? How do you prepare a society shaped by trauma and insecurity? Why was there never a conscious, collective decision for peace? And what does a bizonal, bicommunal federation actually mean beyond slogans and political catchphrases?
UNITED opens a space for a different kind of discussion, one that treats the Cyprus issue not only as a diplomatic challenge, but as a social reality still waiting to be addressed: