Cyprus: A Regional Conflict and Its Resolution

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This edited collection provides a multi-faceted analysis of the Cyprus conflict and explores possible directions for its resolution. The authors come from a range of professional disciplines and from a variety of national and ethnic origins, including Greek and Turkish Cypriot. Many of them are known for their scholarly work on Cyprus and have continuing contact with diplomats and policymakers directly involved in the Cyprus situation. Their observations and insights therefore represent a unique collection of ideas on the issue. The book first discusses the background of the conflict in terms of Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot politics, regional concerns, particularly of Greece and Turkey, and the perspectives of the USA and USSR. In discussing approaches to conflict resolution, the text concentrates on the potential of constitutional and economic federalism, with reference to the Canadian experience, as the framework for resolving the Cyprus conflict. In addressing the protracted nature of the conflict, the book acknowledges the central role of the United Nations in peacekeeping and peacemaking, and suggests that the further development of peacebuilding is necessary to move the conflict toward resolution.

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