Reunifying Cyprus: The Annan Plan and Beyond (International Library of Political Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848859597 ISBN 13: 9781848859593

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2011

Synopsis

Spring 2008 witnessed the first positive signs of a thaw in relations between the two sides of the divided island of Cyprus since the dramatic failure of the Annan Plan in 2004. The historic meeting of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders and the symbolic opening of the Ledra Street border crossing in the heart of Nicosia may herald a bright new future for this Mediterranean island. Yet Cyprus has been in this situation before. What makes this new initiative different and why should it succeed where so many others have failed? "Reunifying Cyprus" is the first book to analyse fully the reasons for the continuing failure to re-unite the two states of Cyprus after over forty years of division. It focuses especially on the Annan Plan - the popular name for the UN initiative to find a 'Comprehensive Solution to the Cyprus Problem' in anticipation of Cyprus' accession to the EU - and the reasons for its ultimate failure. How did Cypriots receive the Annan Plan? What were the real or imagined flaws? Was this a missed opportunity? And what place does the Annan Plan have in future blueprints to reunify the island?
"Reunifying Cyprus" will be invaluable for anyone interested in conflict resolution and international politics as well as students of the Eastern Mediterranean.

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About the Author

Hubert Faustmann is Professor of History at University of Nicosia, Cyprus. He is the co-author and co-editor of several books, including When the Cemetery Becomes Political: Dealing with the Religious Heritage in Multi-Ethnic Regions (2020) and Education in a Multicultural Cyprus (2017).

Edition details

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848859597
• ISBN 13: 9781848859593
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Varnava Andrekos, Faustmann Hubert