Reunifying Cyprus

. Ed(s): Varnava, Andrekos; Faustmann, Hubert

ISBN 10: 1845116577 / ISBN 13: 9781845116576

Published by I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, 2009

About this Item

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. This book focuses on the Annan Plan - the popular name for the UN initiative to find a 'Comprehensive Solution to the Cyprus Problem'. Editor(s): Varnava, Andrekos; Faustmann, Hubert. Series: International Library of Political Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JPHC; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618. . 2009. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reunifying Cyprus
• Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845116577
• ISBN 13: 9781845116576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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 a??Comprehensive Solution to the Cyprus Problema?? in anticipation of Cyprusa?? 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.

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).