James Ker-Lindsay

The Cyprus Problem

What Everyone Needs to Know(r)

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A concise guide to one of the most confounding and seemingly irresolvable international conflicts for almost half a century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9780199757169
• ISBN-10: 019975716X
• Artikelnr.: 32728752

Autorenporträt

James Ker-Lindsay is the Eurobank EFG Senior Research Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe at the London School of Economics. He is the author of Crisis and Conciliation: A Year of Rapprochement Between Greece and Turkey and EU Accession and UN Peacemaking in Cyprus.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Social and Historical Background
* What and where is Cyprus?
* Who are the Greek Cypriots?
* Who are the Turkish Cypriots?
* What other communities live on the island?
* Who ruled Cyprus in the past?
* How did Cyprus become a part of the Ottoman Empire and what were its
effects?
* When and why did Cyprus come under British control?
* What were Enosis and the Megali Idea?
* How did British rule develop in Cyprus?
* What was EOKA campaign and how did it develop?
* Was the EOKA uprising anti-Turkish?
* How did Britain respond to the uprising?
* What were the Zürich-London Agreements and why did they emerge?
* How did the 1960 Constitution divide powers between the communities?
* Who and what are the Guarantor Powers?
* What sort of military presence were the Guarantor Powers granted on
the island?
* Constitutional Collapse, 1960-1974
* What did the two communities think of their new state?
* How did the constitution break down?
* What were the 13 constitutional amendments proposed by Makarios?
* How did fighting start between the two communities in 1963, and was
it planned?
* Did the Turkish Cypriot leave the government or were they forced out?
* How did the UN establish a peacekeeping presence on the island?
* Why is UN Security Council Resolution 186 so important?
* What was the Acheson Plan?
* How did the UN Mission of Good Offices emerge?
* What led to the Greek military coup in Cyprus in 1974?
* How did the Turkish invasion happen?
* Was the Turkish invasion legal and was it a conspiracy?
* A DIVIDED ISLAND, 1974
* What were the effects of the invasion on the two communities?
* What were the High Level Agreements?
* When and why did the Turkish Cypriot unilaterally declare
independence?
* What was the 'Draft Framework Agreement'?
* What was the 'Set of Ideas'?
* What was the Loizidou case?
* How did Cyprus become a candidate for EU membership?
* What was the Turkish response to the EU decision to accept Cyprus as
a candidate?
* How did the EU accession affect the reunification talks?
* Why was the Green Line opened?
* How did the final version of the Annan Plan emerge?
* What did the Annan Plan propose?
* What support did the proposals receive?
* Why did the Greek Cypriot oppose the Annan Plan?
* What were the consequences of the vote for the two sides?
* Should Cyprus have been allowed to join the European Union still
divided?
* What was the July 2006 agreement?
* How did new talks emerge in 2008?
* The Key Issues
* What is meant by a bizonal, bicommunal federation?
* What does 'political equality' mean in terms of a solution?
* What sort of federal system and governmental structure do the sides
want?
* Will the Republic of Cyprus continue to exist after a settlement?
* Will the territory of the states correspond to the current division
of the island?
* How will property issues be addressed?
* Will there be freedom of movement and settlement across the island?
* Will all Turkish settlers have to leave the island?
* Will the Treaties of Guarantee and Alliance continue?
* What assurances will exist that an agreement be implemented?
* Will Britain have to give up its military bases as part of a
settlement?
* What will be the relationship between Cyprus and the EU?
* How will the economic aspects of a solution be managed?
* Current and Future Settlement Efforts
* Will the UN retain responsibility for peacemaking and peacekeeping?
* What part does the UN Security Council play in settlement efforts?
* What is the 'European Solution' to the Cyprus Problem?
* Has EU accession changed the parameters of a solution?
* Is a settlement linked to Turkey's EU membership?
* What role does Greece play in settlement efforts?
* Can the current status quo continue indefinitely?
* Will future settlement efforts be based on a federal solution?
* Could a solution be based on a confederation or a unitary state?
* Are enosis or taksim still possible options?
* Could the TRNC be recognized?
* Is formal partition a 'fair and viable' solution?
* Suggestions for Further Reading