1st Edition

Mediating in Cyprus The Cypriot Communities and the United Nations

By Oliver P. Richmond Copyright 1998
    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    314 Pages
    by Routledge

    The UN peacemaking operation in Cyprus has been one of the longest of its kind, but has resulted in discarded proposals, non-papers or reports. This study investigates the Cypriot parties' views of peacemaking, to shed light on the problem, and on the theoretical debates surrounding mediation.

    Introduction: defining the Cyprus problem; explaining UN involvement in Cyprus; the disputants' views, peacemaking and the UN; defining the book. Part I The theoretical framework: a survey of theoretical approaches to peacemaking; the disputants' view of international mediation. Part II The roots of the conflict: the historical background to the Cyprus problem. Part III The view of the mediated-upon in the Cyprus conflict: establishing the status quo and the formation of the two communities' views of UN involvement in peacemaking in Cyprus 1964-74; a reversal of fortunes - the two communities' views of UN involvement in peacemaking in Cyprus 1975-83; political dominance versus military superiority - the two communities' views of UN involvement in peacemaking in Cyprus 1984-1944; conclusion - an appraisal of the disputants' views - UN peacemaking in Cyprus. Appendices: the Zurich-London agreements, 11 February 1959; Makarios' 13 points of 1953; UN Security Council resolution 186 of 4 March 1964; UN General Assembly resolution 3212, 1974; high-level agreement, 12 February 1977; the 10-point agreement, 19 May 1979; UN Security Council Resolution 541, 18 November 1983; confidence-building measures, 25 November 1992.

    Biography

    Oliver P. Richmond

    '[A] significant step forward in our understanding.' - Boundary and Security Bulletin

    'This study by Oliver Richmond is a valuable addition to the literature, combining as it does a detailed case study of the long-standing conflict in Cyprus with the development of an academic framework which seeks to deepen understanding of what makes for effective mediation and peacemaking in general.' - Round Table