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While there are no shortages of books about the Cyprus Conflict, this book offers the best summary of the negotiations around by extending beyond conventional realist approaches and laying bare those less visible dimensions that are often ignored by analysts and policy-makers alike.

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By placing the conflict in its historical, ideological, ethno-political and geostrategic context, the book extends beyond conventional realist approaches and lays bare those less visible dimensions that are often ignored by analysts and policy-makers alike.

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Introduction: The Cyprus Conflict PART I: IDENTIFYING THE SOURCES OF THE CONFLICT Colonialism, Modernity and Nationalism Transformation of the Conflict: Phases and Thresholds PART II: A PRISONER´S DILEMMA Enunciation of Positions: Greek and Turkish Cypriot Perspectives Defining the UN´s Role: Mediation in Progress The Vienna Talks: Facilitative Approach The Quest for Federalism The Mediator Intervenes: Waldheim´s Evaluation US Intervention Peripheral Issues: Varosha and ´Good Will´ Measures Negotiation Impact Assessment: Adapting to the ´New Realities´ PART III: FALTERING UN INVOLVEMENT Hardening of Dispositions: Allagi and Unilateralism Proximity Talks and the New York High-Level Meeting: Lessons Learned Challenging the President: Greek Cypriot Domestic Political Crisis Turkish Cypriot Opposition and the Politics of Population Pérez de Cuéllar´s Draft Agreement Alternatives: International Conference and Beyond Davos and Greek-Turkish Rapprochement A Social Impact Statement PART IV: THE END OF AN ERA? Pérez de Cuéllar´s Last Stand Boutros-Ghali´s Set of Ideas: the Mediator Intervenes Confidence-Building Measures The Neglected Track PART V: TOWARDS ANNAN´S ´EUPOPEAN´ SOLUTION Imminent Mutual Catastrophe: Russian Missiles and US Diplomacy Europeanization of the Conflict From the Bosporus to Brussels (via the Green Line) EU Impact on Inter- and Intra- Communal Political Space The Annan Plan Conclusion - ´And Bring all Cyprus Comfort´ 3+1 Settlement Scenarios: Unitary, Federal or Two-State Solutions Beyond the Discourse: Contemplating Certain Lessons

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MICHµLIS S. MICHAEL Research Fellow in the Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University, Australia.

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