Over the past fifty years the Cyprus Problem has come to be regarded as
the archetype of an intractable ethnic conflict. Since 1964, the United
Nations has been at the forefront of efforts to find a political
solution to the dispute between the island's Greek and Turkish
communities. And yet, despite the active involvement of six
Secretaries-General (U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Javier Perez de Cuellar,
Boutros Boutros Ghali, Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon), every attempt to
reach a mutually acceptable solution has failed. Here, James Ker-Lindsay
draws together new and original perspectives from the leading experts
on Cyprus, including academics, policy-makers, politicians and
activists. All have addressed one deceptively simple question: 'Can
Cyprus be solved?' Resolving Cyprus presents a comprehensive overview of
the Cyprus Problem from a variety of approaches and offers new and
innovative ideas as to how to tackle one of the longest running ethnic
conflicts on the world stage. This represents an essential contribution
to the body of work on Cyprus, and will be required reading for all
those following the debates surrounding the Cyprus problem.
The event is open to all