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."

List of AbbreviationsEditor and ContributorsIntroduction1. A Comfortable and Routine Conflict2. A New Vision of Good Neighbourliness3. 'Cypriotism' and the Path to Reunification4. Escaping the Tyranny of History5. A Bizonal Federation is not Viable6. The Party Politics of the Problem7. The Prospects of a Federal Settlement8. A Cypriot's Problem9 Hydrocarbons Can Fuel a Settlement10 Gas Can Become the New Lost Opportunity11 A Gender Perspective12 Civil Society Can Reinvigorate the Peace Process13 Cyprus in the Doldrums14 The Catalytic Role of Regional Crisis15 Adopting a Piecemeal Approach16 The Case for a Loose Federation17 Preconditions and Expectations of a Solution18 The Rule of Law19 How and Why the European Union Still Matters20 Challenging Partition in Five Success Stories21 Security is Key to a Settlement22 Historical Legacies of the Dispute23 Conceptual Obstacles to a Settlement24 One Final Chance for Federalism25 Chronicle of a Failure Foretold?26 A Constitutional Law Perspective27 Updating Our Thinking on Cyprus28 Blending Idealism with Pragmatism29 The Role of 'Invaluable Assets'30 A Viable Peace Process Already ExistsIndex