Cyprus: Ethnic Conflict and International Politics - From Independence to the Threshold of the European Union

Since the 1950s Cyprus has been a place of tension, friction, and violence caused by the clashing interests and claims of the two local communities and three NATO allies - Greece, Turkey, and Britain. The Cyprus question has also presented dangers and opportunities to the USA, USSR/Russia and international organizations including the UN, NATO and the EU. The book examines these aspects and implications of the problem, and provides some insight into the dynamics and complexities of ethnopolitics and international politics.

List of contents

Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology on Cyprus Conceptual Considerations and Analytical Contexts Background of the Domestic Ethnic Conflict The Impact of Cross-boundary Ethnic Ties Ethnopolitics and Superpower Politics Ethnic Rivals vs Nato Allies -The Role of the United Nations The European Union and the Cyprus Problem Conclusions Epilogue Appendices Bibliography Index

About the author

JOSEPH S. JOSEPH is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Cyprus. He was previously a Research Fellow at Harvard University and has taught at the University of Alabama, Gustavus Adolphus College, and Miami University. He also served as Minister Plenipotentiary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus. He has published extensively on Cyprus and international politics.

Product details

• Authors: J Joseph, J. Joseph, Joseph S. Joseph
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1997
• EAN: 9780312227203
• ISBN: 978-0-312-22720-3
• No. of pages: 213
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 12 mm x 215 mm
• Weight: 301 g
• Illustrations: XV, 213 p.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education