Cyprus

The Search for a Solution

David Hannay

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2004
• Print ISBN: 9781850436652
• eBook ISBN: 9780857711946
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Asian History
• Index: History

The Cyprus problem has defeated all attempts to resolve it for more than forty years. From 1996 onwards the UN, with strong support from the US, the UK and other EU members, mounted the most sustained of all the efforts to reach an agreement, so that a reunited Cyprus could join the EU in May 2004. Although it came closer to success than any previous attempt, this one failed too. From his unique position as the former British Special Representative for Cyprus, Lord (formerly Sir David) Hannay tells the story of these negotiations. What results is a revealing first-hand account of a profoundly complex situation, an exceptional reference point for all those interested in the region.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. The Historical Background: 1960 -1996
• 2. The Players
• 3. The Issues
• 4. 1996: Getting a Show on the Road
• 5. 1997: Missiles and Missed Opportunities
• 6. 1998: Damage Limitation
• 7. 1999: Getting the Show on the Road Again
• 8. 2000: Proximity, Equality, Walk-Out
• 9. 2001: Trench Warfare
• 10. 2002: Countdown to Copenhagen
• 11. 2003: Extra Time
• 12. Epilogue: The Curtain Falls
• 13. What Went Wrong, and Will It Ever Go Right?
• 14. Envoi
• 15. Postscript
• Index