PERENNIAL CONFLICT OR EVERLASTING PEACE:  THE EUROPEAN UNION’S INVOLVEMENT IN CYPRUS

H Tarik OĞUZLU

Makale detayları

PERENNIAL CONFLICT OR EVERLASTING PEACE: THE EUROPEAN UNION’S INVOLVEMENT IN CYPRUS

Yazarlar:

H Tarik OĞUZLU

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2002 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.1-17

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2002

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000586658

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Özet:

 

It is contended in this paper that the European Union, through the dynamics of the  membership accession process, has the potential to contribute to peace and security in and  around the island of Cyprus, provided some conditions are met. However, unless the current  approach of the EU is changed, the ongoing accession process between the EU and the Greek  Cypriots on behalf of the whole of Cyprus will lead only to further securitisation in the region.  Up to now, the EU has been faced with an impasse whose sources lie in five inter-linked  developments. The first stems from the ambiguous strategy of the EU pertaining to the  accession of the island. It is one thing to say that the lack of an a priori political settlement on  the island would not constitute a precondition for the membership of the Greek Cypriots in the  EU as representing the whole island. It is another thing to announce that the EU would  approve of whatever a deal the Turkish and Greek Cypriots cut during their inter-communal  talks. Due to the ambiguity over the details of the EU’s Cyprus policy, neither community on  the island could truly assess the model through which such a membership would come about.  Under such an uncertain environment, both communities prefer to stick to their wellestablished negotiation positions, rendering a breakthrough a remote possibility.

Makale detayları

PERENNIAL CONFLICT OR EVERLASTING PEACE: THE EUROPEAN UNION’S INVOLVEMENT IN CYPRUS

Yazarlar: H Tarik OĞUZLU

Yayıncı: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2002 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.1-17

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2002

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000586658

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

Sayı

Yazarlar:

H Tarik OĞUZLU

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2002 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.1-17

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2002

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000586658

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641