The USA's role in mediating the Cyprus conflict: a story of success or failure?
Author
Güney, A.
Date
2004Source Title
Security Dialogue
Print ISSN
0967-0106
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
27 - 42
Language
English
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Abstract
This article is an attempt to assess the role played by the United States in the search for a solution to the Cyprus conflict both during and after the Cold War. The USA's role in mediating the Cyprus conflict during crisis episodes is crucial for understanding the evolution of this 48-year-old stalemate. It was the superpower politics and containment strategy during the Cold War years that determined the course of action in US crisis mediation and determined its success or failure. In the post-Cold War period, on the other hand, the success or failure of the USA's crisis mediation in Cyprus has been determined by the fact that it remained the sole hegemonic power in world politics. This article aims to sort out the implications of success and failure in the USA's role in mediating the crises of 1963, 1967, 1974 and 1998, to account for the variation in the outcomes and speculate on the possible US role to be played regarding a probable major crisis in 2004 when Cyprus joins the EU as a divided island. © 2004 PRIO.
Keywords
ConflictCrisis
Cyprus
Mediation
United States
Conflict management
Foreign policy
Geopolitics
Hegemony
Superpower
Asia
Eurasia
Middle East
North America
United States