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 far-reaching consequences of the conflict, seen in connection with the strategic location of the island, have presented danger and opportunity to the US and Russia, threatened international peace and security, and caused UN, NATO and EU involvement in various ways and settings. This scholarly analysis examines the causes and dynamics of the Cyprus problem at both domestic and international levels.