BOOK PRESENTATION
Thursday, June
"An International Relations Debacle - The
U.N. Secretary-General's Mission of Good
Offices in Cyprus,
by
Claire Palley
Prof. Andreas Theophanous.
Claire
Palley's book "An International Relations Debacle - The U.N. Secretary-General's Mission
of Good Offices in Cyprus,
Prof. Van Coufoudakis. As the author indicates, her book portrays events from the perspective of one who was close to the negotiations. Her account, in contrast to the instant and simplistic commentary of some critics, is fully documented with extensive footnotes, references to specific papers and documents exchanged by ... more
Prof. Michalis Attalides. This is a detailed, erudite, dense and earnest book. What lends it its edge is that the author completely declines to accept that just because Cyprus is small and occupied, it should be treated by different human rights standards and standards of respect for her sovereignty and of the niceties of intern ... more
The Author. The genesis was my distress at the UN Secretariat's conduct in wasting the opportunity of reaching a negotiated settlement, an opportunity which had taken many years to create, and at a time when there were incentives for Turkey to settle the Cyprus problem, if she wanted to commence EU membership ... more
The Cyprus Weekly. Book is a must-read for those interested in Cyprus problem ... more
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