BOOK PRESENTATION

Thursday, June 30, 2005

"An International Relations Debacle - The

U.N. Secretary-General's Mission of Good

Offices in Cyprus, 1999-2004"

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, 1999-2004" comes at a time when a major focus of the international community seems to be how to overcome the so-called "isolation" of the Turkish-Cypriots ... more

 

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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