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Reviving peace talks in Cyprus: diplomatic innovation and the new UN envoy; creative diplomacy needed for breakthrough in long-standing conflict
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Abstract On January 5, 2024, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar as his Personal Envoy on Cyprus. Her role is to determine the 'common ground' from which peace talks can be resumed after standing still since 2017. The shift in Greece-Turkey relations holds regional p... view more
On January 5, 2024, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar as his Personal Envoy on Cyprus. Her role is to determine the 'common ground' from which peace talks can be resumed after standing still since 2017. The shift in Greece-Turkey relations holds regional potential, which could lead to progress in Cyprus. Nonetheless, there is an urgent need for creative diplomacy given the stalemate and changing regional dynamics. A new agenda based on regional integration could further efforts to establish common ground through process innovation, phased negotiations, deadlines, and the establishment of safeguards against future stalls. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Cyprus; conflict; peace process; UNO; conflict management; peace negotiation; diplomacy; Turkey; Greece; bilateral relations; international relations
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Zypern (griechischer Teil); Nordzypern (türkisch); Zypernkonflikt; Bemühungen um Beilegung internationaler Konflikte; Politische Neuorientierung; Regionale internationale Beziehungen; Regionale internationale Prozesse und Tendenzen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 7/2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2024C07
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications