The Foreign Policy of the Republic of Cyprus: Local, Regional and International Dimensions

ISBN-13: 9783030911799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 372 str.

Zenonas Tziarras

Opis

This book examines the foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly since 2004—the year of its accession to the European Union and of the failed Annan Plan V of the United Nations which aimed to solve the decades-old Cyprus Problem. Scholarly work about the politics and foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has been almost entirely analyzed through the prism of the Cyprus Problem. This is not without justification since the Cyprus Problem is indeed central to the social, political, and economic life of Cyprus. However, Cyprus is located in a highly neuralgic area of historical and geopolitical importance that is, more often than not, characterized by rapid developments, instability, and insecurity. Therefore, the RoC’s politics and foreign policy go well beyond the confines of the Cyprus Problem, or so they should. Although the subject of the book is not international by definition, the book touches upon many regional and international dimensions that render it relevant for anyone who wants to better understand not just Cyprus but also the broader region and its importance for regional and international actors.

Spis treści

PART I: Introduction, Historical Background and Foreign Policy   

Chapter 1: Introduction – Theme, Concepts and Overview of the Book – Zenonas Tziarras (PRIO Cyprus Centre)

Chapter 2: The Republic of Cyprus and its Foreign Policy: a Historical Overview – Andreas Karyos (University of Cyprus)

Chapter 3: What Drives RoC’s Foreign Policy: Addressing the Perennial “Agent versus Structure” Question – Anna Koukkides-Prokopiou (Centre of European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia)

PART II: Between East and West – The International Orientation

Chapter 4: Stuck in the Middle: Constructing Maturity and Restoring Balance in Cypriot-EU Relations – Petros Petrikkos (University of Nicosia)

Chapter 5: The Republic of Cyprus and the USA: a Revamped Relationship with Key Limitations – Alexandros Zachariades (London School of Economics)

Chapter 6: Russia in RoC’s Foreign Policy: Rhetorical Hyperbole, Hesitation in Action – Costas Melakopides (University of Cyprus)

PART III: A Newly-Discovered Identity in the East Med and MENA?

Chapter 7: Imagining a Greek Cypriot self through the Eastern Mediterranean dimension of Turkish foreign policy – Emine Eminel Sülün (Near East University)

Chapter 8: Towards a Foreign Policy Actor? Turkish Cypriot Perceptions of Cyprus in European Affairs and the Eastern Mediterranean – Nur Köprülü (Near East University)

Chapter 9: Cases of Immaturity in RoC’s Foreign Policy: The Example of MENA Countries – Ioannis Sotirios-Ioannou (Diplomatic Academy, University of Nicosia)

PART IV: Foreign Policy-Making, Institutional Capacities & Grand Strategic Concerns

Chapter 10: International Law and the Republic of Cyprus’ Foreign Policy – Nicholas A. Ioannides (University of Nicosia)

Chapter 11: Gender Mainstreaming in the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Cyprus – Constantinos Adamides (University of Nicosia) & Josie Christodoulou (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Cyprus)

Chapter 12: The Republic of Cyprus in International and Regional Organizations: Towards a Mature Small State Status-Seeking Strategy? – Revecca Pedi (University of Macedonia) & Kalliopi Chainoglou (University of Macedonia)

Chapter 13: The RoC’s Defence Diplomacy:  A Dynamically Nascent Policy – Marinos Papaioakem (University of Cyprus)

Chapter 14: Republic of Cyprus and Foreign Policy: Challenges to Grand Strategic Planning – Zenonas Tziarras (PRIO Cyprus Centre)

O autorze

Zenonas Tziarras is Researcher at PRIO Cyprus Centre focusing on Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics. He holds a Ph.D. in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick, UK, and has taught at the University of Cyprus, UCLan Cyprus, the University of Warwick, and Cyprus Police Academy. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cyprus and participates in the editorial board of New Middle Eastern Studies. Among other publications, he authored Turkish Foreign Policy: The Lausanne Syndrome in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. 

Blurb

This book examines the foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly since 2004—the year of its accession to the European Union and of the failed Annan Plan V of the United Nations which aimed to solve the decades-old Cyprus Problem. Scholarly work about the politics and foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has been almost entirely analyzed through the prism of the Cyprus Problem. This is not without justification since the Cyprus Problem is indeed central to the social, political, and economic life of Cyprus. However, Cyprus is located in a highly neuralgic area of historical and geopolitical importance that is, more often than not, characterized by rapid developments, instability, and insecurity. Therefore, the RoC’s politics and foreign policy go well beyond the confines of the Cyprus Problem, or so they should. Although the subject of the book is not international by definition, the book touches upon many regional and international dimensions that render it relevant for anyone who wants to better understand not just Cyprus but also the broader region and its importance for regional and international actors.

Zenonas Tziarras is Researcher at PRIO Cyprus Centre focusing on Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics. He holds a Ph.D. in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick, UK, and has taught at the University of Cyprus, UCLan Cyprus, the University of Warwick, and Cyprus Police Academy. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cyprus and participates in the editorial board of New Middle Eastern Studies. Among other publications, he authored Turkish Foreign Policy: The Lausanne Syndrome in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.