Russia-Cyprus Relations A Pragmatic Idealist Perspective
This study assesses Moscow's special bilateral relations with Cyprus since the mid-1950s, with particular emphasis on the post-Cold War years. Melakopides develops the theory of 'pragmatic idealism' when describing the way in which Moscow's Cyprus policie
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Russia–Cyprus Relations A Pragmatic Idealist Perspective Costas Melakopides University of Cyprus
palgrave
macmillan
© Costas Melakopides 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-34714-5
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ISBN 978-1-137-34715-2 (eBook) ISBN 978-1-349-67460-2 DOI 10.1057/9781137347152 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Melakopides, Costas, author. Russia-Cyprus relations: a pragmatic idealist perspective / Costas Melakopides. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. 1. Cyprus—Relations—Russia (Federation) 2. Russia (Federation)— Relations—Cyprus. 3. Cyprus—History—Cyprus Crisis, 1974– I. Title. DS54.56.R87M45 2016 327.5693047—dc23 2015033203 Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements
vi
1 The “Pragmatic Idealist” Logic of the Book
1
2 The Cyprus Problem, International Law, and the Annan Plan
14
3 Revisiting Pragmatic Idealism: Assumptions, Main Concepts, and Some “Neighbouring” Theoretical Structures
31
4 Moscow’s Policies towards Cyprus during the Cold War: Realpolitik versus Latent Pragmatic Idealism
44
5 Russia and Cyprus, 1991–2012: Pragmatic Idealism versus Realpolitik
73
6 Nicos Anastasiades’ First Two Years in Power
94
7 The Russo–Turkish Labyrinth and the Cyprus–Egypt–Israel–Greece Rapprochement
126
8 Russo–Cypriot Prospects
153
Notes
173
Bibliography
196
Index
202
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Preface and Ack
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