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All experts of the Cyprus Conflict agree that the draft of the Annan Plan presented perhaps the best possible compromise Since its presentation... the Greek Cypriots saw themselves suddenly confronted with the real possibility of reunification. More than the usual concerns over restitution of property, the return of refugees, the sort of missing person etc. financial questions started to overshadow the way to a solution. What would be the final cost of the implementation of the Annan Plan and the rebuilding of a decaying North? Many Greek Cypriot bi-communal activists saw this political development as a consequence of the decade long unwillingess from the Greek Cypriot side to encourage confidence-building measures.
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According to a fresh proposal from a civil society group, the solution to the Cyprus conflict should “come from the people and be accepted by the people”. The authors’ aim is to position their document as a preferable alternative to the United Nations’ Annan Plan, which they believe is “inconsistent” with the “fundamental principles on which international law and the European Union are founded”.
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[One] example of government-NGO cooperation related to the issue of regional stability and conflict resolution comes from the Horn of Africa. In 1994, President Clinton launched a Greater Horn of Africa Initiative (GHAI) within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In an initial concept paper entitled "Building a Foundation for Food Security and Crisis Prevention in the Greater Horn of Africa," GHAI representatives laid out the concept for their program to address the issue of regional stability and food security in the Horn. They recognized the link between development and emergency aid on one hand, and conflict prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution on the other.
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Teams of women involved in conflict resolution in the Balkans, Cyprus and Northern Ireland have visited the class. In addition to providing stimulation for students and researchers, these visits furnish subjects for the Kennedy School case library, which has 500 subscribing institutions. The visits are augmented by a series of public events co-sponsored by local groups, scholars, and practitioners from other campuses and community-based organizations.
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Oliver Wolleh is a political scientist and associated researcher at the Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin. Dr. Wolleh completed his Ph.D. on track-two strategies on Cyprus in 2000. His special interests include preventive and postwar peacebuilding, the complement between societal and governmental processes, and conflict-resolution and mediation training. His regions of interest include Cyprus and the Caucasus.
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Broome's specialty is intercultural communication, with a focus on conflict resolution. He became interested in Cyprus after teaching in Greece, where he met a number of students from Cyprus and learned about their situation. Then it was just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. "When the Fulbright program was looking for someone to work in Cyprus in the areas of intercultural communication and conflict resolution, it was a perfect match for me," Broome says.
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