ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an analysis of how the current round of negotiations relates to the redesign of separate, simultaneous referenda to be held in Cyprus should the current round of negotiations be completed successfully. It demonstrates that "design" is not limited to a typology where referenda are characterized by either "moral hazard" or the impositions of outside mediators. Some research aimed to demonstrate that public opinion was not as malleable as mediators hoped, suggesting that only reassurances on substantive matters could convince a skeptical public to endorse a peace treaty. Moreover, significant research into the dynamics of the Cyprus problem was conducted through the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO). The internationalization of the negotiations was now acute, evidenced by letters from the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Security Council and to EU member states that declared the Turkish proposal unacceptable and the various provisions within at odds with the agreed basis of the talks.
