ABSTRACT
In October 1994, over twenty years after armed conflict resulted in the geographical and ethnic division of the eastern Mediterranean country of Cyprus, a group of fifteen Turkish Cypriots and fifteen Greek Cypriots set out on an uncertain and risky journey, to collaborate across community lines in developing a strategy for civil society peacebuilding efforts on the island. Although they were not the first to work together across community lines in Cyprus, previous attempts at unofficial diplomacy had been few and limited in scope. In many ways, the members of this group were “pioneers,” entering unexplored territory and facing unknown obstacles.
