In Episode 2 of To the Point, host Stefanos Evripidou sits down with Professor Neophytos Loizides (University of Warwick), a leading scholar of international conflict analysis, to explore practical ways to restart – and finally finish – the Cyprus peace process.
Loizides explains how “backstop” mechanisms (pre-agreed safeguards drawn from global practice, including Northern Ireland) could break the decades-long deadlock by guaranteeing concrete gains even if talks stall – think a return to Varosha alongside easing Turkish Cypriot isolation. He argues that repeating open-ended rounds of talks risks more fatigue and mistrust. Instead, Loizides suggests a structured process that rewards good-faith progress and reduces the cost of failure for both communities. A light-touch arbitration will keep external power mediators out, and turn potential spoilers into no-surprise solutions while de-risking implementation.

Guest: Prof. Neophytos Loizides 
Host: Stefanos Evripidou • Show: To the Point

Also in video : www.youtube.com/politisnewswebtv