This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council's resolutions on Cyprus within the framework of the conflict resolution approach. Due to the conflict resolution approach, the position of Turkey, which is on the other side of the conflict and is the guarantor state, is also included in the evaluation with some suggestions. In this context, 152 Security Council resolutions between 1960 and 2021 have been examined. The results show that the Security Council has not been analyzed Cyprus' recent history well. Even the proposal to return to the 1960 Nicosia Treaty is a concrete indicator of this fact. In this sense, the Security Council has not been successful in terms of conflict resolution on Cyprus issue. On the other hand, Turkey, condemned within the framework of the Security Council resolutions, has not been able to explain itself well to the international community regarding Cyprus. The conflict resolution approach at least points that Turkey and Turkish Cypriots also have arguments to put forward for a satisfying solution.

This study aims to evaluate the success of the hegemonic stability theory within the framework of the Cold War era Security Council resolutions. In this direction, 725 resolutions of the Security Council between 1946 and 1991 have been examined and converted into numerical values in terms of content. It is seen that the decisions focused on a limited number of problems in the said period. The results show that the being of a single hegemonic power is not the main factor in providing stability. In addition, when looked at the post-Cold War period, it is possible to assert that the Security Council’s burden has increased. It is seen that the problems increase and diversify in the unipolar world, and international terrorism comes to the fore as the main actor. Hegemonic stability theory has not been successful in terms of international security. For international security, it is necessary to seek stability in a pluralistic structure, not in a single hegemonic power, because it does not seem possible to achieve success by ignoring national interests and the ethnicity and culture on which these national interests are built. Although the bipolar order offers a relatively stable security environment, the high threat perception prevents countries from revealing their potential for development.