A ‘third way’ in currency dominance
By Maria Demertzis
Surging geopolitical risk and growing global conflicts, along with a concomitant search for economic security, are combining to challenge what has long been a pillar of the ...
Europe placates Trump with Nato pledges it can ill afford
By Mark John
In their rush to retain Donald Trump’s support for Nato, the alliance’s European members have promised to more than double the amount of wealth they ...
The trade war is morphing into a capital war
By Miranda Xafa
In a recent article (“The Global Role of the Dollar After the Tramp Tariffs”) I discussed the possibility of a “Mar-a-Lago” accord, proposed by President Trump’s ...
Malta’s lauded ‘cheap electricity’ comes at a high price
By Dr Andreas Procopiou
In recent weeks, public discourse in Cyprus around the future of the electricity market has been flooded with voices suggesting we should “freeze” electricity prices, just ...
Is the pursuit of meaningful work becoming a class divide?
By Panagiota Steliou
More and more young professionals today are rejecting the traditional pursuit of climbing the corporate ladder for job security and financial growth – a path that appealed more ...
Israel’s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger ambition: regime change
By Crispian Balmer, Maayan Lubell, Michael Martina and Matt Spetalnick
Israel’s surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran’s nuclear programme and lengthening the ...
A simpler page for businesses in the EU?
By Emilios Charalambous and Maria Aristidou
In February 2025, the European Commission presented the Omnibus Simplification Packages, a new bundle of legislative proposals aimed at easing the sustainability-related compliance obligations imposed ...
Obesity: A silent enemy we can overcome
By Charalambos Charalambous
In classrooms, parks, offices and even around the family dinner table, the signs are becoming harder to ignore. As an educator, a scientist of human physical health, ...
Well-deserved recognition for the Greek language
By Dimitri Gonis
Friedrich Nietzsche once quipped that ‘God learnt Greek when he wanted to become an author’.
On the April 14, 2025 Unesco agreed with him, formally recognising Greek as “the ...
The EU at a critical juncture
The EU is perhaps facing the most critical challenges since its creation. Certainly, it has to make major choices which will eventually determine its future path. These include vital economic, ...
The global role of the dollar after the Trump tariffs
By Miranda Xafa
In 1944 the victorious countries of World War II were invited to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to decide the postwar world economic order and the architecture of the ...
The damage of Trump’s tariffs
By Miranda Xafa
Trump’s tariffs dominate discussions about the global economic order and the outlook for the global economy at the IMF’s Spring Meetings. Existing rules are being ...
Will Italy get the papacy back after half a century of foreigners?
By Joshua McElwee
As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive non-Italian pontiffs, to give the papacy ...
Tackling the danger of distracted drivers
By Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades
Cyprus is committed to reducing the number of fatal and serious injury car accidents. This is the primary objective of the Road Safety Council, which ...
Twenty-one years after EU accession
A review and the way forward
By Andreas Theophanous
When Cyprus joined the EU, there were high expectations in all aspects. First and foremost, there was the belief that the ...
Healthy nutrition and exercise: the foundations of a healthy life
By Charalambos Charalambous
In today’s fast-paced world, where stress is often a daily companion, healthy nutrition and regular exercise are not optional luxuries – they are essential pillars for a ...
Keynesian militarism or wishful thinking?
By George M. Georgiou
“By spending more on defence, we will deliver the stability that underpins economic growth, and will unlock prosperity through new jobs, skills and opportunity across the ...
The history of tariffs does not benefit anyone but the elite and the wealthy
Donald J Trump is reinstating protectionist rhetoric, using tariffs (taxes on imports) as a tool for reindustrialisation, political pressure and wealth redistribution, while the American elite continues to support him, ...
Tariff Trump has misdiagnosed the sickness
April to June are the months where students and parents alike go through the hellish exam period in schools and universities. This year, it is a no less testing period ...
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is like a spiteful divorce
By Loukis Skaliotis
The cat is finally out of the bag. April 2,2025, ‘Liberation Day’ as Trump called it will go down in history as the day America broke up with ...
Beyond the short-term emergency, the EU must think about the broader implications of defence integration
By Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol
More integrated EU defence policy implies greater foreign-policy integration and a larger role for the European Parliament to provide accountability.
The current debates about bolstering the European ...
Trump: dancing to a world with no rhythm
By Loukis Skaliotis
During the four years that President Donald Trump was out of the White House, he spent them not only in planning his return, and the retribution he ...
To avoid a Cyprob deadlock, it’s time to change tack
By Andreas Theophanous
On March 17-18, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres chaired another five-party conference in Geneva on the Cyprus problem. President Nicos Christodoulides, the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ...
Physical fitness: science, health and quality of life
By Charalambos Charalambous
Many people associate physical fitness solely with exercise or sports. However, it is much more than that – it is the key to longevity and a life full ...