‘Solidarity in the face of Russian aggression’
By Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland
Almost one year ago, as Poland marked the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of May 3, Warsaw was visited by the ...
China’s Wisdom and Solution for Global Security Governance
By Liu Yantao
What is the Global Security Initiative?
At the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 on April 21, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote ...
Geopolitical developments and the green transition
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
The ‘Green Deal’ and the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy constitutes a top priority both at EU and global level, leading to new ...
For ever is a long, long time
Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine has cast Russia as a pariah. How long before Russia might be readmitted to the community of civilised nations? What will it all ...
Repurposing the peace dividend
By Maria Demertzis
The war in Ukraine has brought an end to a 60-year period in which Europe has enjoyed a peace dividend, an amount released by reducing defence expenditure ...
From deadlock to the path of hope
By Achilleas Demetriades
The developments in Ukraine are of concern to all of us. Invasion, war, daily human tragedies on all fronts. The need to halt all hostilities is unfortunately ...
The French presidential election: more than just about France
By Ioannis Tirkides
Emmanuel Macron is still expected to win the presidential election in France, this Sunday, April 24, but it will be a tight run according to polls, and French ...
Driving business transformation through analytics and insights
By Andreas Papadopoulos
In today’s fast changing business environment, tremendous forces are radically reshaping the workplace. The bad news is that making decisions for our people and organisations has ...
EU startups starting to break through with a bit of help
By Kathy Tzilivakis
Often there’s a spark of inspiration or a flash of insight. Whatever it is, these ‘Aha!’ or ‘Eureka’ moments have led to some of the world’...
Boris Johnson fined by police over partygate – what happens next?
By Matthew Flinders
After months of dodging the issue, it appears that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in fact break his own emergency laws during COVID restrictions.
The police ...
Early Warning Brief: China’s contorted response to Russia sanctions
By Alicia Garcia-Herrero
The unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine will devastate its economy, but the extent of the severity partially depends on ...
For a modern and adaptable future society we must reform education now
By Achilleas Demetriades
The new generation is facing huge changes, at home and abroad. In an ever-changing world, it becomes more imperative to answer the following questions: Is education at ...
The make-believe world of quality tourism
A tourism expert explains why the decades’ old dream of a tourism upgrade has no chance of success
By Victor Mantovani
I am not very fond of Sundays. As a ...
You can ‘Break the Bias’ against women
By Judith Garber, US Ambassador to Cyprus
This year for Women’s History month, in Cyprus, the United States, and around the world we recognised the achievements of women and ...
The war in Ukraine and its macroeconomic implications
By Ioannis Tirkides
The war in Ukraine and the sanctions will have profound effects on the Russian economy itself, will cause a geopolitical shift, and will certainly have serious macroeconomic ...
Covid-19 and shifting paradigms
Evolving economic models must be based on pragmatism as well as ideological perspectives
By Andreas Theophanous
During the eurozone crisis Germany imposed its own philosophy of strict austerity in addressing ...
The war in Ukraine and its economic consequences
By Andreas Charalambous
Russia’s recent decision to invade Ukraine and the immediate, coordinated and unprecedented reaction of its Western allies are creating global economic turmoil and intensifying the climate ...
An inheritance tax in Cyprus is long overdue
Such a tax for the wealthy would ensure a fairer better serviced society and limit the prevalence of family dynasties
By Emily Yiolitis
Warren Buffet is not a believer of ...
The Ukraine dilemma: spectators or protagonists?
By Achilleas Demetriades
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is at the forefront of the international scene with the world’s attention turned, with grave concern, to what is happening there. ...
Putin, Zelenskiy and the West face deadly Ukraine decision points
By Peter Apps
As Britain teetered on the edge of Nazi invasion in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly waylaid legendary American war reporter Edward Murrow in a corridor in Downing ...
A short history of Ukraine’s relationship with the European Union
By Holger Nehring
Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine on February 24 2022 and the war that has ensued are part of the history of what happened in eastern Europe in the ...
China contributes actively to cause of global human rights
‘China has succesfully completed building a moderately prosperous society … and put an end to absolute poverty for the first time in history,’ says Ambassador Liu
By Liu Yantao
AS the 49...
Mask or no mask: Stop using fat people in political cartoons
By Kristin Rodier, Athabasca University
Political cartoons and memes have made it clear that if there’s something to agree about on all sides of the political spectrum, it’s ...
Comparisons of Putin with Hitler are unfounded
Except on one simple, but compelling, point
By Michalis Persianis
Despite his aversion – even hatred – for arrogant imperial aristocrats, Hitler largely adopted their understanding of how the international system was ...