Diplomacy, Machiavelli and AI
By Euripides L Evriviades
When Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his emblematic work The Prince in 1513, he was dissecting the raw mechanics of realpolitik in an age of fragile states, restless rulers ...
Cyprus and Spain seek deeper collaboration
House president Annita Demetriou expressed her commitment to deepening collaboration with Spain during a meeting on Monday with the Spanish congress president, Francina Armengol Socias. The Spanish delegation, which includes ...
Gender equality commissioner: Women enhance diplomacy
Women bring immense benefits to diplomacy, Commissioner for Gender Equality Josie Christodoulou said on Thursday, highlighting that gender mainstreaming in foreign policy provides small countries like Cyprus with significant opportunities ...
Slovakia celebrates 30 years of diplomatic relations with Cyprus
The Slovak embassy in Nicosia celebrated the central European nation’s Constitution Day and 30 years of diplomatic relations between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Cyprus with an event ...
Israel recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara (Update)
Israel has recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara and is mulling opening a consulate there, a statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office said ...
One third of diplomatic roles filled by women
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday that female and male diplomats “now have the same opportunities and the same access to leadership positions” in Cyprus.
Even so, speaking at ...
Saudi Arabia, Iran to reopen embassies ‘within days’
Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other’s capitals “within days,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday in a sign of warming relations after the ...
U.S. confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions -sources
The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker ...
Russia expels four Austrian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Russia said on Thursday it was expelling four Austrian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after Vienna expelled four Russian diplomats in a case which appeared to be related to spying.
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Five new ambassadors for Cyprus
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday received the credentials of five new ambassadors to the island, namely Spain, Oman, Sweden, Switzerland and Kuwait, briefing them on the current situation in Cyprus.
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Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its new ambassador to Santiago
A diplomatic tussle intensified on Friday after Chile’s president put off accepting the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Santiago over the killing in the occupied West Bank ...
Iran seizes two Greek tankers in US oil row, Cypriot amongst crew, Cybc reports
Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, shortly after Tehran warned it would take “punitive action” against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the ...