Central banks have painted us into a corner
The ECB’s revised inflation targeting reflects a doubling down on policy strategy that has been shown so far to be lacking
Andrew Shouler
Crunch time is approaching in the ...
Responsibility for refugees must be shared EU wide
By Αnna Kythreotou
The refugee crisis is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, which has an impact on Cyprus as well as the rest of Europe. The rights of refugees safeguarded under ...
Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
By Trevor Hunnicutt
President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they never again eased.
On a trip to Kabul in January 2009, shortly ...
Europe’s costly carbon push stokes fear of backlash from consumers
A European Union plan to extend carbon pricing to the fuel used in cars and to heat homes is facing a wall of early resistance from countries and lawmakers fearing ...
The truth is still out there
Why the current UFO craze may be a problem of intelligence failings
By Kyle Cunliffe
It’s safe to say that UFOs, now branded UAPs, are back. In recent years, ...
The ethical questions raised by Covid-19 vaccines
By Matt Williams
The US is edging closer by the day to seeing half of its population fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Although vaccination rates differ from state to state, the ...
Women in leadership is essential for Cyprus peace building process
By Sam Beever, Deirdre Ní Fhallúin, Elke Merks-Schaapveld and Anders Hagelberg
This was the very clear message sent by the UN Security Council in January this year, and one ...
Golden Dawn and the rise of its ‘sibling’ Elam
Dr Natalie Alkiviadou
In this year’s parliamentary elections ruling Disy secured a percentage of 27.77 per cent of the vote, Akel 22.34 per cent, Diko 11.29 per cent and Elam 6.78 per cent, ...
A national anthem for all or a national anthem for some?
By Stephania Constantinou
Around the world, only a handful of countries use another nation’s anthem as their own. In Cyprus, the island’s most significant form of political commemoration, ...
Biden talks down Russia, spurs allies in bid to back Putin into a corner
President Joe Biden on his first foreign foray sought to cast Russia not as a direct competitor to the United States but as a bit player in a world where ...
An opportunity to bring global tax rules into the contemporary world
By Paolo Gentiloni
Global crises often pave the way for major reforms. The agreements that regulate the monetary system and global trade were reached in the wake of the Second ...
Schrödinger’s Cat
By Richard Dickenson
This totally imaginary cat sets a puzzle, a mind game really, for those interested in Quantum Physics (QP), my own pet interest.
The puzzle takes the form ...
Is the G7 tax agreement a threat to Cyprus’ foreign direct investment?
By Barret Kupelian
Last week saw the G7 agree on a set of ground-breaking reforms to the international tax system. This was met with some scepticism in Cyprus as well ...
LGBTQI+: you are included
By Judith Garber
June is internationally recognised as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride month. This commemoration and celebration has its roots in American history, but is ...
Defrauding the EU just got harder
On June 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office started operations. Their mission? To hunt down those cheating the EU out of money
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
This article focuses on ...
Democracy has spoken. But does democracy and the role of the citizen end at the ballot box?
By Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki
The population has once again elected its parliamentary representatives. Democracy has spoken. But does democracy and the role of the citizen end here? The answer is ...
The day after the elections
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
Seven parties entered parliament following the 30th of May parliamentary elections with winners and losers left to ponder on the meaning of the results. 34.2 per cent ...
Rethinking parliamentary democracy
As Covid has revealed a need for change in many areas, the European Parliament begins self-evaluation process
David Sassoli
Fifteen months after the outbreak of the pandemic, everyone is called ...
Could the #MeToo movement go civil in Cyprus?
The criminal route for a sexual harassment case has been blocked, but other possible actions exist
By Achilleas Demetriades
The #MeToo Movement that had started off in the US also ...
Some good news on the climate front
“I see a huge and growing gap between the rhetoric and the reality,” said Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, two weeks ago, but he despaired a bit ...
Political parties lied over bird-trapping policies
Last week the Cyprus Mail quizzed the major political parties on a variety of environmental issues including illegal bird-trapping, ahead of last Sunday’s parliamentary elections. BirdLife Cyprus explains why ...
The Recovery and Resilience Plan and the green transition challenge
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Globally, noticeable progress has been achieved in decoupling economic growth and consumption of energy and natural resources. At the same time, we are seeing ...
From corruption to an honest state
Changes and reforms are the answer and we have to take this into account when voting on Sunday
By Achilleas Demetriades
The House elections on Sunday have, I believe, particular ...
Africa a continent of enormous, but unrealised, economic potential
By Michael Sarris
In the years before the pandemic, a combination of factors such as political stability, better macroeconomic and structural policies, improving governance and more effective international financial assistance, ...