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For some time, I have been trying to understand how the West managed to lose its key champion: the United States. By “the West,” I mean the group of countries ...

By Professor Kerim M. Munir Reading the September 24 Cyprus Mail article by Rebekah Gregoriades — “Christodoulides hits back at Turkey at the UN” — I was struck less by the predictable duelling ...

Last February, Donald Trump and his heir apparent JD Vance launched a televised frontal attack on Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, telling him that Ukraine had “no ...

“Nato is responding with unity and strength,” said British defence secretary John Healey. “If you’ve got drones that are putting Polish lives at risk, then Nato will take them ...

If you have been a fan of the hugely popular TV series Succession, then the Board machinations at the Federal Reserve will blow your mind. Control over the Board of ...

In a recent article, we discussed the short-term effects of President Trump’s economic policies on global equity and bond markets. Today, we will try to analyse the long-term effects, ...

By Dimitris Eleas When I was a child in Greece, I remember my father saying, “Chinese steel breaks – cuts – like bread.” (I’m not sure if he himself still remembers ...

By Flora Alexandrou As scholars remind us, national identity is not a fixed concept, nor does it have a single agreed interpretation. It shifts with time, place and circumstance, and ...

Cyprus’ GDP is growing rapidly and banks are making big profits, but is the welfare of most people benefiting from such developments? The answer is a definite no as the ...

If Cyprus has problems of identity so too does the UK Flags and national anthems were in the news in UK and Cyprus lately in ways that caused mild but ...

Only last month former president Nicos Anastasiades made public a letter he had sent Disy leader Annita Demetriou, complaining because the party failed to publicly defend the work of his ...

by Euripides L Evriviades Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent interview with Patrick Bet-David on August 26 declared that Israel had recognised the Armenian genocide. “I think we have. I think ...

By Stephania Christodoulou Industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa L., also known as Klostiki or Kannavin, is deeply rooted in the history of Cyprus. Its indelible mark is found to this day ...

By Demetris Roti, Emilios Charalambous and Maria Aristidou It is an undeniable fact that Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) are a key contributor to the European Union’s growth as they ...

On Friday, the English court of appeal overturned a temporary injunction granted by a high court judge requiring the owner of the Bell Hotel in Epping Forest, London to stop ...

Like the end of the beach holidays in August, all good things must come to an end. So too my short-term optimism with Donald Trump’s policies working towards achieving ...

In addition to trying to solve the overarching Cyprus problem, governments have faced many interrelated challenges, including ensuring the adequate functioning of physical infrastructure systems, implementing reforms required for EU ...

I have often written in these pages about the importance of independent institutions as a way to promote good governance in a country and the key role they have played ...

As Europe advances on a sustainable energy future, the challenge of building clean, reliable and affordable energy systems is both urgent and complex Success in building a sustainable energy future ...

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 events which have been unfolding in the Middle East between Israel and Iran are not just another regional flare-up. They are not episodic. They are systemic. The Israeli-Iranian confrontation, ...

Gold has taken centre stage in recent economic developments, as its value has risen steeply. Since the beginning of 2024, gold prices have increased by more than 60 per cent, reflecting the ...

The world has long tried to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and rightly so. US President Donald Trump never ceases to proclaim that had he been president in 2022, the ...

In Cyprus, immunity from challenge is a hangover from colonial times Thanasis Nicolaou, a newly conscripted soldier in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) national guard was found dead under Alassa ...