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What would Willy do?
One hundred years ago, on 18 December 1913, the former German Chancellor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Willy Brandt was born in Lübeck. The charismatic leader of the German Social Democratic Party and the Socialist International, who died 1992, has not ceased to inspire politicians and academics around the world with his books, speeches and especially his courageous foreign policy – the new Ostpolitik.
Contributor: Christos Katsioulis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387)
Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
Cyprus has the habit of grabbing international attention in a global way, only to then be marginalised as a footnote when the immediate crisis seems to have abated. This has been historically true in issues of communal violence and the Annan plan, in what we Cypriots call “the original Cyprus problem”. Sadly for Cyprus, this is also seems to hold true in regards to its financial crisis.
Contributor: Alexander Apostolides
Categories: Politics (387), Economy (331)
Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Almost two months after the government cracked down on Golden Dawn, the neo-fascist party is rising again. Analysts explain why the party's popularity has not been damaged.
Contributor: Harry van Versendaal
Categories: Politics (387), Society (142), Greece (498)
Last man standing
Until a few days ago the only thing connecting SYRIZA and Texas was the lone star on their flags. But, suddenly, the US’s second-largest state seems to have provided a defining moment for Greece’s second-largest party.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
Myths have fuelled much of outside perceptions of the Greek crisis. From the lazy Greeks to the runaway shadow economy, observers have sought explanations for the country's problems in these contrived and skewed observations on life in Greece. Like all fairy tales, though, they make for a good story but are rarely a true reflection of reality.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)