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Professional liars in pandemic times
All conspiracy theories have very simple premises on which they rest. At the core of any conspiracy theory is the division of the world into good and evil. It is difficult to refute them because anyone who tries to do so is considered an accomplice to the conspiracy. The problem is that these theories spread very quickly, most often through social media, but also through closed groups on some platforms such as Viber and the like.
Contributor: Vuk Vučetić
Categories: Europe (281), Society (140)
Podcast - Greece's year of trying to shake off Covid-19
Greece has been grappling with the coronavirus for just over a year, sometimes with success but other times less convincingly.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (495)
A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
Here we go again. After a hiatus of more than 3 years, the negotiations for the resolution of the Cyprus issue have resumed this week.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Society (140)
At the bottom of the Balkans: Kosovo's bumpy road in securing vaccines
Covid-19 exposed systemic problems in the health system of Kosovo and other institutional branches. While the high number of positive cases and deaths made the headlines, the government declarations that they have secured hundreds of thousands dozes of vaccines were full of hope, if it were to be true.
Contributor: Arber Fetahu
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Society (140)
Podcast - The heavy arm of the law: Police brutality in Greece
The behaviour of the Greek police has come under scrutiny, again, following a number of incidents over which officers have been accused of using unnecessary and excessive force.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (385), Society (140), Greece (495)