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The Cyprus conundrum
Brendan O’Leary and John McGarry have convincingly explained that every ethnic/religious conflict has a “meta-conflict” level. At the meta-conflict level, the conflicting sides disagree about what the conflict is about. Each side advocates their own understanding about the causes, the nature and the substance of the conflict they are embroiled in.
Contributor: Nikos Skoutaris
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (420)
Greek 2017 budget reveals size and source of extra tax burden
The 2017 budget tabled in Parliament on Monday revealed that the bulk of the estimated incremental fiscal performance in 2017 will stem from additional revenues since 2.45 billion of the 2.6 billion in total interventions will be on the revenue side.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (357), Greece (537)
Presidential shuttle diplomacy between Athens and Berlin
Departing for Berlin last week on the second leg of his last foreign trip in office, US President Barack Obama carried various policy messages for German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his hand luggage.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Economy (357), Greece (537)
Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
What could Greece have expected from the visit of a US leader in the final days of his presidency, before he is replaced by someone who appears to be the antithesis in personal and policy terms? Not much. What did it get from Barack Obama’s brief stay in Athens? Probably more than it expected.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (420), Economy (357), Society (156), Greece (537)
The Greek debt circle can be squared
From the beginning of the crisis, Greece’s debt has often been the elephant in the room. Over the last year it has taken on the form of an unsolvable equation as key decisions makers have taken positions that do not appear to overlap.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (357)