The Greek government, the European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund are all denying what markets perceive clearly: Greece will eventually default on its debts to its private and public creditors. The politicians prefer to postpone the inevitable by putting public money where private money will no longer go, because…
Read MoreIn November 2010 a major political event took place in Lisbon. The leaders of the twenty eight NATO member states along with those of the sixteen partner countries gathered in a summit in the capital of Portugal that eventually ended up with the new seventh strategic concept. This should represent…
Read MoreDr. Yiorghos Leventis, Director of International Security Forum – Cyprus, participated in the First Consultative Meeting of the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium held in Brussels on 23-24 May 2011. The Consortium is a novel path-breaking initiative taken by the European Council. Dr. Leventis had the opportunity to exchange views with several…
Read MoreDr. Yiorghos Leventis, Director of International Security Forum (ISF), represented the organization upon invitation at the XXIV Winter Course of the International School on Disarmament & Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO), Italian Pugwash Group. The course focused on the theme of Eliminating Nuclear Weapons and Safeguarding Nuclear Technologies. A group of…
Read MoreWritten by Dr Yiorghos Leventis* SPECIAL ISF ANNIVERSARY FEATURE ARTICLE The latest incident authored last Sunday (17 April 2011) in Berlin by an excessive and arrogant Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, serves as a cool reminder of the troublemaking policies of his country. Turkey, a staunch NATO ally, sporting…
Read MoreWritten by Dr. William Mallinson Turkey seems to be the only NATO country, with the slightly coy exception of pre-election Germany, with the guts to criticise the latest ‘coalition’ bombing spree against the Moslem world, whatever its contrived diplomatic dancing with NATO, and its fear of being seen to be…
Read MoreIntroduction €€As was widely predicted, worldwide recovery is taking a slow and hesitant path with unemployment the most stubborn and painful indicator: brief discussion of the uneven experience of the emerging economies, the United States, Europe and Cyprus. €€ In parallel with strong and unprecedented Central Bank action, most countries…
Read MoreThe international talks on Iran’s nuclear program that got under way in Geneva in early December amid Iranian claims that the first consignment of locally produced raw uranium has been delivered to its enrichment facility in the central province of Isfahan have produced poor results and agreed to be resumed…
Read MoreThe visit in October of President Medvedev to Cyprus generated a lot of discussion about his initiative for a European Security Treaty, the reason being that Cyprus was the first European country to show willingness to participate meaningfully and constructively in the negotiations for its consideration. The example of Cyprus…
Read MoreWritten by World Federalist Movement – Canada* Introduction The World Federalist Movement – Canada (WFM – Canada) is a national non governmental organization that addresses a range of global governance issues. WFM – Canada’s 1,100 members support measures to progressively reinforce the rule of law in international affairs and…
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