Dr Hadjiathanasiou, Senior Research Associate at the DA Publishes New Book
Senior Research Associate, Dr Maria Hadjiathanasiou has published her latest book on Propaganda and the Cyprus Revolt
The Impact of the COVID-19 on Divided Cyprus
The divided island of Cyprus reported its first case of COVID–19 to local media on 9 March.
A ceasefire is necessary to protect Yemen from coronavirus | UNDP
Watching the invisible tsunami crashing through countries, and creating a global health crisis and economic catastrophe, we are preparing for landfall in Yemen, already one of the most fragile countries on earth
What’s in the New Coronavirus Ceasefire Talk in Myanmar’s Ethnic Conflict? – The Diplomat
Within Myanmar, individual armed ethnic groups, including the Karen National Union and the Chin National Front, have called for a ceasefire of this sort
Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun
While relatively stable and wealthy countries struggle to respond effectively to this threat, how will the world’s actual war zones cope?
Cyprus pushes Syrian refugees back at sea due to coronavirus | News | Al Jazeera
On March 15, Cyprus shut its borders to all except Cypriots, European workers and those with special permits for a period of two weeks
Water Wars: Coronavirus Spreads Risk of Conflict Around the South China Sea – Lawfare
Some reporting speculates that a decelerating Chinese economy and a military hampered by COVID-19 could force China to scale back its maritime ambitions in the South China Sea.
Europe and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East | RUSI
As Europe has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, governments on the continent have closed borders and turned inwards, scrambling to curb the outbreak and minimise the economic fallout.
(Podcast) Coronavirus: the coup de grace for Lebanon? (WEBINAR) by LSE Middle East Centre | Free Listening on SoundCloud
Even before the coronavirus struck, Lebanon was in the grip of an existential crisis. On March 7th, it defaulted on its Eurobond debt servicing, for the first time ever.