European University of Cyprus
Lecturer of Economic History at the European University of Cyprus
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Alexander Apostolides
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FROM Alexander Apostolides
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Will Cyprus Be the Financial Mouse that Roared? The island nation of Cyprus has 1.1 million people — but it's becoming a threat to the entire Eurozone, which is 317 times larger. It's all about banks structured as tax shelters, often for wealthy Russians, banks now in so much trouble they've asked for a bailout. But when Eurozone leaders proposed to tax every depositor – not just the wealthy, ordinary Cypriots took to the streets, emptying ATMs and forcing parliament to reject the deal. What about depositors in Greece and other troubled countries? Will they lose faith in their own banks and their confidence in the Euro?
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
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