European Rim Policy and Investment Council (ERPIC)
ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
ERPIC runs three working programs that are at the core of its activities: the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Security Program; the Democracy and Rule of Law Program; and the Energy Program.
ERPIC produces and disseminates original electronic media content, such as interviews, presentations, special briefings, and conferences addressing international law and human rights, democracy building, regional security and energy matters in the Eastern Mediterranean region. ERPIC also organizes live roundtables and seminars featuring diplomats, academics and policymakers.
ERPIC is a founding member of the East Med Forum, an electronic, online discussion forum, the purpose of which is to serve as a platform for the exchange of information and ideas, facilitate intraregional cross-border, cross-industry and cross-cultural dialogue, which aims at creating a framework for regional cooperation.
Latest Videos
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Social Cohesion in the Ottoman Empire (Part 2)
Prof. Miri Shefer Mossensohn (Tel Aviv University), Prof. Yair Hirschfeld (Netanya Academic College) and Dr. Christodoulos G. Pelaghias (ERPIC)
6 October 2021
The Ottoman Empire was a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-religious empire. Prof. Shefer-Mossensohn, an Ottomanist from Tel Aviv University, explains that the empire was a working framework for a heterogeneous society that existed for three hundred years. At its peak, it stretched from Hungary to Yemen, from Algier to Iraq and included a major segment of religious and ethnic minorities. Jews and Christians, as well as other minorities, had a place in the Ottoman Empire, although it was not based on the principle of equality since the Ottoman society was very hierarchical. This system that for centuries worked rather well, in the 19th century experienced more and more challenges and tensions that led to its collapse during World War One. Professor Shefer Mossensohn, Prof. Hirschfeld and Dr. Pelaghias discuss whether there are any elements of the Ottoman experience that could serve to build a better future for the Eastern Mediterranean.
#OttomanEmpire #ReligiousMinorities
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Social Cohesion in the Ottoman Empire (Part 1)
Professor Miri Shefer Mossensohn
Tel Aviv University
8 August 2021
The Ottoman Empire was a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-religious empire. Prof. Shefer-Mossensohn, an Ottomanist from Tel Aviv University, explains that the empire was a working framework for a heterogeneous society that existed for three hundred years. At its peak, it stretched from Hungary to Yemen, from Algier to Iraq and included a major segment of religious and ethnic minorities. Jews and Christians, as well as other minorities, had a place in the Ottoman Empire, although it was not based on the principle of equality since the Ottoman society was very hierarchical. This system that for centuries worked rather well, in the 19th century experienced more and more challenges and tensions that led to its collapse during World War One.
#OttomanEmpire #MilletSystem #ReligiousMinorities
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Lebanon Natural Gas and Electricity Deal
Laury Haytayan
MENA Director Natural Resource Governance Institute
30 September 2021
In September, the energy ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon met in Amman to approve a roadmap for supplying the latter with natural gas and electricity. According to the roadmap, the gas supplies would come from Egypt, the electricity would be produced in Jordan, and both would be transported to Lebanon via Syria. Laury Haytayan, an energy expert from Lebanon, comments on the significance of the deal for Lebanon and the wider region. ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The Fall of Famagusta: The Anniversary of the Turkish Conquest and Occupation of Famagusta
Klearchos A. Kyriakides
Director, Democracy and Rule of Law Program (ERPIC)
29 July 2021
On the 20th of July 2021, on the 47th anniversary of the first of the two Turkish invasions of the Republic of Cyprus, President Erdogan paid a visit to the Turkish-occupied north of the Republic of Cyprus and oversaw the initiation of a new phase in the history of the occupied city of Famagusta. Of course, Turkey does not regard itself as an occupying power and that’s one of the problems that is the core of the predicament that confronts the Republic of Cyprus, the European Union of which it forms part, and the wider democratic world. Those three entities – the Republic of Cyprus, the European Union and the wider democratic world – are locked in a geopolitical struggle with Turkey over the destiny of the post-1945 legal order. That order has already been thrashed by Turkey and by certain other international actors, and it is almost on a life support machine as a result of one violation after another by one state after another. And Famagusta in a sense symbolizes what has gone wrong with the post-1945 legal order.
#Cyprus #TurkishOccupationOfCyprus #Varosha #Famagusta
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The Future of the Cyprus Settlement Negotiations
Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Former Foreign Minister and Former Minister of Communications and Works
of the Republic of Cyprus
6 August 2021
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The Partial Reopening of Varosha and Its Consequences for Cyprus
Fanoulla Argyrou
Journalist and Researcher
26 July 2021
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On the 21st July, Turkish Cypriots authorities announced a partial reopening of Varosha, a part of the Turkey-occupied city of Famagusta, for potential resettlement. But the announcement doesn’t seem to live up to Erdogan’s prior statements signaling a game-changing move was on his agenda. What’s the reason behind this cautiousness? What does the partial opening of the fenced area mean for the future of Varosha? Should we expect the Turkish Cypriots to proceed with the other areas in the future? What could the Cyprus government do to block the opening? Fanoulla Argyrou answers these and other questions related to this event and its consequences for Cyprus.
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Lebanon-Israel Maritime Border Negotiations
Laury Haytayan
MENA Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute
March 23, 2021
ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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March 2021 Israeli Legislative Election
Dr. Elie Friedman
Senior Lecturer, Ashkelon Academic College
March 30, 2021
ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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An Overview of the Israeli Energy Sector
Dr. Amit Mor
CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting
February 25, 2021
ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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