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• Dr James Ker-Lindsay comments on why the Cyprus solution still matters in the article 'Seks grunner til at hele verden bør bry seg om det blir fred på Kypros' ("Six reasons why the world should care about peace in Cyprus"), Afterposten (Norway) (15 November 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay commented on the Cyprus talks in the article 'Gespräche über Wiedervereinigung Zyperns ewig letzte Meter' ("Talks about reunification"), Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Switzerland) (11 November 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay spoke about Cyprus reunification talks in the article titled 'Turkey’s Receding EU Hopes Seen as Setback to Cyprus Reunification', Voice of America (10 November 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Liindsay comments on Cyprus settlement talks in the article titled 'Cyprus: Why One of the World’s Most Intractable Conflicts Continues', New York Times (7 November 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay comments for Reuters on the EU-Turkey refugee deal and the pressures on Greece in an article titled 'Refugees languish in Greek limbo as alarm grows in Brussels', Kathimerini (1 November 2016)
• Professor Kevin Featherstone took part in a documentary series titled  'Ειδικές Αποστολές'. The documentary episode was called 'H Βρετανία στη σκιά του Brexit', or ‘’Britain in the shadow of Brexit’’, ERT TV, Greece (18 October 2016)
• Dr Spyros Economides authored an article titled 'Η Παγκόσμια Στρατηγική Ασφαλείας'('The EU Global Startegy on Security Policy'), Kathimerini, Greece (16 October 2016) 
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was quoted in the article 'Harsh realities behind race for a solution', Cyprus Mail (18 September 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was interviewed on the 1955-59 Cyprus crisis and current talks, BBC Radio Scotland (28 August 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay comments on Cyprus talks in the article 'Cyprus Faces An Uncertain Future After Turkey’s Failed Coup', Huffington Post (24 August 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was profiled in the article 'A tale of two referendums', Cyprus Mail (21 August 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay spoke about the Cyprus talks to Kainuun Sanomat (Finland) in the article 'Turkin myllerrys lisäsi epävarmuutta myös Kyproksessa' ("Turkey's turmoil increases uncertainty in Cyprus") (8 August 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay commented on the coup in Turkey and Cyprus talks in the article 'Turkish turmoil after failed coup raises fears for Cyprus talks', Financial Times (5 August 2016)
• Dr Angelos Chryssogelos authored an article titled 'The EU, Turkey and the refugee standoff', CNN (5 August 2016)
• Dr Rosa Vasilaki was interviewed for a news analysis programme called 'Το Πρώτο στην Ευρώπη και στον Κόσμο', ERA Proto Programma (4 July 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay gave an interview on Brexit and Cyprus, Kathimerini, Cyprus (3 July 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay gave an interview on Brexit and Kosovo, Koha Ditore, Kosovo (3 July 2016) 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone gave an interview on the various matters arising after the Brexit vote, The Times of India blog (29 June 2016)
• Professor Kevin Featherstone gave an interview on Brexit and the EU, to journalist Sofia Papaioannou for the politics show '’360o'', Alpha TV channel (Greece) (28 June 2016)
• Dr Platon Tinios authored an article titled 'Ο κύβος ερρίφθη. Και τώρα τι;' ('The die is cast. And now what?') analysing the implications following the Brexit vote in the EU Referendum, Eleutheros typos, Greece (27 June 2016)
• Professor Kevin Featherstone authored an article titled 'Μία μικρότερη Βρετανία' ("A smaller Britain") on the Brexit Referendum, Kathimerini, Greece (26 June 2016)
• Dr Rosa Vasilaki authored an article titled 'Brexit: Μια πολύ Βρετανική επανάσταση' ("Brexit: A very British revolution?"), News 247 (25 June 2016)
• Professor Antigone G. Lyberaki authored an article titled 'Ήμουν κι εγώ εκεί...' ('I was there too') on the results of the British EU Referendum, Athens Voice, Greece (24 June 2016)
• Professor Antigone G. Lyberaki gave a Skype interview  on the British EU Referendum outcome, live from the LSE campus on the night of the results, ΑΝΑΤΡΟΠΗ, MEGA TV Channel, Greece (23 June 2016)
• Dr Platon Tinios wrote the Op-Ed 'Το Brexit, η «ανάκτηση ελέγχου» και ο σύγχρονος κόσμος' ('Brexit, the "control recovery" and the modern world'), Protagon (23 June 2016)
• Professor Antigone G. Lyberaki wrote an Op-Ed titled 'Διχασμοί, δημοψηφισματικές δημοκρατίες και ανεπάρκειες πολιτικού συστήματος' ('Divisions, referendum democracies and political system deficiencies'), HuffPost Blog, Greek edition (22 June 2016)
• Professor Kevin Featherstone was interviewed on the Eurozone, the dilemma that Great Britain is facing with the Brexit referendum, Greece and Cyprus for Politis (Citizen) Daily Cypriot Newspaper (13 June 2016)
• Dr Platon Tinios gave an interview in Greek television about the impact of a Brexit on Europe and Greece, ERT TV, ERT studio3 (13 June 2016) 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone wrote an Op-Ed titled 'It's all Greek to me' for the Greek Press, arguing that the current British referendum campaign on EU membership displays a similar populism to that of the Greek referendum last July and has a similar demographic of support, Kathrimerini Newspaper, (12 June 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay gave an interview on Cyprus' parliamentary election result, World Politics Review (1 June 2016)
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis was quoted in an article titled 'No Deal Now, But Eurozone 'Likely to Agree to Future Greek Debt Relief', Sputnik News (24 May 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay comments on the outcome of Cypriot parliamentary elections in the article titled 'Right wing gains in Cyprus vote may provide spur for peace process - analysts', Reuters (23 May 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was quoted in an article titled 'Cyprus poll holds key to possible reunification', The Guardian (21 May 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was quoted in an article titled 'Хајндл скржав на зборови - Притисок и надвор и внатре за излез од кризата', Utrinski Vesnik (20 May 2016)
• Dr Platon Tinios wrote a piece on Brexit for www.insidestory.gr (18 May 2016)
• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis authored an article titled 'The 2015 review of the ENP: the transformative power of the EU re-loaded?', FEMISE (3 May 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was quoted in the article 'Why there are fresh hopes of a united Cyprus', The Economist (25 April 2016)
• Dr Angelos Chryssogelos was quoted in the article 'The next Greek crisis is coming', Europe Newsweek (19 April 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was interviewed was interviewed on the prospects for a Cyprus solution in the article titled 'Réunification de Chypre: un référendum à l’automne ?' ("Reunification of Cyprus: a referendum in the fall?"), L’Orient Le Jour (Lebanon) (9 April 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay discussed the possible effects of Brexit on British expats in Cyprus in the article titled 'The Brexit conundrum for expats in Cyprus', Cyprus Mail (3 April 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay discussed the Turkey-EU refugee deal and implications for Cyprus talks in the article 'Dohodu potrebujeme. S Ankarou však musíme konať opatrne' ("Agreements necessary. In Ankara, however, we must act carefully"), Pravda (21 March 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay was quoted in the article 'After scare, Cyprus peace hopes survive EU-Turkey migrant deal', Reuters Canada (21 March 2016)
• Dr Angelos Chryssogelos was cited in the article 'Greece Refugee Crisis: Greek Economy To Be Tested In Processing Asylum Claims As EU-Turkey Migrant Deal Begins', IB Times (21 March 2016)
• Dr James Ker-Lindsay discussed how Cyprus should response to the EU-Turkey refugee deal in the article 'Europe ups the ante over Turkey migrants deal', Cyprus Mail (13 March 2016)
• A feature article on Professor Kevin Featherstone's and Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou's presention of their latest book 'Prime Ministers and the Paradox of Power in Greece' as part of the Megaron Lecture Series was published in the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Journal. The edition also features an interview with both Professors, titled 'How far can Europe intervene into national administrative processes?' (March 2016) 
• Professor Kevin Featherstone chaired an event at LSE where Dr. Wolfgang Schaeuble, the German Finance Minister, was speaker. The title of the public lecture was 'Managing Europe – What is Germany's Responsibility?' and Dr Schaeuble was invited by the LSE Students’ Union German Society and the LSE Euroean Institute. In the discussion, questions were asked about Greece’s prospects in the euro-zone (3 March 2016)
• Professor Christopher Coker (LSE) authored an article in connection to the most recent Megaron lecture which took place in the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall (Αίθουσα Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος), Megaron, Athens, Greece. The article is titled  'Why Thucydides is our Contemporary', Kathimerini (3 March 2016)

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For a detailed timeline of the crisis, including media coverage, progress reports, opinion polls and other resources, please click here.
 

Blogs, analysis and monitoring

Hellenic Observatory (Greece@LSE): http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/greeceatlse/category/the_greek-debt-crisis/

Crisis Observatory, ELIAMEP: http://crisisobs.gr/en/the-observatory/

Policy Analysis Research Unit (Athens University of Economics and Business): http://www.paru.gr/

The Greek Crisis blog: http://www.greekcrisis.net/

Greek Economists for Reform: http://greekeconomistsforreform.com/

Greek Public Policy Forum: http://www.greekpublicpolicyforum.org/

Protagon: http://www.protagon.gr

Greek Ministry of Finance: http://www.minfin.gr/portal/en

European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs: http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/index_en.htm 

Euro Crisis in the Press: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/eurocrisispress/

Stratfor: https://www.stratfor.com/topics/economics-and-finance/europes-economic-crisis?older=1436773273