Issue 1, 2020: COVID-19 and Regional Affairs

Our very first Issue features the following contributors:
• Peter Karayiannis, Professor of Microbiology / Molecular Virology, Medical School, University of Nicosia

• H.E. Mr Stanislav Osadchiy, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus

• H.E. Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus

• H.E. Mr Sammy Revel, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Cyprus

• Mr Noam Katz, Deputy Director-General for Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel and
Mr Yiftah Curiel, Director at the Department for Digital Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel

• H.E. Ms Katja Saha, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative to the Republic of Cyprus

• Dr Maria Hadjiathanasiou, Horizon 2020 (MSCA Widening) Research Fellow, Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia

• Dr. Symeon Kassianides, Chairman of Natural Gas Public Company (CYGAS)

The Issue itself focuses on International Relations and crisis management in the Eastern Mediterranean during and post the COVID-19 period, specifically looking at the first wave of the pandemic. Our contributors have published a brief article about their views on the regional developments during the pandemic of COVID-19, by looking at regional affairs from a multidimensional scope.