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The article proposes to consider that, in the case of Greece, the formula to cope with the crisis is based on a false diagnosis regarding the cause and the patient. Far from being Greek society or economy, the patient is the state. The public debt is not directly related to the level of society: it is simply a significant evidence of corruption and appropriation of the state by the political class. The debt crisis results exclusively from general refusal of Greek governments to take basic measures to reform the state. And the management of the crisis, marked by shifts from the memoranda forecasts, goes with the obstinacy of politicians to keep intact the pillars of partitocracy. The political system has lost all legitimacy and is in constant rivalry with the society of citizens. The article provides, to conclude, radical paths of reform. Adapted from the source document.

Historically, states have indebted themselves to finance military campaigns. They do so nowadays for other reasons such as financing productive investment. The state is not a debtor like any other: in the instance of payment default, their creditors may have great difficulty recovering funds. The measure of sovereign risk is therefore a crucial issue with necessitates political, economic and financial expertise. Adapted from the source document.

In this exclusive interview, the president of the Republic of Cyprus takes an in-depth look at prospects for the settlement of the Cyprus question. Tassos Papadopoulos had campaigned against the Annan plan in 2004, saying that it would perpetuate the separation of the island & give the Turkish invader the permanent right to take military action anywhere on Cyprus. At the time, he garnered the support of 76% of voters. Today, with the first round of the presidential election around the corner, Papadopoulos has sustained his popularity rating, undoubtedly due to his firm opposition to Ankara. Unlike the Turks, who are in favor of the creation of two separate but equal entities, Papadopoulos will only consider a solution involving the real reunification of the island. He hopes that the European Union will use all its influence to make Turkey see things this way, without awaiting the hypothetical conclusion of negotiations for Turkey's membership in the EU. Adapted from the source document.

The whole world trembles: Iran is on the point of possessing nuclear arms. Willing to go to any length to obtain this tool of any self-respecting "major power," Tehran has been moving ever forward in its goal of mastering the uranium enrichment processes to develop atomic energy for military purposes. Divided & indecisive, the international community has not found a way to avoid this outcome. But do we really need to panic? Probably not. The pragmatism of the Islamic Republic should not be underestimated. In reality, Iran only wishes to establish its authority in the Middle East & strengthen its international prestige. Furthermore, Iran's joining the nuclear club only hastens the ineluctable demise of the non-proliferation treaty. A new "democratic" nuclear order (in which nuclear weapons are not just the preserve of the few) should see the light of day. Adapted from the source document.