HOW THIS ENDS
Photo (c) Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock / CNN On February 24th, Russia mounted an unprovoked and unwarranted invasion of Ukraine....
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Philip Ammerman
- Feb 26, 2022
FIGHTING IN SEVERODONETSK
I worked for the Rubezhnoye Board & Packaging Factory between 2001 and 2013 on a variety of projects, including three major investment...
Philip Ammerman
- Feb 25, 2022
THE INVASION OF UKRAINE
Like so many others, I’ve been tied to the news about Ukraine. I’ve worked there between 1999 and 2018, mainly on investment projects,...
Philip Ammerman
- Jan 12, 2022
THE GREAT SIBERIAN THAW
Joshua Yaffa (@yaffaesque) has a brilliant article in The New Yorker entitled "The Great Siberian Thaw" on the effects of global warming...
Philip Ammerman
- Jan 7, 2022
GET LULU TO CALL ME
Photo (c) Anadolu / Getty Images from The Guardian I wonder what kind of system invests billions in the illusion of being a great power...
Philip Ammerman
- Dec 24, 2021
Making Decisions Based on Weakness
It’s December 24th and as I sit in my apartment in Limassol, cleaning up this year’s mess and reflecting on the next year, I understand...
Philip Ammerman
- Nov 29, 2021
ABSURD BICYCLE SCHEMES
Not that long ago, people in Greece and Cyprus prided themselves on being self-sufficient. My grandparents had a house in a remote...
Philip Ammerman
- Nov 9, 2021
The reverse of the medal
An idle thought this morning. This year is the bicentennial of the Greek revolution. On 25 March 1821, the Revolution broke out (earlier...
Philip Ammerman
- Oct 26, 2021
25 Cities contribute 52% of Greenhouse gas Emissions
According to research published by three Chinese scientists, 25 cities worldwide account for 52% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When...
Philip Ammerman
- Oct 16, 2021
VALUES AND GOVERNANCE
What strikes me with every visit to the Acropolis Museum is how intensely our ancestors believed in a common set of values and ethos, and...
Philip Ammerman
- Sep 28, 2021
The US Constitutional crisis
Robert Kagan has a brilliant opinion piece in the Washington Post on America's Constitutional Crisis. I can't think of another major...
Philip Ammerman
- Sep 24, 2021
SUNSET AT MELITE
Today I walked up past the Pnyx to part of the ancient deme of Melite. The remains of its streets and houses can be seen on the bare...
Philip Ammerman
- May 24, 2021
THE PINAULT COLLECTION OPENS AT THE BOURSE DE COMMERCE
Jonathan Bastable has written a beautiful paean to the renovation of the Bourse de Commerce to house the Pinault Collection on the...
Philip Ammerman
- May 16, 2021
THE NON-SAFE NON-PASS
I am increasingly amused at the government’s invention of a coronavirus safety product where no product exists. The SafePass. We keep...
Philip Ammerman
- May 10, 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Report
I was honoured to be profiled in the 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Report.
Philip Ammerman
- May 4, 2021
MOB FAILURE
It's difficult to understand just why systems here in Cyprus are underperforming so dramatically. On Sunday, I visited friends staying at...
Philip Ammerman
- Apr 18, 2021
On Food and Archetypes
For those of you parents of a certain age who watched Disney’s 2007 movie, Ratatouille, there is a scene towards the end where the food...
Philip Ammerman
- Apr 10, 2021
SELLING ROSENBERG
Christie's is auctioning the Rosenberg collection later this month. This is one of the largest single collections of illuminated...
Philip Ammerman
- Apr 9, 2021
THE NARCISSUS GLASS
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. He was so handsome that he attracted hundreds...
Philip Ammerman
- Mar 25, 2021
Note on the 200th Anniversary of THE GREEK REVOLUTION
According to tradition, on March 25th, 1821, the Metropolitan Germanos raised the flag of revolution at the Monastery of Agia Lavra. This...
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