April 14, 2015
Another effort to reunify the island of Cyprus has come to a halt. This time around, the negotiations collapsed over a dispute involving offshore drilling for gas. Cyprus has been divided since 1974. Greek Cypriots occupy the southern two-thirds of the island, with Turkish Cypriots in the north. A previous effort to reunify the island, in 2004, was unsuccessful, and Cyprus was allowed to join the European Union as a divided nation. Current efforts to reunify the island will resume next month, according to an April 7 Associated Press article. Unfortunately, social mood is trending negatively on Cyprus, whose stock market is down 98% from its October 2007 high.
This article explains more about the influence of social mood on reconciliation.
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
