Figure It – Episode 22: Lessons from Cyprus intercommunal dialogue with ex USAID’s Elizabeth Kassinis (09/05/2026)

About this episode

Fiona Mullen interviews Elizabeth Kassinis about lessons learned from USAID's involvement in bicommunal initiatives in Cyprus.

Until 2015, the main funder of bicommunal initiatives in Cyprus was the US Agency for International Development (USAID). For those working on EU-funded practical dialogue initiatives today, what lessons can we learn from those times? Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen asks former USAID Senior Program and Bicommunal Program Advisor, Elizabeth Kassinis. The post Figure It – Episode 22: Lessons from Cyprus intercommunal dialogue with ex USAID’s Elizabeth Kassinis (09/05/2026) first appeared on Island Talks.

People in this episode

Host: Fiona Mullen

Guest: Elizabeth Kassinis

Topics covered

• bicommunal initiatives
• Cyprus
• USAID
• intercommunal dialogue
• lessons learned
• EU-funded initiatives

Keywords

• Cyprus
• USAID
• bicommunal
• dialogue
• Elizabeth Kassinis
• Fiona Mullen
• lessons learned
• intercommunal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USAID

Places: Cyprus

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