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U.S. Elections - He’s Back. What to expect from a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. In what was predicted to be one of the closest U.S. presidential elections in...
Elena Bovée and Claire Anderson
Nov 12, 2024


Goodbye Eastern Europe? Opportunities in crisis for a region with a troubled past
The outbreak of the Ukraine War in 2022 pushed Eastern Europe into a perilous situation. A region historically ridden with imperial...
Zeteny Jakab
Nov 11, 2024


Sunday Summary - 10th November 2024: "Concepts of a tariff"
Upon former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding his...
Claire Anderson
Nov 10, 2024


A Tale of Two Germanies - The Rise of AfD and BSW
The German coalition government has collapsed after Chancellor Scholz's decision to sack Finance Minister Lindner. The Chancellor has...
Simone Capuozzo
Nov 10, 2024


New Bus Line for the Jewish Community in London: Protection or Division?
What Happened and Why? In London, a new bus line  dedicated to members of the Jewish community was inaugurated this September,...
Emma Larrue
Nov 9, 2024


Why Does Albania Plan to Build an Islamic Vatican City?
Most microstates come into being through a quirk of history. Take the Vatican, for example, created in a compromise between the Pope and...
Jaap Steunenberger
Nov 8, 2024


Poland's Deal With the EU: Protecting Borders or Violating Human Rights?
Since 2021, there has been an ongoing migration crisis present on the Polish-Belarusian border. Belarusian authorities, with the...
Patrycja Tobola
Nov 7, 2024


Life Over 1.5°C: The Emissions Gap Report 2024 Explained
​​Picture this: it is the year 2100, and you are a European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula ), a small bird with an orange throat that can be...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
Nov 6, 2024


The intriguing promise of the White Gold.
Dawn on the Salar. Under a burning sun, turning skin into sunburnt remnants, in no time lies a treasure attracting gold diggers and...
Jakob Aufenberg
Nov 5, 2024


Bridging Currents: Navigating Water Cooperation in the MENA region
In a region where rivers are lifelines, and scarcity breeds tension, the struggle for accessible water has become just as prevalent as...
Mark Sijtsma
Nov 4, 2024


Sunday Summary - 3rd November 2024: The Final Countdown
Life in the 2020s increasingly feels like we are always barrelling towards some kind of end, holding our breaths, and this week was no...
Mahault Etienne
Nov 3, 2024


Dear Diary, It’s Me, I’m the Problem (and I’m Singing About It) - ‘Sad Girl Pop’ as a Tool for Introspection
As the days get rainier, windier, and colder, autumn brings with it an air of melancholy. It is once again the season of yearning through...
Mahault Etienne
Oct 30, 2024


U.S. Elections: Perspectives from abroad: Interview of two American students living in Europe.
We are now one week from knowing who will be the new U.S. president for four years. Looking at the polls , the score plans to be tight....
Head Editor - Sarah Hourquet
Oct 29, 2024


Sunday Summary - 27th October 2024: A World on Edge
This past week has seen crises deepen across the globe, with conflicts escalating from the Middle East to Sudan and beyond. From...
Head Editor
Oct 27, 2024


Sunday Summary - 20th October 2024: Silver Linings amidst The Chaos
The world is reeling from a wave of appalling events. In a speech, Donald Trump amplified the conspiracy theory that the Capitol attack...
Mark Sijtsma
Oct 20, 2024


Sunday Summary - 13th October 2024: Ongoing Crises
The 7th of October marked the one-year  anniversary  since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza. Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced on...
A.G Thor
Oct 13, 2024


One Year of Grief and Resistance: Maastricht’s Response
It has been a year since the Hamas attack on Israel, following one of the deadliest operations by the IDF the world has seen. At least...


Sunday Summary - Erasing History: Gaza's Cultural Heritage in the Crossfire
The destruction of Gaza’s cultural heritage has become a deeply troubling and tragic aspect of the ongoing conflict in the region. Since...
Jules Boelens
Oct 7, 2024


U.S. Elections - Understanding Harris: a dive into Kamala Harris’ political strategy.
Kamala Harris’ sudden campaign start for the US presidential elections has not been easy. Since the 27th of June, with the debacle of the...
Vanille Villez
Oct 3, 2024


U.S. Elections - Inside the Democratic National Convention and the future of the United States.
In the United States, every four years right before the presidential election, the two major political parties hold a four-day convention...
Elena Bovée
Sep 25, 2024
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