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Happy Valentines!
It’s Valentines day again. In the Netherlands, we are nearing our one year anniversary with a very toxic partner - Covid19 - which was...
Head Editor
Feb 14, 2021


Blatant unawareness doesn’t make you clever. How OutKast opened Hip-Hop to eccentricity
The commercial success and critical acclaim of OutKast is one of the most significant stories in modern-day (popular) music. Whether it...
Max Welford
Feb 11, 2021


Political Poisoning – The Downfall of the Ultimate Silencer
“When poison becomes a habit, it ceases to injure” Assassinations are as old as all human societies. Whether you wish to replace a...
Ethan Bergman
Feb 10, 2021


Meditate 2020’s Hangover Away: Towards a Year of Solid Habits
Poor sleep, dwindling study habits, lack of concentration? Looking to fortify habits? The answer might be as simple as a meditation app....
Paula Cepeda Gallo
Feb 4, 2021
A little bit goes a long way.
Welcome to the first ever monthly editor's letter at the Maastricht Diplomat. Yes, it's four months after this brand spanking new site...
Head Editor
Feb 2, 2021


Trouble and strife and one small victory for the little guy.
As the world continues to grapple with the pandemic, the news that several vaccines had finally made their way through testing and over...
Head Editor
Jan 31, 2021


MD gets to know the KAN Party
The Maastricht Diplomat recently interviewed Friederike Leppert, on behalf of KAN (Klimaat Actie Netwerk or Climate Action Network)...
Teresa Costa
Jan 30, 2021


There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.
Although 2021 was poorly inaugurated in the United States by the distasteful attempt to lay siege to Capitol Hill, on January 20, Joe...
Carmen Critelli
Jan 25, 2021


A writer lost to the 20th century.
"After the calm comes the storm; it starts out slowly, reaches its peak, then it's over and other periods of calm, some longer, some...
Céline Zahno
Jan 22, 2021


Sexual Feminism; The Nuances of Policing Feminism, But Not Policing Women
The term feminism is as fluid as its goals have been through the years. Right now, post-voting rights, we are in a period called the...
Roxane Kroon
Jan 22, 2021


Guns, Oil & Heat for the North Pole; The Actual Cold War
Sometimes the perception of power is more important than physical might. It seems Santa Claus will no longer have a monopoly on business...
Ethan Bergman
Jan 17, 2021


Chuck Norris Vs. Communism: Cassettes as weapons for Revolution
Chuck Norris Vs Communism (2015) Director: Ilinca Calugareanu This documentary thriller tells the story of the importance of Western...
Ethan Bergman
Jan 17, 2021


Going non-nuclear as Rutte steps down.
First and foremost, welcome back to period 3 of Maastricht University! As we get acclimatized to project work and our elective modules,...
Clemence Chia
Jan 17, 2021


For the lack of partying last year: 20 bangers you missed in 2020
As we now proceed to the next year, we are more than ready to leave behind what some would mildly describe as an uneventful year. This...
Max Welford
Jan 17, 2021


Transit (Anna Seghers)
The "influx of refugees" is on everyone's lips. Long before a certain respiratory disease went viral, "waves" were being associated with...
Peter Pelzer
Jan 12, 2021


Engaging in Incomplete Discourse Will Further Marginalise Trans Youth
Responding to “JK Rowling Might Actually Have A Point On Trans Youth” - Cam Nghiem. By Margaux Zandona and Jay Johns. [Content Notice:...
Guest Writer
Jan 12, 2021


Starting off with a bang.
Some welcomed this first week of 2021, others rejected it, shunned it or even tried to attack it by shaking the world upside down....
Valentina Couceiro
Jan 10, 2021


Football Hooliganism & Identity Hijack; Ajax’s Jewish Persona
The vast majority of sport club fan bases have a formed identity and culture which permits them to differentiate themselves from others,...
Ethan Bergman
Jan 9, 2021


Sustainable Fashion: Lifestyle or trend?
Whether we like fashion or not, every day we wake up and put an outfit on. We all shop, and we all have our own set of garments related...
Alara Ersoy
Jan 5, 2021


A week of contradictions.
2020’s last week was characterized by contradictions. Tragedy and relief; restriction and liberation; control and dependency; provocation...
Jan Haverman
Jan 3, 2021
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