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“Pumpaj!”: Inside Serbia’s Historic Student-Led Fight for Democracy
What started as a deadly railway tragedy quickly ballooned into an unprecedented youth protest movement in Europe. For months now, tens...
Charlotte Pennings
May 22


Housewarming
The trees around the meadow sway lightly in the breeze. Beneath them, the tall grass is brighter than usual, cast in artificial light for...
A.G Thor
May 21


Fighting and negotiating with the Taliban – An Interview with Human Rights Defender Nazifa Jalali
“I'm impressed… I'm shocked… I have no words”. That’s all I was able to utter when Nazifa told me her story. Afterwards, I blamed myself...
Esther Wolff
May 20


Pope-litics: the American Impact and its Global Implications
With his first address, last Sunday, the new Pope - Leo XIV - has officially announced the direction of his papacy. These intentions set...
Calista Longo
May 19
Sunday Summary - 18.05.2025
Welcome dear reader, to yet another Sunday summary. This week served up a whirlwind of headlines, from the high-stakes drama of global...
Calista Longo
May 18


Sport power: How does the USA use sport as a geopolitical weapon
“In my first term, I negotiated the return of the World Cup to America. And now, in my second term, I’ll have the honour to host the...


Secrets the Sky keeps
I like the way people talk about those who are losing their minds. They say I’ve got my head in the clouds, and I imagine I actually do....
Clara Ledoux-Vanek
May 17


CC: Book censorship: an American phenomenon and a European crisis
The spectre of censorship looms darker than ever. In a concerning sequence of events, public libraries in the US are increasingly...
Simone Capuozzo
May 16


Pope Leo XIV: Will the legacy of Pope Francis be continued?
On May 8th, when the white smoke came out of the chimney, the crowd on St. Peter’s Square in Rome cheered in excitement. With the...
Patrycja Tobola
May 14


The Cinema Complex
My €19 Redemption Arc During my four-month Korean Media and Popular Culture class, the professor showed us the box office sales in South...
Brooke Betten
May 14


ⵣ Is History repeating itself? The Shared Struggle of the Amazigh and Palestinian People ⵣ
(Garanger, 1960) titled: A 1960 photograph of an Algerian woman , Marc Garanger A Reflection on Resistance and Modern Colonialism In May...


That Was Close
When Friedrich Merz was officially elected Chancellor of Germany last Tuesday afternoon, he appeared visibly relieved. His conservative...
Jule Frank
May 13
Sunday Summary -11th of May 2025
Dear readers, as we reach the end of the second week of May, we welcome you with our weekly Sunday Summary outlining the major events...
Sena Gonel
May 12


2025 Reformation Act: A New Hope for South Africa?
“Law is a powerful tool for social ordering”, writes Katharina Pistor in The Code of Capital . In her work, she argues that law not only...
Elide Saia
May 11


“La Vie en Green?” - Success and challenges of green policies in Paris
Is Paris a green policy’s “ leader ”? As written on the municipality website in 2019, this is at least what the French capital claims....


Coriolanus Snow finds out about Hobbes
If you’ve read Suzanne Collins’ masterpiece (yes), you know that the Hunger Games are these annual events in which children from the 12...
Violette Gabriel
May 8


Sink the Economy to Save It? Inside Trump's New Economic War
Why would the President of the United States intentionally sink his own country’s economy—and with it, the global one? Why does Trump...
Lisa Volpin
May 7


The Church and the Global South: Prospects of Catholicism in the post-Franciscan era
“The Church is no longer Eurocentric” . While this quote from Cardinal Sarah of Guinea is from ten years ago, it rings more true than...
Zeteny Jakab
May 6


50 Shades, All Gray
What if I were to tell you your world is fading to gray - literally? You may not believe me, but look around you. Look at the objects...
Calista Longo
May 5
Sunday Summary- 04th of April 2025: University Council Debate, Pollution Reduction, and other good news
Dear reader, let me present you with some uplifting news on this cloudy Sunday! This week has been filled with depressing news from...
Jet Brinkman
May 4
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