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The Contumacious Opioid Epidemic: The Five Pillars
Chinese water tortue is a process by which cold water slowly drips onto the scalp or forehead of a victim who is strapped face up on an...
Leilani Radaideh
May 8, 2022


The GIG economic times for the EU: on our way to a more socially proactive Union
Thirty years have gone by since the city where we find ourselves, Maastricht, witnessed the birth of the European Union (EU), bringing...
Ana Navarro Bullo
May 8, 2022


Facebook: The only crucial book of the digital age
Facebook and co. might be the big tech equivalent to the infamous toxic ex-partner most of us have at least encountered in the movies....
Anahita Lotfollahzadeh
May 7, 2022


Space as an extension of earth?!
Some thoughts about the next decades in space More than 50 years ago, NASA and humanity reached a milestone in space exploration when...
Simon Wirtz
May 7, 2022


The Cryptocurrency debate: Is cryptocurrency harming or helping sustainable development?
Cryptocurrencies have caused a lot of buzz in the past few years with some subscribing to the idea of a decentralized currency system,...
Anthi Likitsakos
May 7, 2022


Who is ensuring the Rights of Refugees? The Poland-Belarus Border Crisis
Mustafa Mohammed Murshed Al-Raimi, a 37-year-old Yemeni migrant, was buried in Bohoniki, Poland, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. He was one of the...
Rhiannon Read
May 6, 2022


The Cultural Fallout of the Cold War
27 October 1962. Far below the surface of the Atlantic, a stone's throw from Cuba in international waters, lies a submarine. Inside,...
Brendan Hogan and Valentina Giolli
May 6, 2022


Snakes and Ladders: Sudan’s Long Way to Democracy
Sudan’s movement towards democracy has been a long and arduous journey that has yet to find light at the end of the tunnel. The fight for...
Sarbani Bag and Jonathan Wijayaratne
May 6, 2022


A license to hack: Russia in Ukraine
In cybersecurity it is no longer asked if your system gets breached, it is asked when. No system is safe in the 21st century. Since...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
May 6, 2022


Marriage in China
Marriage pressure can be felt when relatives make comments such as ‘your clock is ticking’ and ‘it's time to start a family’, or about...
Ekaterina Zemskova
Apr 25, 2022


What it means to be a climate activist during the Covid-19 pandemic
Lockdown. People can only leave their homes for emergencies. Large events are prohibited. The immense momentum of the 2019 Fridays for...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Apr 20, 2022


Anonymous’ Revolution; The Wild West of Cyber Warfare against Russia
‘’One two three four, they declare Cyber War. Five, six, seven, eight hackers do proliferate. Nine, ten, eleven, twelve servers can’t...
Ethan Bergman
Apr 8, 2022


Abducted Art & Cultural Theft: Cultural Crime and the Market for Illicit Antiquities
In this episode Roo and Simon launch their new series “Abducted Art & Cultural Theft” where they will be interviewing experts to discuss...
Head Editor
Mar 21, 2022


The Crown: a series that immerses you in the royal life
If you are a big fan of the British royal family or you just like to watch what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are doing, — the series...
Ekaterina Zemskova
Mar 16, 2022


Voices of the ‘Uni-cipality’: What do student political parties think about the local elections?
From 14 to 16 March, municipalities all over the Netherlands call their residents to the polls to elect their municipal councils for the...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
Mar 13, 2022


Why you should care about Maastricht’s elections
Please, take into account that this is an informative article seeking to give you an overview of the elections as well as showing you the...
Alodia Heijmans
Mar 13, 2022


UNSA x JEF: Municipal elections panel discussion
Did you know about the municipal elections of Maastricht on the 16th of March? These elections take place every four years and unlike...
Head Editor
Mar 12, 2022


The Eternals: Great in Scope, Not in Execution
*SPOILERS AHEAD* Okay, I’ll admit it: I actually enjoy action movies. Not even in an ironic, laughing-at-the-ridiculousness kind of way,...
Victoria Alexander
Mar 9, 2022


The Garden of Earthly Delights (Hieronymus Bosch)
Thinking about art in the fifteenth century, you would not be at fault if the first thing that came to mind would not be some farfetched...
Alodia Heijmans
Mar 3, 2022


“A Slap In The Face And A Kick In The Head”: The End Of The Road For The Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Since my first visit to Tuol Sleng prison, I have always found it hard to capture the injustices that took place here.
Rhiannon Read
Feb 27, 2022
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