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A New Era for Miss Netherlands
The Netherlands decided on December 12 2024 to stop its traditional Miss Netherlands beauty pageant, a move that has spread both...
Clémence Bernard
Jan 18


Terror at the Christmas Market: A Catalyst for Migration Debate
The 20th of December, only four days before Christmas, turned out to be a tragic day for many German citizens. A car driven by...
Patrycja Tobola
Jan 17


The UN’s New Cybercrime Treaty: Win against Cybercrime or Loss for Human Rights?
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted a new Convention against Cybercrime on December 24th 2024. The multiple years of...
Fin Gerke
Jan 15


A Small Collection of Poetry for the Winter
The Space Between the Snow and the Sparrows After a tiresome trip, I made it back home for Christmas. I had not been feeling it this...
Sunday Summary - 5th January 2025
We are officially a few days into the New Year: Happy New Year, everyone! Whether you celebrated at home, with family or friends, whether...
Carolina Scheuch
Jan 5
Sunday Summary - 29th December 2024: From Prison Cells to Headlines, 2024 Comes to a Close
Alleged CEO Shooter Faces Life Prison Sentencing in New York On the other side of the Atlantic, American media were engrossed all week...
Léa Besnard
Dec 29, 2024


Don't Paint It All Black
Much ink has been spilled about the German political and economic demise from domestic and foreign contributors. This is the great thing...
Jakob Aufenberg
Dec 29, 2024


Martial Law in South Korea and Impeachment of the President, 11 days of tension in Seoul.
South Korea has been in political turmoil since December 3rd when President Yoon Suk-yeol declared Martial Law at 22:30 in a television...
Guest Writer - Andrea Dartigues
Dec 24, 2024


FashionClash Film Programme: Mutual Attraction
In 100 Years of the Fashion Film , Marketa Uhlirova describes the relationship between fashion and cinema as a “mutual attraction.” In...
A.G Thor and Charlotte Godfried
Dec 19, 2024


French governmental crisis: Fears and apprehensions from a French student
Plot Twist I don’t have the age to vote. Still, my age didn’t stop me from being surprised by last June Parliament’s dissolution and...
Augustin Forjonel-Legrand
Dec 17, 2024


"Let the IDF win and f*** the Arabs:” What Really Happened during Amsterdam’s Unrest after Europa League Football Match
On November 7th, the Europa League football match between the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam led to violent clashes...
Léa Besnard
Dec 16, 2024


Sunday Summary- 15th December 2024
Despite the year drawing to an end, issues around the world are far from being concluded. From the constitutional crisis of South Korea,...
Zeteny Jakab
Dec 15, 2024


Knitting in Norway: A Steady Hype
Knitting is going through a revival across social media, but in Norway, it was never dead. When I started my exchange in Trondheim,...
Fin Gerke
Dec 15, 2024


CC - Have You Ever Heard of Sintra?
This town, located next to Lisbon, holds many castles and royal residences. It became a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1995 and the European...
Faustine Rocoplan
Dec 14, 2024


Sportswashing FC? Saudi Expansion in the Beautiful Game
It is official: Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the biggest sporting event in the world. The anticipated...
Simone Capuozzo
Dec 13, 2024


Unravelling Dutch Politics: What international students should know about the government and its education reforms
As every student has probably deduced from the amount of emails UM has sent out, Dutch universities are not particularly excited about...
Jet Brinkman
Dec 12, 2024


Global Change Hidden in Plain Sight: The ICJ’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion
On Tuesday, I was on my way to the Law Café to get myself a cappuccino, as usual. In the background, the TV was not playing the usual...
Mahault Etienne
Dec 7, 2024


Ukraine’s Next Chapter? 1,000 Days and Counting
As the Ukrainian conflict exceeds a thousands days of relentless fighting, the war has entered an unpredictable phase with heightened...
Emma Larrue
Dec 6, 2024


Has the royal family in Spain become a symbol of division instead of unity?
The Spanish monarchy is a subject of significant divide within Spanish society. Indeed, the royal family raises many questions from a...
Jade Thiebaut
Dec 5, 2024


No Other Land wins IDFA Audience Award as Israel paves the way for Gaza’s resettlement
No Other Land has won the IDFA NPO Doc Audience Award 2024 , the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) public prize...
Ana Navarro
Dec 4, 2024
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