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...
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Brendan Hogan and Valentina Giolli
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,...
Sarbani Bag and Jonathan Wijayaratne
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...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
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...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Apr 20, 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...
Ethan Bergman
Apr 9, 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...
Head Editor
Mar 21, 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...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
Mar 13, 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...
Alodia Heijmans
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...
Head Editor
Mar 12, 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...
Rhiannon Read
Feb 27, 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.
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Feb 21, 2022
The Maastricht Treaty turns 30
On 7th February 1992, the Maastricht Treaty established the foundation of the European Union. In a live broadcast organized by Studio...
Guest Writer
Feb 8, 2022
Greenwashed or Willfully Ignorant? The EU and Shark Fin Trade
Emre Küpcük is a student of European Studies at Maastricht University and the Chief Communications Officer of Bridge Europe. He focuses...
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Dec 21, 2021
The Economics of Sustainable Cannabis Trade
For a Sustainable International Cannabis Trade of the Future Cannabis users of Maastricht are no strangers to coffeeshops such as Smokey,...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Dec 16, 2021
Forgotten borders?
A thought on borders from one of Europe’s smallest countries For many people of our generation who have been born and raised in Europe,...
Léane Del Duca
Dec 14, 2021
Terrorism: Our Heritage in Danger
In the twenty-first century, terrorism still murders our heritage, plunders, and robs us of our references. By "our heritage", I mean the...
Ana Navarro Bullo & Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
Dec 12, 2021
Housing in Maastricht: A Human Right Being Sold Off
Travel or you’ll become racist, And you’ll end up believing That your skin is the only one that is right That your language is the most...
Alodia Heijmans
Nov 25, 2021
The Great Phenomenon of the Gauche Caviar
In the United Kingdom, we use the term “Champagne socialist”, in Germany “Salonkommunist” and in France it is called “Gauche de Salon” or...
Leilani Radaideh
Nov 24, 2021
UN101: What is UNESCO and why should we care about it?
Imagine an agency of the UN that focused on spreading and promoting peace and security through the means of international cooperation in...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Nov 22, 2021
COP26: Business as usual?
On Wednesday evening last week, speakers from Maastricht’s different climate organizations came together to debate the outcomes of this...
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