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“If Crisis Comes” Lessons from Sweden and the Nordics on War
For the next two weeks, in addition to their weekly magazines and newspapers, millions of Swedes will receive in their mailboxes what...
Alexiane François
Nov 25, 2024


Monuments of Peril and Power: The Politics of Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers have long transcended their utilitarian function, now serving as emblems of national pride, political power and economic...
Mark Sijtsma
Nov 20, 2024


Germany: The New Sickman of Europe
“Blühende Landschaften” 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the former chancellor Helmut Kohl’s evocation of “Blühende...
Augustin Forjonel-Legrand
Nov 16, 2024


Cancelled Protests in Utrecht: an Isolated Event or a Threat to the Right to Demonstrate in the Netherlands?
The nationwide protest against a 1 billion cut in the 2025 Dutch budget for higher education and research, originally scheduled in...
Léa Besnard
Nov 15, 2024


The Fall of a Dictator: An Account of the Student-People’s Uprising in Bangladesh
Quotas for government jobs may not be what you think would spark up a revolution — even though they were indeed the initial driver behind...
Léa Besnard
Nov 14, 2024


Femicides in Turkey: A National Emergency
The republic of Türkiye, majorly known as Turkey internationally, is a country in the Middle East famous for its tourist spots and...
Sena Gonel
Nov 13, 2024


U.S. Elections - He’s Back. What to expect from a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. In what was predicted to be one of the closest U.S. presidential elections in...
Elena Bovée and Claire Anderson
Nov 12, 2024


Goodbye Eastern Europe? Opportunities in crisis for a region with a troubled past
The outbreak of the Ukraine War in 2022 pushed Eastern Europe into a perilous situation. A region historically ridden with imperial...
Zeteny Jakab
Nov 11, 2024


A Tale of Two Germanies - The Rise of AfD and BSW
The German coalition government has collapsed after Chancellor Scholz's decision to sack Finance Minister Lindner. The Chancellor has...
Simone Capuozzo
Nov 10, 2024


Poland's Deal With the EU: Protecting Borders or Violating Human Rights?
Since 2021, there has been an ongoing migration crisis present on the Polish-Belarusian border. Belarusian authorities, with the...
Patrycja Tobola
Nov 7, 2024


U.S. Elections: Perspectives from abroad: Interview of two American students living in Europe.
We are now one week from knowing who will be the new U.S. president for four years. Looking at the polls , the score plans to be tight....
Head Editor - Sarah Hourquet
Oct 29, 2024


U.S. Elections - Understanding Harris: a dive into Kamala Harris’ political strategy.
Kamala Harris’ sudden campaign start for the US presidential elections has not been easy. Since the 27th of June, with the debacle of the...
Vanille Villez
Oct 3, 2024


U.S. Elections - Inside the Democratic National Convention and the future of the United States.
In the United States, every four years right before the presidential election, the two major political parties hold a four-day convention...
Elena Bovée
Sep 25, 2024


U.S. Elections - 2024 Presidential Debate Bingo: Takeaways from Tuesday Night’s Comedy
On the evening of September 10th, 2024, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head for 90 minutes in their first-ever in-person...
Charlotte Pennings
Sep 16, 2024
A chat with Wilson Fache: how war reporting is navigating a new wave of civilian journalism
“Journalism was not a child's dream”, says Wilson Fache, winner of the Albert Londres Prize and independent war reporter born in...
Ana Navarro Bullo
Aug 28, 2024


Talking human rights and police brutality
In the last few months, the right to protest has become a salient theme for many people across Europe. Especially us students have...
Carolina Scheuch
Jun 29, 2024
02.06.2024: Elections bonanza
Sunday Summary 02-06-2024: Last week saw the conclusion of three more elections in the veritable voting bonanza that is 2024 and all...
Matthijs Lenaerts
Jun 8, 2024


All Eyes on Rafah Protest March (23.05) & UM Statement (24.05)
A pro-Palestine march, put together by local organizations began at 7:00 p.m. directly in front of Maastricht Centraal Station on...
Claire Anderson
May 25, 2024
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Maastricht Encampment Update: The different narratives surrounding its [fall / undoing]
Wednesday, May 22, brought about multiple developments in regards to the Pro-Palestine solidarity encampment established by Maastricht...
Claire Anderson
May 23, 2024


‘Rafah’s Garden’: The Maastricht Encampment
UM students enter hunger strike until demands are met by Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler Six protestors at Maastricht University (UM) will...
Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler
May 15, 2024
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