Fighting climate change with CO2
“America is killing itself, as the Republican Party looks the other way.”. The heading of “Le Monde” on Wednesday 25th explains well the...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- May 22
Shuffle
This week has brought us a handful of new governments around the world, each receiving very different reactions. The Australian left is...
Katherina Petersen
- May 15
How do you imagine 2050?
Today, I want to try and turn some of all the gloomy futures that surround us these days in terms of war and climate change into...
Guest Writer
- May 8
The Diary of a Sec. Gen.
It seems only yesterday that a wonderful group of 7 people met for the first time to discuss how we were going to go about planning...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
- May 5
Old Maastricht abuzz once again!
Well dressed people strutting across the cobble-stone streets of Maasticht is a sight we have missed since 2019. Indeed a sight for sore...
Lucrezia Nicosia
- May 1
If I can, then I will
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains one of the hottest topics of 2022, for obvious reasons I would say. In this Sunday summary, I don’t...
Ekaterina Zemskova
- Apr 24
War, Elections and a little bit of coronavirus
I would love to start this Sunday Summary with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry coming to The Hague for the Invictus Games and not being...
Paula Nörr
- Apr 17
About Spring Fever, Festive Mood, War Atmosphere and Other Emotional Turmoil
Happy Easter, Ramadan Mubarak, and Chag Pesach sameach to everyone who is currently celebrating religious festivals. Most of us enjoy the...
Léane Del Duca
- Apr 10
At the Turning Points of History
A new week ended in Maastricht today, a synonym for the end of resits for some students, and the beginning of new courses for others....
Rhiannon Read
- Apr 3
Sometimes images speak louder than words.
At the beginning of the week, I began absorbing the onslaught of updates and breaking news articles that appeared to be coming from every...
Sharada Kerkar
- Mar 27
Of Mundane, Ordinary Lives
I asked six friends from around the world to describe their last week in one word. I chose the six people living in six different...
Brendan Hogan
- Mar 20
Bullets, Bread and Ballots; another eventful week.
Spring has finally come, with the March Equinox being today. Also, Happy Nowruz, the Iranian new year. As the time comes to start...
Charelle Abdallah
- Mar 13
Iran, the new energy supplier?
Writing a Sunday summary is always a challenge; keeping up with the news throughout the week and then sitting down and deciding which...
Jane Hilgert
- Mar 6
Putin, Pandemic and other Plagues
Before addressing the nuclear-armed elephant wreaking havoc in Eastern Europe, let’s hear it for everyone’s favorite topic of the past...
Marence Jurgens
- Feb 27
A Week of Deceit
A Week of Deceit When storms Eunice and Franklin rushed over our small city on Monday, no one could imagine the dire contrast with last...
Anthi Likitsakos
- Feb 20
Valentine's Day and Other Atrocities
Valentine's Day! A day of heart shaped chocolate boxes and public displays of affection. On Monday, Maastricht’s store fronts were...
Simon Wirtz
- Feb 13
Conflict, party, and the sun
As we are enjoying this beautiful, sunny weather and spring finally seems to be close now, let’s have a glance at a selection of the...
Sarbani Bag
- Feb 6
Another Eventful Week
Although February has just commenced this week, it is already off to a crazy beginning. Solely this week has brought in an influx of...
Peter Pelzer
- Jan 30
Troubled leadership
The future is bright. Exam week is over. Memories of video clips on double speed and warmly recommended readings fade. They fade much...
Leilani Radaideh
- Jan 23
Wait, the week’s over already?
I thought this week was quite boring news-wise to be honest, and it all went by so fast, so all I knew that ‘happened’ was Blue Monday-...