Sunday Summary

18 hours ago

Make women feel safe again.

It’s late at night and you are a woman walking home. Alone. You have your keys between your fingers (a trick passed down for...

Natasha Simpson

May 2

Bring back the Bronzes

The scramble for Africa’s lands, minerals and labour by European nations seeking wealth and glory forever changed the ways in which many...

Alara Ersoy

Apr 17

The Chair Crisis

Last week, Europe and Turkey faced “The Chair Crisis” when the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met with the President of the...

Head Editor

Apr 11

A changing of the guard.

It is with great solemnity that the Maastricht Diplomat marks the passing of Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of...

Suzon Mazataud

Apr 4

Coups, corona, and tax hikes.

Starting with some fresh news: Jordan's former crown prince, Hamza Bin Hussein, has been placed under house arrest over an alleged coup....

Record-breaking happiness and sunny days ahead

Teresa Costa

Mar 21

Record-breaking happiness and sunny days ahead

Local News This week has been very important for Dutch politics. General national elections were held from 15 to 17 of March. Mark...

PANDEMIC, POLITICS AND EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THE WORLD

Parthabi Kanungo

Mar 7

PANDEMIC, POLITICS AND EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THE WORLD

This week, the third successive week of sun rays becoming a part of our daily lives again, serves as an indicator that the pandemic is at...

Peter Pelzer

Feb 28

Vaccine Fever.

The 1st March tomorrow will remind many in Europe that the one-year anniversary of the COVID lockdown is approaching fast. In the midst...

Dan Edwards

Feb 21

To Mars and back

Texas Frozen Texas is experiencing the worst snowstorm on record that has resulted in the deaths of 21 people and has left millions...

Head Editor

Feb 14

Happy Valentines!

It’s Valentines day again. In the Netherlands, we are nearing our one year anniversary with a very toxic partner - Covid19 - which was...

Trouble and strife and one small victory for the little guy.

Head Editor

Jan 31

Trouble and strife and one small victory for the little guy.

As the world continues to grapple with the pandemic, the news that several vaccines had finally made their way through testing and over...

There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.

Carmen Critelli

Jan 25

There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.

Although 2021 was poorly inaugurated in the United States by the distasteful attempt to lay siege to Capitol Hill, on January 20, Joe...

Clemence Chia

Jan 17

Going non-nuclear as Rutte steps down.

First and foremost, welcome back to period 3 of Maastricht University! As we get acclimatized to project work and our elective modules,...

Valentina Couceiro

Jan 10

Starting off with a bang.

Some welcomed this first week of 2021, others rejected it, shunned it or even tried to attack it by shaking the world upside down....

Jan Haverman

Jan 3

A week of contradictions.

2020’s last week was characterized by contradictions. Tragedy and relief; restriction and liberation; control and dependency; provocation...

Head Editor

Dec 20, 2020

Some hope for your holidays

In an attempt to steer away from covid related news, this week’s Sunday Summary will look at some rather different stories from around...

Paula Cepeda Gallo

Dec 13, 2020

Giuliani is a hack

Another week gone by, and more news has been pumped out than can possibly be processed. Let us take care of digesting the overwhelming...

Brendan Hogan

Dec 6, 2020

It's been a party

Just like every week, a lot has happened. Here are some of the main stories from around the world that you might have missed. Let us...

Roxane Kroon

Nov 29, 2020

It’s been a Fugging week

Diverse as the news was this week, there does seem to be a shared theme of twists in this last week of November. Here is the rerun....

Head Editor

Mar 29, 2020

The Sky Fell on his Head

Charlotte Pion – ‘’The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely… One small village of indomitable Gauls...

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