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A week of Tragedy and Political Unrest: “This must stop”
This 44th week has been marked by a series of tragic events that have captured international attention. The tense geopolitical landscape...
Amira Hamadeh
Nov 6, 2023
Türkiye at 100: A Janus country
For the past month, the streets and skies of Istanbul have been coloured with a sea of red and white flags flapping alongside portraits...
Ninetin Lu
Oct 30, 2023
A warm welcome from the Editor
Dear readers, With summer now officially over, the Christmas lights coming back up in Maastricht and the temperatures getting frigid...
Head Editor
Oct 19, 2023
Last Sunday Summary of 2022/23
Hello everyone and welcome to the Maastricht Diplomat last Sunday Summary of this academic year. While some of us are already in the...
Marta De Grandi
Jun 18, 2023
Harmonising the Urgency of Climate Change
With summer around the corner, as we reach the middle of June, temperatures have already reached as high as 30 degrees Celsius. During my...
Sofia Van Trooijen
Jun 12, 2023


Another Week, Another Sunday Summary
It is the 28th of May and the end of the week. So, it is high time for another Sunday Summary. Let´s have a look together at everything...
Chiara Matschuck
May 28, 2023


Sensationalism: Truth or Stunt?
We all have heard the phrase “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. But what if unconsciously, we want it to...
Federica Broggi
May 22, 2023
A weekly roundup of things that didn't suck
In recent years the news has been flooded with negative news relating to politics, the pandemic, and crime. This type of news coverage...
Pauline Keller
May 14, 2023
Another week of dealing with the usual suspects
The last week of April has officially ended, which calls for another episode of: “powerful men stirring up a lot of trouble in the...
Maya Müller-Perron
Apr 30, 2023


"A new era"
Hello everyone, and welcome to another Sunday summary. I hope everyone who celebrates has had a great Easter. I can tell you that, for...
Elena Theile
Apr 16, 2023


Eggspect the Uneggspected
Happy Easter to all those celebrating! As my sunny-side up special sunday summary, this week, it’s all egg related. So strap in, and...
prjournal
Apr 9, 2023
A war on two fronts
Another week, another news summary. April has arrived, already the fourth month of the year. April gets its name from the Latin word...
Lars Hamers
Apr 2, 2023
Will we be retired before the world’s end?
Many events, not always happy, are currently filling most of our news. Hoping not to dampen your spirits too much, let's get started! On...
Chloé Leplatre
Mar 26, 2023
Satellites, manta rays and a new president
Another week, another news round up of what happened these past seven days. So let’s dive into this new week and a new month. Welcome to...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
Mar 5, 2023
A week of celebrations and tragedies
Another week has gone by full of positive and negative events from all around the world. So without further ado, let’s start: First of...
Lisa-Marie Feldstein
Feb 20, 2023


The humanitatian crisis of the Turkish-Syrian earthquake
4:17 am. A cold Monday morning near the town of Gaziantep, on the border between Turkey and Syria. A tremor of a record-breaking 7.8...
Hadrian Di Ianni
Feb 12, 2023


Is there really anything to celebrate?
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka celebrated 75 years of independence from British rule yesterday, 4 February 2023. For this...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
Feb 5, 2023


Another week where a lot went wrong...
Ah, the January project period. A time in Maastricht when the streets are a little emptier than usual with some students not yet returned...
Anthi Likitsakos
Jan 29, 2023


Snowball Fights
Nothing has been a more central topic of conversation to the people of Maastricht than the snow we have seen the last few days. You open...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
Jan 22, 2023


Luetzerath bleibt - Germany vs Fossil Fuel
For over a decade, Germany has been rolling out their strategy for the “Energiewende”, the transition to producing all energy required...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
Jan 16, 2023
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