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By Hendrik Jaschob A visitor’s first impression of Cape Town is often bound up with its way from Cape Town International Airport towards...

An Interview with the Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands and the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Netherlands By Johannes...

By Paddy Bruell and Fiona O’Hara By this point, the readers of this blog must have a basic understanding of what every MUN (Model United...

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By Marie Peffenköver If you just open your news app on your smartphone, look up the top 10 news of your country or open a newspaper and...

Evo Morales is easily Bolivia’s most recognisable figure. As President of the multinational country, he has been at the forefront of the...

By Alice Nesselrode Thousands of people in green, yellow and blue on the streets, holding banners that say ‘O Brazil é nao do PT’...

By Hendrik Jaschob It is a slightly sunny day at the Faculty of Arts and Social Science in Maastricht (FASoS). The first sensations of...

By Milli Ehringhaus Just like many stories that exist around Maastricht, this one begins in the library. You feel the rising pressure a...

By Eszter Sailer I have always been a concert person. I love the feeling of being there, the live music, and the energy of everyone in...

By Joost Veth Almost 5 years ago now, I left home, friends and school to take the next step: university; the real deal! Extra feature:...

By Johannes Schroeten The 1990’s were certainly remarkable years. The Soviet Union broke down, the Cold War ended and the world was on...

“Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from a...

By Lize de Potter Cologne. Known around the world for its magnificent Kölner Dom, famous for its iconic perfumes, equally renowned for...

By Johannes Schroeten At first sight, it is a rather odd situation: a bunch of armed militia men occupying a federal building in a...

By James Mackle The French polemicist Eric Zemmour lived up to his title after the terrorist attacks on his country’s capital. He...

By Marie Peffenköver It is not only since yesterday that the world is facing crises and upheavals. However, although scholars speak about...

By Marie Peffenköver In the desert state Saudi-Arabia, a traditional Islamic monarchy at the Persian Gulf, women have ever since been...

By Marie Peffenköver Although piracy is an old and well-known concept with pirates even entering the entertainment sector since the...