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Medo-Halimy Faculty: M4P Occupation, Eviction and Public Responses
Author's note (June 14): At the time of reporting, the most detailed public timeline of events is provided by Maastricht 4 Palestine...
Raquel Ureña - Editor in Chief
Jun 13, 2025


United Nations Historical Security CouncilThe Situation in Rwanda (1994)
The Escalation of Ethnic Tensions in Rwanda The year of 1994 marked a dark chapter in Rwanda’s history. In the fastest genocide on...
Léa Besnard Faustine Rocoplan
Jun 2, 2025


Weaponization of Outer Space: Global Security Imperative
Since the development of space exploration in the mid- 20th century, the prospect of space weaponization has raised concerns among the...
Emma Larrue & Zeteny Jakab
May 29, 2025


Navigating the Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting Landscape: Perspectives from the Freight Forwarding Sector
Day-to-day operations in businesses across Europe are increasingly swamped with paperwork. Filing tax reports and timesheets is no longer...
Jule Frank & Carolina Scheuch
May 29, 2025
Sunday Summary - 25th of May 2025
Welcome, dear readers, to another round of the Sunday Summary. This week, I would like to guide your attention to the worsening situation...
Florian von Arnim
May 25, 2025


CC: A Solitary Mind: The Art of Loneliness in The Book of Disquiet
“I weep over my imperfect pages, but if future generations read them, they will be more touched by my weeping than by any perfection I...
Patrycja Tobola
May 25, 2025


To Birth or Not to Birth?
A Baby Bonus Americans are being asked an interesting question: “would you have a child if it meant you received $5,000 cash, no strings...
Bas Crousen
May 24, 2025


Pulping Fiction: Where Books go to Die
Most books do not get a happily ever after. That is the realisation I had while working at the Foire du livre de Bruxelles , Belgium’s...
Alexiane François
May 24, 2025


Results of the University Council Elections 2025
“ Make Maastricht University Great Again” This year, the elections for the University and faculty Councils took place between the...
Vanille Villez
May 23, 2025


Habemus AI: The Vatican’s Approach to New Technologies
The Catholic Church, with its 2000 years of history, predates the formation of all European states, making it one of the oldest...
Simone Capuozzo
May 23, 2025


“Pumpaj!”: Inside Serbia’s Historic Student-Led Fight for Democracy
What started as a deadly railway tragedy quickly ballooned into an unprecedented youth protest movement in Europe. For months now, tens...
Charlotte Pennings
May 22, 2025


Housewarming
The trees around the meadow sway lightly in the breeze. Beneath them, the tall grass is brighter than usual, cast in artificial light for...
A.G Thor
May 21, 2025


Fighting and negotiating with the Taliban – An Interview with Human Rights Defender Nazifa Jalali
“I'm impressed… I'm shocked… I have no words”. That’s all I was able to utter when Nazifa told me her story. Afterwards, I blamed myself...
Esther Wolff
May 20, 2025


Pope-litics: the American Impact and its Global Implications
With his first address, last Sunday, the new Pope - Leo XIV - has officially announced the direction of his papacy. These intentions set...
Calista Longo
May 19, 2025
Sunday Summary - 18.05.2025
Welcome dear reader, to yet another Sunday summary. This week served up a whirlwind of headlines, from the high-stakes drama of global...
Calista Longo
May 18, 2025


Sport power: How does the USA use sport as a geopolitical weapon
“In my first term, I negotiated the return of the World Cup to America. And now, in my second term, I’ll have the honour to host the...
Augustin Forjonel-Legrand
May 18, 2025


Secrets the Sky keeps
I like the way people talk about those who are losing their minds. They say I’ve got my head in the clouds, and I imagine I actually do....
Clara Ledoux-Vanek
May 17, 2025


CC: Book censorship: an American phenomenon and a European crisis
The spectre of censorship looms darker than ever. In a concerning sequence of events, public libraries in the US are increasingly...
Simone Capuozzo
May 16, 2025


Pope Leo XIV: Will the legacy of Pope Francis be continued?
On May 8th, when the white smoke came out of the chimney, the crowd on St. Peter’s Square in Rome cheered in excitement. With the...
Patrycja Tobola
May 14, 2025


The Cinema Complex
My €19 Redemption Arc During my four-month Korean Media and Popular Culture class, the professor showed us the box office sales in South...
Brooke Betten
May 14, 2025
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