A chat on war reporting with Wilson Fache: how war reporting is navigating a new wave of civilian journalism
“Journalism was not a child's dream”, says Wilson Fache, now an independent journalist from Brussels, “It’s only once I started that I...
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Carolina Scheuch
- Jun 29
Talking human rights and police brutality
In the last few months, the right to protest has become a salient theme for many people across Europe. Especially us students have...
Matthijs Lenaerts
- Jun 8
02.06.2024: Elections bonanza
Sunday Summary 02-06-2024: Last week saw the conclusion of three more elections in the veritable voting bonanza that is 2024 and all...
Claire Anderson
- May 25
All Eyes on Rafah Protest March (23.05) & UM Statement (24.05)
A pro-Palestine march, put together by local organizations began at 7:00 p.m. directly in front of Maastricht Centraal Station on...
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Claire Anderson
- May 24
Maastricht Encampment Update: The different narratives surrounding its [fall / undoing]
Wednesday, May 22, brought about multiple developments in regards to the Pro-Palestine solidarity encampment established by Maastricht...
‘Rafah’s Garden’: The Maastricht Encampment
UM students enter hunger strike until demands are met by Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler Six protestors at Maastricht University (UM) will...
Jules Boelens
- May 6
Global Gossip: Sunday Summary
Welcome, wanderers of the world, to our weekly whirlwind tour of the latest happenings from every corner of the globe! As we bid adieu to...
Jane Hilgert
- Apr 20
In Requiem of Student Politics - A Case Against NovUM
The result of a three-year-long investigation into election fraud by NovUM and DOPE and the lack of actions by Maastricht University.
Carolina Scheuch
- Apr 17
Undoing Peru's democracy
Silence speaks volumes. The self-coup in December of 2022, the allegations and suspicions circulating among politicians and common people...
Sarah Dargento
- Mar 31
COP28: A Look Back
On the 13th of December 2023, COP28 reached its end, 23 hours over time, after roughly 2 weeks of negotiations, debates, and public...
Sarah Hourquet
- Mar 8
Between Liberty and Controversy: France's Milestone in Women's Rights through Constitutional Abortion Protection
When I first heard about the vote in Congress about the newly constitutional liberty of abortion, I thought “God, Finally!”. As a young...
Philipp Iger
- Feb 8
Saudi Arabia is set to host the World Cup in 2034: If so, get upset now!
At first glance, it might appear a bit presumptuous to initiate an appeal for indignation over something as seemingly banal as a football...
Charlotte Pennings
- Feb 5
The Human Cost of AI in migration
With the AI Code of Conduct by the G7, the UK AI Safety Summit, and the Biden administration's sweeping executive order on AI oversight,...
Jule Frank
- Jan 26
The 2023 Climate Review
In the wake of 2023, we look back at new record temperatures, political whirlwinds surrounding COP28, and a persistent phase-up of fossil...
The Challenge of Accession
The fair EU Candidacy or the hypocritical pride of the EU? This article is the first in our collaboration with the Blue & Yellow, the...
Jule Frank
- Dec 10, 2023
The Dubai Paradox: COP28 at a Climate Crossroads
Disclaimer: This article was written on 06/12/2023 and does not consider any later events. This year’s Conference of the Parties, COP28,...
Matthijs Lennaerts
- Dec 7, 2023
How (not) to talk about Israel-Palestine
As I am sure many of you have too, I have been closely following the escalating conflict in Gaza these last few weeks. The increasing...
Jules Boelens
- Dec 2, 2023
Navigating Liberia's Political Crossroads: Weah and Boakai Head to Second Round Showdown
Nestled on the west coast of Africa, Liberia, a nation with a tumultuous history marked by a devastating 14-year civil war that concluded...
Célia Beckmann
- Dec 1, 2023
Liberals for Åland win back voter’s trust
Åland Is a demilitarized and mostly autonomously operating Finnish region, having been granted autonomy by a 1920 League of Nations...
Jule Frank & Philipp Iger
- Nov 30, 2023
State Parliament Elections: The Hesse and Bavaria Report
On October 8 2023, new state parliaments were elected in the German federal states (Bundesländer) of Bavaria and Hesse, which are among...
Moira Zobel
- Nov 21, 2023
Beyond Textbooks: A Call for an Interactive Approach to Education
It is a grey day and it’s quiet. Nobody talks as we walk across the grounds of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site; you only hear...
Sarah Hourquet & Jessica Giovanella
- Nov 12, 2023
Autonoma’s protest at UCM in response to UM’s inaction about the Israel-Palestine conflict
On Wednesday 1st of November 2023, three weeks after the re-eruption of hostilities in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and followed by...
Amira Hamadeh
- Nov 6, 2023
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...
Ninetin Lu
- Oct 30, 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...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
- Oct 28, 2023
Luxembourg’s 2023 elections: Bye Bettel, hello “Neie Luc”?
What do you know about Luxembourg, more particularly, its politics? Probably not much more than I would know about Maltese or Slovenian...
Ana Navarro Bullo
- Oct 25, 2023
A call to consciousness
One could keep on questioning what is enough in maximising efforts to stop the hundreds of daily deaths Gaza is condemned to attest every...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- Oct 20, 2023
As if we were back in 2015
It was a weird Saturday. On this 14 October 2023, France woke up under ‘alerte attentat’ (attack alert), the highest level of Vigipirate,...
Sofia Van Trooijen
- Jun 12, 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...
Laura Osterrieth
- Jun 1, 2023
(In)justice was served: a case on Sanda Dia
Sanda Dia was a 20-years-old Belgian student, who was studying civil engineering at the prestigious University of Leuven. Coming from a...
Lee-Ann Lichtenberger
- May 31, 2023
Lützerath: Post Mortem
If you have followed the news in January and are somewhat interested in climate justice, you will definitely have come across reports...
Alodia Heijmans
- May 29, 2023
Eesti-residency: The New Digital Nation with Edward Lucas
A small innovation of technology and a revolution on the global market, the system of Estonian e-Residency, also called...
Esther Neville
- May 25, 2023
A forgotten crisis: Human Rights Violations in Western Sahara
Throughout history, borders have perpetually changed, relocated and alternated depending on which state was in power. A location may...
Jane Hilgert
- May 25, 2023
"Papers, please."
There is a heart beat. Good , strong, steady. A chest rises as air fills the lungs. Blood is being pumped through the veins. And not only...
Leen Mahayni
- May 25, 2023
Lebanon, Caught in the Middle
Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was once dubbed the "Paris of the Middle East" and "Middle Eastern Switzerland". From a financial...
Emre Küpcük
- May 25, 2023
Putting a Stop to Ethnic Cleansing in a growingly realist world: The Rohingya and the ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been examining the ongoing situation concerning the livelihoods of Rohingya people in Burma,...
Louise Chanut & Maya Müller-Perron
- May 25, 2023
Building Walls or Breaking Barriers: The EU's Struggle with Migration Control
Two positions on the EU´s migration crisis: A few days ago, on the 28th of March 2023, the committee on budgets of the European...
Anthi Likitsakos
- May 25, 2023
Is Force-feeding Torture?
When we think of torture, we might think of war criminals, communist states, and violent and gruesome practices. However, some types of...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- May 25, 2023
Vox Populi Vox Dei: Addressing the European Democratic Deficit
Brussels, 15 May 2019. Public television networks in all 28 Member States of the European Union are broadcasting the Eurovision Debate...
Pauline Keller
- May 25, 2023
The Digital Euro: Why Europe is Embracing a Cashless Future
It’s Wednesday afternoon, you've spent the whole day in the library, and the only thing you want is to go home. But wait, you have...
Marta De Grandi & Chloé Leplatre
- May 25, 2023
European Integration Through Economic Expansion?
By the end of the Second World War (1939-1945), Europe was left in a state of unprecedented destruction. The continent was a divided and...
Laura Osterrieth
- May 25, 2023
A New Front for NATO? The Implications of a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
I get brutally awakened by my mom banging on my bedroom door. The sound of muffled bombing resonates through the city of Taipei. The time...
Ninetin Lu
- May 11, 2023
When the Chips are Down
A review of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller For the last few months, there has been a steady...
Lars Hamers
- Apr 2, 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...
Maya Müller-Perron
- Mar 18, 2023
Can yoga lower recidivism rates in the American prison system?
More than two million people are currently locked up in prison, making the United States the country with the highest incarceration rate...
Leilani Radaideh
- Mar 8, 2023
She is You: A nod to Female Lawyers
“When I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, 'When there are nine,' people are shocked....
Ninetin Lu
- Mar 2, 2023
Taiwan: An Island in Shadow
While the world’s press see the Chinese military drills around Taiwan as signalling the commencement to WW3, it’s business as usual for...
Ana Navarro Bullo
- Feb 17, 2023
You got a baton, I got some words: spotlighting police violence as our birthday cake
Disclaimer: white privilege in front of law enforcement bodies does exist in Europe, and the level of structural racism and extreme...
Jonathan Wijayaratne
- Feb 5, 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...
Lisa-Marie Feldstein
- Jan 26, 2023
Going with the flow? - Becoming aware of my period privilege
Disclaimer: Before you go on reading this article, I would like to say that the article is limited to period poverty and will not...
Mercure Libbrecht Gourdet
- Jan 16, 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...
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