By Lea Schiller When China first reported the outbreak of a new variant of lung disease to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31st, the virus that has now become a household name—SARS-CoV-2, had already been on course for nearly a month. What followed were measures of unprecedented level:Continue Reading
By Tom van der Meij Where mastery of stage performance and poetic subtleness cross, you find Devendra Banhart. The Venezuelan-American songwriter, poet and visual artist has been a prominent name in the alternative music scene for nearly two decades now. Or maybe used to be is the more accurate mannerContinue Reading
By Alon Kuster With the rise of Eurosceptic parties, one may ignore the deficiencies in the European Union (EU) that prevent it from countering this rise. I believe that, in order to improve the EU, one must analyse these structural deficiencies. I recently read a book by former Greek FinanceContinue Reading
By Chira Tudoran Herbert Ndahiro, first Secretary of the Ambassador of Rwanda in the kingdom of the Netherlands gave the first part of a guest lecture on the historical and political perspectives on the genocide of 1994. This was organized by the Custodia study association. The guest lecture took placeContinue Reading
By Helena Reinders In a country known for its fast lifestyle and work ethic, a palace might not be the first thing people expect to see in the South Korean capital of Seoul. Although South Korea is a country rich in history and culture, these are often overlooked in globalContinue Reading
By Joanna Sowinska A review of Tim Marshall’s book An inherent debate in political science concerns the future of global governance. While some optimistic authors believe in the creation of a world state with a supranational authority and effective international laws, Tim Marshall (2018) outlines a completely different view onContinue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlinska Ethiopian Jews have a 2000 years history of living in exile, outside the borders of Israel. Despite the pogroms (violent repression of ethnic/religious groups), forced conversions and many other forms of persecution, they have maintained their culture and religion throughout the centuries under the name ‘Beta Israel’.Continue Reading
By Ayse Mısırlıoğlu It is an extremely rainy day somewhere in Sevilla, and it not only looks, but also feels gray. There is still some life left in the streets, though only echoed in the hurried steps of everyone scurrying away to their homes or to the nearest shelter. EveryoneContinue Reading
By Adriana Albares In 1920, under the 19th Amendment, American women obtained their right to vote. Until then, women and suffragettes across the world had sacrificed their lives and status for the vote; with mass demonstrations in front of the White House and British Parliament. Nowadays, you will find womenContinue Reading
By Lea Schiller When Facebook-Founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Capitol Hill to be questioned by Congress for the first time in April 2018, the event made worldwide headlines. What was, however, the reoccurring topic, was not the massive data leak that had prompted Zuckerberg’s questioning in the first place butContinue Reading