Written by Uilson Jones Ever since the inception of Ukrainian statehood, there has been a heavily polarizing debate on the conflicting policies of Ukrainianization and Russification. The essence of this debate fundamentally stems from the idea of Ukrainian independence and the building of a Ukrainian nation-state in the context of aContinue Reading
Written by Joanna Sowińska Crucial hydraulic infrastructure in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih was severely damaged on Thursday 14th of September after a series of Russian strikes in the region illustrating Russia’s increasingly erratic tactics in the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to Ukrinform, the Russians then launched a totalContinue Reading
Written by Nelli Naukkarinen TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual violence In October 2010 the famous Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity of the University of Yale, with very famous alumni such as 5 former U.S.A presidents, four vice presidents and numerous famous businessmen, politicians and influential figures, was banned for aContinue Reading
Written by Nelli Eveliina Naukkarinen On the evening of the 3rd of March 2021, Sarah Everard was walking home from a friend’s house. She never made it home, as she was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a police officer. Sabina Nessa was a 28-year-old primary school teacher, who after aContinue Reading
Written by Luiza Jacovaz In times of elections, a mix of feelings, ideologies, perspectives and opinions are put at stake in a country. Citizens argue, social media posts are published every second with thousands of opinions and political campaigns, and the country begins its electoral race. When it comes toContinue Reading
Written by Mats van den Boogert Two months ago I was sitting in my municipality’s civil administration office, waiting for my number to be shown on one of the many screens in the large waiting hall. I was there with my expired passport and other required documents to request aContinue Reading
Written by Lena Cohen Zennou In his book called Toxic Data, David Chavalarias, the Research Director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, states that “the Facebook news feed has become one of the most influential sources of information in the history of mankind”. This quote sheds light onContinue Reading
By Uilson Jones It has been well over a month since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine. It was said that Kyiv would fall within a few days, a week, or a month. These predictions have been devoid of reality. In fact, the Ukrainians were notContinue Reading
By Federico Arcuri Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a variety of reactions in the West. For instance, strong economic sanctions have been inflicted on Russia by Western countries in order to damage the legitimacy of Putin and his supporting oligarchy. Another reaction has been, in some cases, theContinue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska & Joanna Sowińska While the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 surprised more than one, information on the war can be found on a wide spectrum of different sources. Ranging from press, television, but also social media, graphic images of the bombings and the wounded are shocking.Continue Reading