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 Nick Psomas In May 2003, philosophers and public intellectuals Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida published an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung regarding mass demonstrations across Europe against the Iraq war. The lack of transparency by European officials in their handling of the war and their compliance to AmericanContinue Reading
By Mara Ciu Oh, Romania! Dracula and vampires and werewolves, right? And gy—No, actually never mind, that’s all I know about your country. Gypsies, you mean? Yes, they come from Romania, right? And this is when I would try to laugh misinformation off because one cannot afford to dwell onContinue Reading
By Federico Arcuri If you are spending your summer break in Europe, it is almost impossible that you have not heard of the latest football tournament, a mediatic event capable of keeping millions of people in front of the screen for hours: the European Football Championship. Being Italian, I wasContinue Reading
By Danique de Laat Last month the Danish parliament passed a law that enables Denmark to keep new refugees out by deporting them to a third country (a non-EU country). After removal from Danish soil refugees have to wait for the processing of their asylum applications in a non-EU state.Continue Reading
Imagine a poker table. There are 3 big guys, and 27 little guys. The big guys are playing individually, and they are playing hard. The smaller ones, however, are falling over each other arguing on which move to make next. The big guys represent the United States (US), China, andContinue Reading
By Chira Tudoran Imagine a poker table. There are 3 big guys, and 27 little guys. The big guys are playing individually, and they are playing hard. The smaller ones, however, are falling over each other arguing on which move to make next. The big guys represent the United StatesContinue 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