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Legalization in Germany, the future of Cannabis

Cannabis, the substance with seemingly the most divisive public opinion, harmful narcotic, or harmless drug. In the world, only 7...

The downside of globalization: the Republic of the Congo & South-Sudan

The origins of globalization as a global phenomenon is still a debate to this day. One thing is certain, namely that globalization isn’t...

The Rise, Fall, and Trials of Desi Bouterse

Political assassinations have been in our society since the emergence of social structures such as tribes, villages and other types of...

Opinion

The downside of globalization: the Republic of the Congo & South-Sudan

The origins of globalization as a global phenomenon is still a debate to this day. One thing is certain, namely that globalization isn’t...

‘Maharlika Wealth Fund’? Or the Funneling of Wealth?

The former President/Dictator of the Philippines, Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, is once heard to have said: “Of what good is...

Inflatie Escalatie? Hoe de Inflatie te Beteugelen en de Koopkracht te stutten

Op 16 december 2022 riepen werkgevers op om vooral niet de lonen structureel te laten stijgen en op dezelfde dag spreekt minister Kaag de...

Political Culture: What does it mean to be a citizen?

In the cosmopolitan bustle of everyday life, it is far too easy to forget–and often rather burdensome to remember–that we are citizens....

An extensive look: Peace and Conflict Studies at the VU

Many of us have to start thinking about how we want to spend our elective space in the third year: minor, exchange, electives? Even when...

Tweede Kamer Verkiezingen: Achter de schermen bij het Kieskompas

Op 17 maart is het weer zo ver: we mogen (weer) stemmen. De Tweede Kamer verkiezingen komen eraan en de spanning hangt in de lucht. Er...

Book Review: An Armenian Sketchbook

It’s always slightly challenging to answer the question: what is that book about? There are two ways of going about it. First, by...

Ik Ga Leven - Lale Gül

Book Review door Noa Bakker Elke zomer als ik op vakantie ga, neem ik altijd minimaal drie boeken mee. Deze keer zat Ik Ga Leven van Lale...

Hitler's American Model : A Book Review

James Q. Whitman, in Hitler’s American Model: The United States and The Making of Nazi Race Law, presents a fascinating analysis of the...

Podcast Recommendations - November 2020

1 op 1 – LTO: Stikstofcrisis niet op te lossen zonder nieuwe afspraken Brussel Sven Kockelmann interviewt Dirk Bruins van LTO Nederland...

Podcast Recommendations - October 2020

Into America - Into Injustice for Breonna Taylor ‘Breonna Taylor had two things working against her; she was black and she was a woman.’...