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Martial Law in South Korea and Impeachment of the President, 11 days of tension in Seoul.

South Korea has been in political turmoil since December 3rd when President Yoon Suk-yeol declared Martial Law at 22:30 in a television...

Miren-Alai Rudorfer

2 days ago

A Progressing or Decaying Democracy? Sunday Summary - 22nd December 2024

Is our democracy decaying or progressing? The age-old question, which often plagues our generation, once again is at the forefront of...

FashionClash Film Programme: Mutual Attraction

A.G Thor and Charlotte Godfried

5 days ago

FashionClash Film Programme: Mutual Attraction

In 100 Years of the Fashion Film , Marketa Uhlirova describes the relationship between fashion and cinema as a “mutual attraction.” In...

French governmental crisis: Fears and apprehensions from a French student

Augustin Forjonel-Legrand

Dec 17

French governmental crisis: Fears and apprehensions from a French student

Plot Twist I don’t have the age to vote. Still, my age didn’t stop me from being surprised by last June Parliament’s dissolution and...

"Let the IDF win and f*** the Arabs:” What Really Happened during Amsterdam’s Unrest after Europa League Football Match

Léa Besnard

Dec 16

"Let the IDF win and f*** the Arabs:” What Really Happened during Amsterdam’s Unrest after Europa League Football Match

On November 7th, the Europa League football match between the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam led to violent clashes...

Zeteny Jakab

Dec 15

Sunday Summary- 15th December 2024

Despite the year drawing to an end, issues around the world are far from being concluded. From the constitutional crisis of South Korea,...

Fin Gerke

Dec 15

Knitting in Norway: A Steady Hype

Knitting is going through a revival across social media, but in Norway, it was never dead. When I started my exchange in Trondheim,...

Faustine Rocoplan

Dec 14

CC - Have You Ever Heard of Sintra?

This town, located next to Lisbon, holds many castles and royal residences. It became a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1995 and the European...

Sportswashing FC? Saudi Expansion in the Beautiful Game

Simone Capuozzo

Dec 13

Sportswashing FC? Saudi Expansion in the Beautiful Game

It is official: Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the biggest sporting event in the world. The anticipated...

Unravelling Dutch Politics: What international students should know about the government and its education reforms

Jet Brinkman

Dec 12

Unravelling Dutch Politics: What international students should know about the government and its education reforms

As every student has probably deduced from the amount of emails UM has sent out, Dutch universities are not particularly excited about...

Sunday Summary - 8th December 2024 - Diving in Troubled Waters: Worldwide Confusions and Concerns.

Augustin Forjonel-Legrand

Dec 9

Sunday Summary - 8th December 2024 - Diving in Troubled Waters: Worldwide Confusions and Concerns.

December is finally here and is supposed to be the “most wonderful time of the year”! However, this week, many sudden developments...

Global Change Hidden in Plain Sight: The ICJ’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion

Mahault Etienne

Dec 7

Global Change Hidden in Plain Sight: The ICJ’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion

On Tuesday, I was on my way to the Law Café to get myself a cappuccino, as usual. In the background, the TV was not playing the usual...

Ukraine’s Next Chapter? 1,000 Days and Counting

Emma Larrue

Dec 6

Ukraine’s Next Chapter? 1,000 Days and Counting

As the Ukrainian conflict exceeds a thousands days of relentless fighting, the war has entered an unpredictable phase with heightened...

Has the royal family in Spain become a symbol of division instead of unity?

Jade Thiebaut

Dec 5

Has the royal family in Spain become a symbol of division instead of unity?

The Spanish monarchy is a subject of significant divide within Spanish society. Indeed, the royal family raises many questions from a...

No Other Land wins IDFA Audience Award as Israel paves the way for Gaza’s resettlement

Ana Navarro

Dec 4

No Other Land wins IDFA Audience Award as Israel paves the way for Gaza’s resettlement

No Other Land has won the IDFA NPO Doc Audience Award 2024 , the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) public prize...

Data center wars: How the AI Revolution is drawing the new geopolitical battlelines

Zeteny Jakab

Dec 3

Data center wars: How the AI Revolution is drawing the new geopolitical battlelines

It is a 100,000 m2 large, energy-consuming, grey box, that stores innumerate computers. What is it? If your guess was a data centre, you...

French mass rapes: How the horrific rapes of Gisèle Pelicot highlight the huge effort still needed to achieve gender equality

Violette Gabriel

Dec 2

French mass rapes: How the horrific rapes of Gisèle Pelicot highlight the huge effort still needed to achieve gender equality

Trigger warning. This article tackles several difficult topics, including rape and being drugged. More and more people are claiming that...

Sunday Summary- 1st December 2024: Social Media Ban for Aussie Teens

Patrycja Tobola

Dec 1

Sunday Summary- 1st December 2024: Social Media Ban for Aussie Teens

Very demure word of the year 2024 The last week of November always tends to be chaotic. With Black Friday at the end of it, people...

Germany: Lets Go Green, But What About the Economy?

Sena Gonel

Nov 29

Germany: Lets Go Green, But What About the Economy?

Germany without a doubt has one of the leading economies in the world, and as their ambitious energy transition is coming underway, it...

COP29 and the History of Climate Inaction

Jule Frank

Nov 28

COP29 and the History of Climate Inaction

COP29: The ‘Finance COP’ Between November 11 and 23, 2024, COP29 convened for nearly two weeks of debates, press conferences, and...