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Feb 21, 2019
J. Dijsselbloem on the Eurogroup
On Tuesday 12th Feburary, the Franz Palmer lecture hall was teeming with people, from students to Maastricht citizens, wearing classic or...
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Oct 16, 2018
Lecture Summary: Taking Democracy Seriously.
On October 9th, an auditorium packed to the rafters welcomed Mr. Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent,...
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May 10, 2018
2018 Schuman Lecture: Michael Ignatieff’s vision for Hungary, Europe and Open Societies
If you missed the Schumann Lecture at 7th May, worry not! Here is a summary of and commentary on Michael Ignatieff’s lecture on Open...
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May 3, 2018
The UN and the Future We Want: A Conversation with Helen Clark
Helen Clark is one of those women, and sadly one of the few, who have been able to reach the highest positions within the world’s social,...
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Apr 16, 2018
Why Europe Must Become a Republic- Ulrike Guérot’s Lecture Review
How happy are you with the EU? Do you think you are democratically represented through the institutional set-up consisting of the...
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Apr 14, 2018
The Endless Quest for Palestinian-Israeli Peace: A Lecture’s Analysis
The longest, bloodiest and most complex War that has ever been fought in the world’s history. A War in which a myriad of factors...
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Dec 5, 2017
“An energetic man and a born performer”
Donovan Livingston. Harvard Graduate. It has a certain ring to it, and one would expect things from such a name and title; and I believe...
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Dec 5, 2017
The End of the Liberal World Order
Do we live in a world of paranoia and selfishness? Realist thinkers certainly think so. Realism as a school of foreign policy was the...
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Nov 29, 2017
Technology, Truth, Trade: Alexander Stubb’s vision of Europe
He adjusted his jacket, made a wide smile and, after having thanked the moderator and sticked to the formal pleasantries, addressed to...
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Nov 18, 2017
War through the lens of Christina Lamb
On Monday the 6th of November, Maastricht University had the privilege to welcome on its premises a world renowned foreign correspondent...
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