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Nov 26

The Fatal Flaw of the Dutch Welfare State

The Netherlands is a rich country. On a global, even European scale, it is extremely wealthy. It consistently ranks high in quality of...

“If Crisis Comes” Lessons from Sweden and the Nordics on War

Alexiane François

Nov 25

“If Crisis Comes” Lessons from Sweden and the Nordics on War

For the next two weeks, in addition to their weekly magazines and newspapers, millions of Swedes will receive in their mailboxes what...

Jaap Steunenberg

Nov 24

Sunday Summary-24th November 2024

While it may seem Donald Trump is currently deciding the course of the next 4 years with his new government appointments, it is important...

CC - Perfume's Grenouille and Frankenstein's Creature are More Similar Than We Think.

Violette Gabriel

Nov 22

CC - Perfume's Grenouille and Frankenstein's Creature are More Similar Than We Think.

A few months ago, I read a book called Perfume by Patrick Süskind. Although I have read other books since then, I keep thinking about...

Monuments of Peril and Power: The Politics of Skyscrapers

Mark Sijtsma

Nov 20

Monuments of Peril and Power: The Politics of Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers have long transcended their utilitarian function, now serving as emblems of national pride, political power and economic...

To Live is to Perform: The Self-Fictionalisation of Anaïs Nin

Beatrice Vaitkeviciute

Nov 19

To Live is to Perform: The Self-Fictionalisation of Anaïs Nin

Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977) was a novelist and a diarist who, in her tender, soulful works, tangled the imaginative nature of fiction with...

Culture For a Cause: How DANA Maastricht is supporting Flood Recovery in Valencia

Jakob Aufenberg

Nov 18

Culture For a Cause: How DANA Maastricht is supporting Flood Recovery in Valencia

Once again, students have shown what they are capable of. After the catastrophic flooding in Valencia, which cost over 200 lives and...

Virgile de Maupeou

Nov 17

Sunday Summary – 17th November 2024

If there were any doubts about whether Donald Trump would follow through on the promises made during his campaign, his early nominations...

Finding the Academic Compass: UM’s Treasure Hunt in the Spam Folder

Head Editor - Sarah Hourquet

Nov 16

Finding the Academic Compass: UM’s Treasure Hunt in the Spam Folder

Last Wednesday (13th of November), chilling at the library, scrolling and making space in my Outlook student email, I went to the ‘Other’...

Augustin Forjonel-Legrand

Nov 16

Germany: The New Sickman of Europe

“Blühende Landschaften” 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the former chancellor Helmut Kohl’s evocation of “Blühende...

Cancelled Protests in Utrecht: an Isolated Event or a Threat to the Right to Demonstrate in the Netherlands?

Léa Besnard

Nov 15

Cancelled Protests in Utrecht: an Isolated Event or a Threat to the Right to Demonstrate in the Netherlands?

The nationwide protest against a 1 billion cut in the 2025 Dutch budget for higher education and research, originally scheduled in...

Why I Don't Biohack - and Neither Should You

Carolina Scheuch

Nov 15

Why I Don't Biohack - and Neither Should You

Top foods for skin health, supplements for longevity, cold plunges, blue light blocking glasses, inflammation, red light therapy,...

The Fall of a Dictator: An Account of the Student-People’s Uprising in Bangladesh

Léa Besnard

Nov 14

The Fall of a Dictator: An Account of the Student-People’s Uprising in Bangladesh

Quotas for government jobs may not be what you think would spark up a revolution — even though they were indeed the initial driver behind...

Clinitex: a Company Inspired by the Montessori Pedagogy

Faustine Rocoplan

Nov 13

Clinitex: a Company Inspired by the Montessori Pedagogy

Founded in 1980 by Thierry Pick in his parents' garage in France, Clinitex is now a major player in professional cleaning, with over...

Femicides in Turkey: A National Emergency

Sena Gonel

Nov 13

Femicides in Turkey: A National Emergency

The republic of Türkiye, majorly known as Turkey internationally, is a country in the Middle East famous for its tourist spots and...

To Flow or Not to Flow - The Atlantic Current’s Existential Crisis

Virgile de Maupeou

Nov 12

To Flow or Not to Flow - The Atlantic Current’s Existential Crisis

Water is pretty cool, right? Drink it, and you’re not thirsty any more; pour it on yourself, and you’re cleaner than ever before; dive in...

U.S. Elections - He’s Back. What to expect from a second Trump presidency?

Elena Bovée and Claire Anderson

Nov 12

U.S. Elections - He’s Back. What to expect from a second Trump presidency?

Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. In what was predicted to be one of the closest U.S. presidential elections in...

Goodbye Eastern Europe? Opportunities in crisis for a region with a troubled past

Zeteny Jakab

Nov 11

Goodbye Eastern Europe? Opportunities in crisis for a region with a troubled past

The outbreak of the Ukraine War in 2022 pushed Eastern Europe into a perilous situation. A region historically ridden with imperial...

Sunday Summary - 10th November 2024: "Concepts of a tariff"

Claire Anderson

Nov 10

Sunday Summary - 10th November 2024: "Concepts of a tariff"

Upon former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding his...

A Tale of Two Germanies - The Rise of AfD and BSW

Simone Capuozzo

Nov 10

A Tale of Two Germanies - The Rise of AfD and BSW

The German coalition government has collapsed after Chancellor Scholz's decision to sack Finance Minister Lindner. The Chancellor has...