The Bonnefanten Museum: A Maastricht Culture Hub
There is a certain flavour to the cultural scene of Maastricht, something that is immediately obvious to anyone coming to this...
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Jan 20, 2019
Worrisome Week for Washington & Westminster
Dear friends, Try saying that headline five times in a row. The Maastricht Diplomat has changed its coverage of the week’s news stories a...
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Jan 18, 2019
How did we get here? A Recap of all that went wrong with Brexit
Brexit; the divorce of the decade, an affair which has kept Europe on its toes for more than 2 years. The long process which is...
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Jan 13, 2019
What’s to come in 2019? A Note from our Editor
Happy new year! The Maastricht Diplomat is back from its winter break and we’re looking forward to 2019. It will be an exciting year. Two...
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Dec 17, 2018
Let’s Call Time on National Armies
This is a counter-opinion to our previous post “Sorry, Macron, but a European Army is not happening”. Our friends at the Young...
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Dec 12, 2018
The Story Behind the Lens
How did we end up living our lives and not someone else’s? Why do we intend to take so many things in our lives for granted and hence...
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Dec 10, 2018
70 Years of Human Rights? – Lessons from History
This the fourth installment of ‘Lessons from History’, where we reflect on the big anniversaries of significant historical events and...
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Nov 28, 2018
The Student Hotel Building’s Grim History
Everyday you walk past them, into them, around them without ever really looking at them. The buildings and places that constitute the...
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Nov 24, 2018
Why Queen is So Great
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” “These few words send most people into fits of joy and bliss in only mere seconds. But...
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Nov 19, 2018
In these US-midterms, Minorities Made a Splash.
And a blue wave followed. The results of the United States midterm elections were in some ways par for the course in the current era of...
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Nov 15, 2018
Sorry, Macron, but a European Army is not happening
Global diplomacy has been stirring with chatter about a pan-European military. A unified European defence force, how would that be? Just...
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Nov 11, 2018
Lessons from History: A Hundred Years of Remembrance
This is the second article of a series reflecting on anniversaries of historical events. Examples include a reflection on 100 years since...
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Nov 3, 2018
Merkel’s Last Stand?
Some of us students probably do not remember a time when Angela Merkel was not a figurehead in German and European politics. This past...
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Oct 27, 2018
Lessons from History: 10 Years Lehman Brothers Crash
This is the very first article of a series reflecting on anniversaries of historical events. Examples include a reflection on 100 years...
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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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Aug 19, 2018
Kofi Annan has died
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Jun 19, 2018
Italy: The government of change or a(nother) government to quickly change?
Italy: The government of change or a(nother) government to change? Since 1946, the year when Italian citizens chose republic over the...
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May 23, 2018
The Student-Conference about Capitalism and Global Inequality
Are you interested in or concerned about today’s economic situation? Up for discussions and controversy? Keen to meet like-minded and...
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May 21, 2018
Turner’s sci-fi adventures explore new horizons. Thoughts on Tranquillity Base Hotel + Casino
There are at the most only a hand full of occasions in a lifetime when you discover an artist whose music leaves an unerasable impression...
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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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