Is ‘European-style democracy’ always the answer?

What is European-style democracy? When talking about European-style democracy, we are not referring specifically to the European Union and all its institutions, but rather to a set of standards and

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From rape to revolution

Although our daily news is consistently dominated by prominent figures such as presidents and their newest trade agreements, scientists with life-changing experiment results and athletes who have broken yet another

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“The right is the new punk”

Being Spanish and living abroad has taught me various things. One of these things is that style matters and has political connotations. Being part of the Spanish youth is crucial

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A brief guide to South Africa’s 2024 election

There is no doubt that for Europe, this summer is already turning out to be an exciting one. The European Parliamentary elections have just been held- seeing a resurgence of

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Similar Ideas, Different Parties: the Fragmentation of the European Right Wing

Just a month after the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe can brace itself for its second continent-wide election of the year: the European Elections. On the 6th of June, which is

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Jesus returns… to Groningen?

The Second Coming of Christ is upon us!  So claim the newly-placed billboards around the centre of Groningen, advertising the return of the historic award-winning rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar

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United by Music, Divided Elsewhere: how this years’ Eurovision Song Contest was perhaps the most controversial ever.

While the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), who is in charge of organising the Eurovision Song Contest, tried, the booing was just too loud to filter out. During two occasions this

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Entering the era of guns and violence, Robert Fico in the eye of the storm

Can politics ever be free from violence? As news flood our daily reports, it is quite astonishing to realise that more and more of the media that we consume is

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Mass killing in Burkina Faso

“He tried to catch a glimpse of his wife, but the crowd was quickly obscured by a cloud of dust as men in uniform opened fire. Another soldier ordered him

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Selling views in exchange of guns: The potential end for TikTok in the United States

As the United States Senate just passed the highly anticipated foreign aid bill consisting of more than 62 billion dollars in military equipment towards Ukraine, the bipartisan legislation unveiled some

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