Category: Europe
Entering the Field of International Relations
In the business of IR it is partly what you know and mainly whom you know… The study of international relations (IR) is a theoretical one. The obligatory courses revolve
Read MoreStaying below 2°C: The implications of the Paris Agreement for the Netherlands
Are you enjoying your Christmas holidays? If you are in the Netherlands you will probably have noticed by now: no white Christmas this year. In fact, this is the warmest
Read MoreWidening or Closing the Window of Opportunity?..
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement – What It Brings to Europeans, Dutch, and Ukrainians The referendum on the approval of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine will be held
Read MoreThe Man Who Turned Fiction Into Reality?
-An article on Michel Houellebecq’s Soumission and a changing France- Paris, the night of the 6th of January 2015. Michel Houellebecq, enfant-terrible of the French literary world, is sitting in
Read More‘Islam, for a Better World?’ – The World of Islamic Banking
In recent years, no religion in the world had to face so much criticism and negativity as the Islam. Since the media tends to show just one part of the
Read MoreInterview with Dr. Bob Reinalda Part II
A few days ago my esteemed colleague Rosa published the first part of the interview we conducted with Dr. Bob Reinalda, a considered expert in the field of international organizations.
Read MoreMemoirs of Exile
Forced settlements in the Soviet Union took place in a series of brutal operations. A majority of the deportations were carried out in the Baltic States, primarily between 1941-1949. Over
Read MoreSeaweed Energy: Food or Fuel?
A recent small-scale study in Norway, Scotland and Ireland revealed that seaweed could start playing a major role in our energy production. Dutch scientists got all excited and even
Read MoreDo It For Denmark
Denmark’s birth rate is at its lowest point in decades indicating 10 births per 1,000 residents. The nation’s perennially low birth rate places the country alongside with Germany (8.33), Japan
Read MoreFriesian Cows in China
From a culture where dairy was completely absent, to a big market share in the dairy industry: dairy’s star is rising in China, it’s undeniable. China’s increasing milk consumption affects
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