The cost of the sun disappearing
The rays of the sun are far more than a simple provider of Vitamin D; they are there to pick you up after your worst shifts at work, or when
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This article was written by guest contributor Ruben Snip, a 1st year IRIO student with a particular interest in cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. ’The Constitution speaks of duties, responsibilities, transparency,
Read MoreJustice: one war crime at a time
‘I don’t give a sh- what you call it’ – Vice President JD Vance Since 2nd September 2025, the USA has conducted seventeen airstrikes against alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats. As
Read MoreHUMAN RIGHTS ON THE LINE: HOW AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES AND GERMAN POPULIST PARTIES THREATEN THE LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL ORDER
This article was written by guest contributor Anton Ruholl, and was originally written as an extension to his bachelor thesis. The Unsettling Alignment The so-called “forced labor” in Xinjiang is
Read MoreUnderstanding, not deterrence: A response letter to “End of the Beginning”
This article was written by guest contributor and former checks member (2022-2023) Paul Johann Lindhorst. In the new print edition of the “Checks&Balances” magazine, the author sincerely and seriously contemplates
Read More“Mining Our Way To Carbon Neutrality”: The Cost of the Capitalist Logic
This article was written by guest contributor Adam Sereir. The Green Lie. As the planet burns and temperatures soar, world leaders scramble to draft climate resolutions.However, these policies are less
Read MoreAll Quiet on the Eastern Front: Trump’s redefinition of NATO’s Eastern Flank
Trump – a name not only repeated by the media countless times in recent months but also by world politicians. His return to the White House has triggered a reevaluation
Read MoreBlurred Flavours: How Globalization Has Redefined Cuisine
The word cuisine is to some simply a fancy way to say food, but to others, it is an art form. A cuisine is far more than the dictionary definition
Read MoreThis is what happens when a city becomes a brand
Every week or so, a new TikTok decides that Dubai is the final boss of late-stage capitalism. You know the ones: sped-up footage of endless towers, self-driving police cars, influencers
Read MoreThe Netflix show and the IRC
Netflix’s Transatlantic explores how Varian Fry, Mary Jane Gold, and the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) evacuated thousands of refugees from Marseille during World War II. Fry and Gold are two
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