The Wind of Change - Is the Right Wing Coming Back?
source: Ecaterina Tolicova Sweeping right-wing? Or just a weakening left? What will happen next June? Is the status quo the music of the...
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Eunice Sousa
- May 30
- 7 min
A Sour Blessing: How the Catholic Institution Impacted Portugal’s Development
'God, Homeland, and Family' ('Deus, Pátria e Família') was the slogan that formed the foundation of Portugal’s dictatorship. However, it...
Riad Guliyev
- Feb 19
- 5 min
The Caspian Connector
"To follow the Silk Road is to follow a ghost. It flows through the heart of Asia, but it has officially vanished leaving behind the...
David Hanuš
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Yet another EU corruption scandal with Qatar at the forefront
This Monday, Ursula von der Leyen hosted a press conference with regard to the EU’s newest corruption crisis, proclaiming that “the...
Ekin Köseoğlu
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Terror and Tourism: How does terror hurt the economy?
On June 5, 2015, a rally was taking place in Diyarbakır, a city in Eastern Turkey, when an explosion took place. This was the start of a...
David Hanuš
- Nov 14, 2022
- 5 min
The EU’s Complex Relationship With Big Business
The EU is facing backlash over allegations that top EU officials conducted and arranged several backroom meetings between top EU...
Konstantin van Thiel
- Nov 13, 2022
- 6 min
Sailing into Dire Straits
COSCO is one of the largest Chinese state-owned shipping lines (Source: Alf van Beem) Paranoia has swept across Europe. Skyrocketing...
Timofey Zhalnin
- Sep 23, 2022
- 5 min
Economic Shocks and Reactions as of Today
The short-term effect on the population and financial markets “We live in a time of paradox and uncertainty. It is a paradox that, in a...
Abe de Ruijter
- Jul 7, 2022
- 10 min
The Taiwan Trilemma
“If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost”, as spoken...
Inés Serhane
- May 30, 2022
- 4 min
ROSTRA DEBATE: Emmanuel Macron’s reelection, a relief across Europe.
April 21, In the aftermath of the French Presidential Debate, in a small library room at the Roeterseiland campus, two engaging teams...
Abe de Ruijter
- Apr 21, 2022
- 7 min
Vladimir Putin: Accidental Democrat
‘’I am responsible only to God and history’’, these Putinistic words were repeatedly uttered by Spanish dictator Fransico Franco. For...
Mina Marie Schmidt
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
NATO’s Tough Decision: The Case of a No-Fly Zone In Ukraine
In the latest edition of Rostra Debate, our editors discussed the implications of a no-fly zone in answer to the question: Should NATO...
Audrius Šaras
- Feb 20, 2022
- 6 min
In the shadows of Russia’s psyche
“Russia is blackmailing Ukraine and the whole world”, was the answer by Dmitry, a Kyiv resident, when asked to share his thoughts about...
Oliver Ujvarossy
- Feb 15, 2022
- 10 min
Two decades of Hungary
Hungary has made it to the headlines of international news in the last few years: it has implemented an anti-LGBTQ law, a dictator-law,...
Audrius Šaras
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Deterioration of Freedom of Press in Central Europe
The constant, calculated, and systematic attacks on the fourth estate of democracy, media, leave it wobbling and weak. All around the...
Miguel Adan Marquez
- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
The “Green Blues”
Conservatism has been one of the main political ideologies of western-style democracies since before WWII. It comes in many flavors, from...
Matej Vanko
- Nov 10, 2021
- 6 min
Changes to the EU’s fiscal policies – paving the way for a Sovereign Debt Crisis 2.0?
It goes without saying that the Covid-19 pandemic has been the topic of the last two years. However, the negative indirect impact on the...
Audrius Šaras
- Nov 9, 2021
- 6 min
The fight against unlawful migrants and the unsettling conflict at the Eastern European Union border
Recurring cybersecurity attacks, spreading fake news on governmental websites, interfering with the emails of the MPs, developing...
Mina Marie Schmidt
- May 31, 2021
- 5 min
From Europhoria to Europhobia
When Euro bills and coins were launched into circulation on New Year’s Eve in 2002, excitement was roaring through the streets of Europe...
Julia Collado Serrano
- Apr 14, 2021
- 5 min
Major Setbacks in Europe’s Approach to Vaccination
The global financial crisis, the refugee wave, Greece’s sovereign debt crisis, Brexit – even the greatest optimist cannot deny that the...
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