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How America Can Stay Ahead
With the 2020 election getting closer, it is time to start thinking about the policies and reforms that most Americans would like to see...
Rado Baarda
Jun 8, 20206 min read


Michael Flynn – The Victim of a Rogue FBI
RussiaGate – The FBI probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia – feels like it happened a lifetime ago, but new...
Rado Baarda
May 13, 20203 min read


Mannerheim
A Russian colonel charging through the smoke of cannon shells into Japanese positions, a Swedish anthropologist trekking through the...
Miguel Adan Marquez
May 7, 20208 min read


Corona Bonds – a Solution or a Problem?
The European Union is facing one of its biggest challenges ever. Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, the euro area is set for one...
Maria Diaz Macias
Apr 27, 20204 min read


The Democratic Primaries
COVID-19, a few months ago nobody knew what it was and now it is all anyone ever talks about. The current pandemic has caused many their...
Rado Baarda
Apr 21, 202013 min read


Tell me who you vote for and I will tell you who you are
Voting behaviour is determined by many factors, including race, sex, schooling, income and wealth. The analysis of voting trends is an...
Nuno Sousa
Apr 17, 20206 min read


Does Iraq have a future?
Does Iraq have a future? As of 9 April 2020, Iraq claimed to have 1202 confirmed Covid-19 cases although, critics suspect the number to...
Camiel Fortass
Apr 14, 20203 min read


What’s Going on with Brexit?
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union has been a topic of debate ever since the European Union membership referendum...
Szandi Zsitnák
Apr 7, 20204 min read


Covid-19: the Economic Emergency
The Coronavirus has taken the world by storm. Covid-19, a virus that originated in Wuhan, China, has spread around the world and has...
Nuno Sousa
Mar 30, 20206 min read


Immigrants Need Better COVID-19 Protection
The COVID-19 virus is putting pressure on even the most liberal governments to restrict freedoms guaranteed to their citizens. From...
Katja Komazec
Mar 25, 20204 min read


The Value of International Students
During the last years, I have seen many articles regarding the influence of international students in the Netherlands. More and more...
Camiel Fortass
Mar 18, 20203 min read


Clashing Politics and Religions: What is Happening to Muslims in India?
Religious violence between the Hindu majority and the Muslim minority in India reached its worst for decades at the end of February. More...
Roosa Näveri
Mar 13, 20203 min read


The Economics of Migration
Many economists consider the allocation of human resources relatable to any market in general, asserting that by pursuing self-interest,...
Marco Favaretti
Feb 21, 20203 min read


The Re-establishment of Deterrence – The Death of Soleimani
On January 3rd, General Qasem Soleimani – whom many saw as Iran’s second most powerful man – was taken out by a U.S. airstrike while...
Rado Baarda
Feb 6, 20206 min read


Can We Change the World? Demonstrations in 2019
2019 seems to have consolidated an unusual outpouring of widespread anger. In fact, not since the wave of “people power” movements in the...
Maria Diaz Macias
Feb 5, 20204 min read


How to Make Your Own Country
“I’d love to have my own country!” – quite a lot of people have had this thought at some point during their lives. If you’re one of them,...
Alin-Gheorghe Hampău
Jan 27, 20203 min read


Catalonia (part 2)- A Postponed State
This is the second half of a two-part article about Catalonia and its independence movement. It is based on the article published by me...
Nuno Sousa
Jan 23, 20206 min read


Catalonia (part 1)- Origins of a Discontent
This is the first half of a two-part article about Catalonia and its independence movement. It is based on the article published by me in...
Nuno Sousa
Jan 23, 20205 min read


A Fiscal Union to save the EU
The project of the European Union started in the post-WW2 years with the goal of avoiding future wars between European countries while...
Nuno Sousa
Dec 6, 20195 min read


Tackling Fake News: A Battle of Economic Incentives and Disincentives
It is very likely that this is not the first article about fake news that you read. The phenomenon has become viral in the past years,...
Maria Diaz Macias
Dec 4, 20194 min read
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