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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


The Rationale Behind the Latest Brexit Developments
Dear readers, with our latest article we left you just before the initial Brexit deadline of the 29th of March. A lot has happened in the...
Marco Favaretti
Nov 26, 20193 min read


Controlling Forced Evictions to Fight Extreme Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa Should Control Forced Evictions to Fight Extreme Poverty Earlier this year, the Human Rights Watch published a report...
Isabel Bonnet
Nov 19, 20194 min read


Venezuela: Cuba’s Oil Sugar Daddy
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. Before the arrival of Hugo Chávez to the presidency in 1999, Venezuela’s oil...
Mateo Ricucci
Nov 12, 20193 min read


The Case Against Universal Basic Income
The 21stcentury is already characterized by its technological innovation. It is an era in which artificial intelligence, robotics,...
Rado Baarda
Nov 11, 20195 min read


The Struggle of a Holocaust’s Survivor – Which is Still not Over
On the 30th of September, the Italian Senate approved the establishment of a committee proposed by the life-senator Liliana Segre, an...
Marco Favaretti
Nov 4, 20193 min read


Why Should the Western World Read Turkey’s “Peace Spring Operation” on Northern Syria Mu
1. How did it all begin? It all started with one of the evilest terrorist organisations in world history: ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and...
Berke Çavuşoğlu
Oct 31, 20196 min read


The Islamic State Breakdown: Is It Their End or Not?
In the evening of October 26th, President Donald Trump tweeted: “Something very big has just happened!’’. This announcement was shortly...
Marco Favaretti
Oct 27, 20193 min read


“Our House is On Fire”
Greta Thunberg, a 16 years old girl from Sweden, has taken the world by storm. In one year, she has grown from an unknown and lonely...
Roosa Näveri
Oct 19, 20194 min read
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