Year: 2016
Achieving Solidarity amongst the EU Member States in the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The European Union is currently challenged by a flow of refugees, that mostly originates from Syria. Last year, more than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe. We have
Read MoreEntering 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 MoreWhy a Beheading in Saudi Arabia Threatens the Whole Middle East
Written by André Harris Beheadings are not uncommon in Saudi Arabia – but one carried out this week has the potential to destabilise the whole Middle East. Sheikh Nimr Baqr
Read MoreThe Peculiar Political Potentialities of Social Media
Political activism. What a beautiful phrase. It rolls off your tongue with heroic ease and fills your soul with lofty ideals. It invites connotations of emancipation, community and justice. We
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