Category: Europe
The Populist Conservative Government of Poland: How the Government forms a Threat to Human Rights
On Thursday Poland’s highest court ruled that allowing the abortion of malformed fetus was incompatible with the constitution. This ruling provoked an outcry from civil rights groups in and outside
Read MoreFrom failing to moving forward? – Assessing Europe’s “Hamilton moment”
How does an idea, project, son of a war, And a Schuman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot In Brussels by providence impoverished In squalor, grow up to
Read MoreThe Pope and the Catholic Church: Possibility for Change?
What does it mean to be Pope? There are both very short and perplexingly complex answers to this question. The Pope, also known as the Supreme Pontiff or the Roman
Read MoreSoft Power of Stone: Defending the Narrative of the Great Patriotic War
The statue of marshal Ivan Stepanovich Konev on Prague’s International Brigades’ Square has been a source of controversy for several years. Installed in May 1980 to commemorate the 35th anniversary
Read MoreCommitment: About the ICC and war crimes in Afghanistan
On the 5th of March 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave the Prosecutor the green light to commence an investigation concerning alleged war crimes committed
Read MoreBetween a Rock and a Hard Place: Greece Pressured by New Surge of Refugees
Signs of another refugee crisis are starting to show, as Turkey opened its borders with Greece this weekend. It is almost reminiscent of the one in 2015, although this time
Read MoreThe EU’s white paper on Artificial Intelligence: Pushing for progress while keeping Pandora’s box locked?
Over the last couple of days, several high ranking Silicon Valley executives — including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — paid visits to Brussels. In the build-up to this week’s announcement,
Read MoreFor Auld Lang Syne: Looking Back at Brexit
Today, the 31st of January 2020, is a day which some thought that would never come, yet it is here upon us: Brexit. Earlier this week, Nigel Farage showed his
Read MoreThe origin of the EU’s migration problem – or how Europe learned to stop worrying and forget solidarity
Yesterday, the interior ministers of the EU were meeting in Zagreb to yet again negotiate about a common policy on the distribution of migrants. The stakes could not be higher
Read MoreAmerica’s Man of Steel: Andrew Carnegie’s Life of Wealth & Legacy of Peace
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) – a Scottish-born American industrialist who is among the wealthiest persons to have ever lived – is widely regarded as the father of modern philanthropy. After growing
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