Reading time: 7 minutes This week we focus on the outcome of the Argentinian presidential election. In other news, we outline some developments in the Isreal-Hamas conflict, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden meet for [ … ]
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Covid-19 and Democratic Backsliding: A Tale of Two Different Pandemics
Reading time: 5 minutes The post-pandemic era has introduced us to brand-new problems: there is a war in Europe, inflation is still an issue, and autocrats continue to pose a threat to our democracy. [ … ]
Divide et impera: The “new normal” for Russian propaganda
Reading time: 4 minutes As the war started against Ukraine more than one year ago continues, so does Russia’s propaganda plan. With its main manipulation websites and TV channels banned across Europe, the Kremlin [ … ]
Macron’s pension reform and the democratic legitimacy of necessary change
Reading time: 7 minutes France is rising against Macron’s pension reform, which will increase the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 and was passed alienating the National Assembly. Macron took a calculated risk, [ … ]
Angry at the prime minister, Israelis have taken to the streets: perspectives from within the protests in Tel Aviv
Reading time: 4 minutes The latest escalation of protests in Israel has coincided with my arrival in Tel Aviv for the exchange program. The wave of unrest has no precedents in Israel’s history and [ … ]
Tra i Leoni n. 102, March 2023
Reading time: < 1 minute As a new semester is now well underway and partials are ending, it is with pride and pleasure that we encourage you to take a well-deserved break from studying and [ … ]
The Portrait of Turkish Politics: Two Decades of a “One-Man-Show” and a Prospect of Hope
Reading time: 8 minutes For the past two decades, Turkey has faced a “one-man rule” of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With consistent use of political violence, corruption, and legal manipulation, he has built an empire [ … ]
Viktoriia Lapa upon Invitation: One year of the Russian aggression against Ukraine – (im)personal reflections on current developments
Reading time: 8 minutes One year into the war, it is clear that the real motives of Russia are aimed at the destruction of Ukraine as a free democratic state, and the genocide of [ … ]
Sorry, have I broken your fourth wall?
Reading time: 3 minutes An attempted link between Fleabag’s mastery of the technique and our daily lives Whoops. The character from that TV series just glimpsed at you, did you catch that? If you [ … ]
#BreakTheBias – even the unconscious ones
Reading time: 4 minutes Break the bias was the official theme of the 2022 International Women’s Day. We have all heard about the biases we have towards women, and as young students in 2022, [ … ]