by Tania Bagan | 24 Jul 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy
President Emmanuel Macron wants to restore France’s grandeur. But will the gestures of his first two months in power lead to concrete results? French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Arc de Triomphe, 3 June 2017. (EPA/...
by Tania Bagan | 20 Jun 2017 | Donald Trump, Europe, Identity, Immigration, Indiana University, Islam, Student Posts, United States
Immigration is a fact of life in our globalized world. But how can newcomers maintain their cultural identities in an era of Trump and Brexit? Can immigrants maintain their identities and traditions in their new homes? Or should they assimilate fully to ensure...
by Arsentiy Novak | 19 Jun 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
I urged British voters to stay away from the polls this month. Why? Because the state lacks moral legitimacy. I do not preach violence but urge abstention. Earlier this month, on the day British voters went to the polls for a snap parliamentary election, one of our...
by Arsentiy Novak | 8 Jun 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
Vote! That’s what students in Britain are being told on election day. But here’s an alternative view: Abstain and withhold your approval of a flawed system. British voters go to the polls today in a snap election that Conservative Prime Minister Theresa...
by News Decoder | 5 Jun 2017 | Europe, Islam, Student Posts, Terrorism
Video shot from Lorenzo Raffaele’s London flat on June 3. Below are reflections by two students of King’s College London on the attacks in London on Saturday in which militants killed seven people and injured another 48. It could have been me. –...