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The political laughter of the Taliban

13 October, 2021

By Laila Yousef Sandoval, Associate Professor of Philosophy, SLU-Madrid It could be said that laughter, besides being a social and rational act, is also political.

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Tunisia, between crisis and opportunities

23 September, 2021

By Dan Sanaren, student at Sciences-Po Paris, Europe-Africa Programme. On the evening of July 25th, 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced a series of exceptional

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Why Tokyo defies the pandemic to hold the Olympics

8 July, 2021

By C. McQueeny As the pandemic rages on, large scale sporting events push forward across Europe and South America, leading the way for the biggest

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Times are hard for Venezuelan Refugees

2 July, 2021

By Neil Pardo The economic problems in Venezuela affect those in the country, but also those who want to leave. Imagine how difficult it is

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America is back so hold on to your data

24 June, 2021

By Catie McQueeny Following four years of turmoil and distrust amongst European leadership and the US Trump administration, President Joe Biden is touring Europe with

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Covid-19 Highlights EU Imperfections

17 June, 2021

By Nicholas Pellett In many ways, the European Union has been a successful venture, as evidenced by the rebuilding of economies, improvement in standards of

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