The Skripal Case: When Claiming the Moral High Ground Becomes Evidence
On April 3rd, Gary Aitkenhead, Porton Down’s Chief Executive, declared that the chemical research facility had been unable to verify whether the nerve agent used on...
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Russia and Peru: A Shared History of Gender Violence
Now that there are only a few months left before Peruvians can see their national football team play in the FIFA World Cup in Russia for the first time in 36 years, it...
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Putin’ out the Kemerovo Fire
March 25th, 2018; Kemerovo, Russia. A fire at the Winter Cherry Complex saw many families broken, and from the ashes of the four-story building arose fiery rage over...
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Medieval State of Mind: The Importance of the Middle Ages to Alt-Right Rhetoric
Alt-Right rallies can sometimes take on the tone of racist Renaissance Fairs. Viking-esque shields and helmets can often be observed peppered in among the [Nazi flags...
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Should England Boycott The World Cup?
In the aftermath of ex-KGB agent Sergei Skripal’s poisoning in Salisbury, there have been widespread calls within the Westminister to boycott the upcoming 2018...
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Can the Nordic Model survive?
The Nordic Model refers to a unique type of socio-economic system proper to the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Although the economies...
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Explaining the Northern Ireland’s Assembly Crisis: Will Stormont return?
On January 10th 2017, the Northern Ireland Assembly, also known as Stormont, collapsed and does not appear likely to return at any point for the foreseeable future. The...
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A Brotherly Bond: Why Russia Won’t Give Up on North Korea
As the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Western spheres of influence both edge towards the boundaries of the former Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, a new...
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Article 50: One Year Later
On Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to officially trigger Brexit negotiations. On this date, May...
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THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Case of Human Trafficking in Southern and Eastern Europe | Part 1
Part 1 of 3…. This blog usually focuses on particular laws and court cases that have affected the societal landscape of Eastern Europe. Yet, for the duration of...
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