Moria – a refugee camp during the coronavirus crisis
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
May 11, 2020
The conversations, the news, the political discussions now all revolve around the coronavirus – how to stop its spread, mitigate its effects and cushion its economic impact. The COVID-19 pandemic made the world stop and made some problems of the past irrelevant. However, although potentially talked...
Is telemedicine here to stay?
Carly Grizzaffi, Blogger
May 8, 2020
Telemedicine– the practice of caring for patients remotely– is just one of the many adaptations that have been brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many individuals, for good reason, fear entering public places unless it is an absolute emergency. Thus, for many, doctors and other appointments ...
Coronavirus and the European Union
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
April 24, 2020
The borders in Europe are closed. The staggering accomplishment of free movement of people was reversed so quickly and unilaterally that it makes one question just how much unity there actually is in the European Union. So, what similarities are there between European countries during this coronavirus...
Germany and the coronavirus
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
April 7, 2020
Empty streets, empty restaurants, empty shelves – pictures like this have become the reality in a large number of countries as a result of the coronavirus. Behind these similar images, however, every country has its own story of the pandemic and its own tactic to deal with the spread of the virus and...
The inequalities of natural disasters
Anastasiia Gorobets, Blogger
April 5, 2020
Natural catastrophes - hurricanes, droughts, floods - are often seen as equal opportunity disasters by the public, affecting the rich and the poor to the same extent. But history proves the opposite: natural disasters are neither equal opportunity storms nor equal opportunity recoveries, with lower-income c...
Far right terrorism in Germany: Not a warning, a threat.
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
March 17, 2020
It was around 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night. The town of Hanau, a small city of around 100,000 inhabitants, just east of Frankfurt, was calm. Suddenly, gunshots were fired on the street, then in a hookah bar, in a kiosk and in another bar. Nine people were left dead, all of them with a migratory background....
Kramp-Karrenbauer announces resignation from CDU leadership position
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
February 24, 2020
It was a bombshell that hit German politics: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, often referred to as AKK, announced that she would be stepping down as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). After serving as the chairperson of Germany’s biggest party for a little more than one year, AKK’s decision...
Is This The Nintendo Switch Killer?
Carly Grizzaffi, Blogger
February 19, 2020
In my opinion, the 2017 Nintendo Switch is one of the most ingenious video game consoles to exist. If you aren’t familiar with this system, the switch is a hybrid console in that it is both used as a standard video game console and a portable system. The switch contains a 6.2 inch multitouch display a...
Budget Airlines – efficient, but problematic
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
February 9, 2020
Flying from London to Warsaw, a two and a half hour flight, and paying less than 10 British Pounds – what sounds like an absurd statement has become reality in Europe. Various airlines charging very low fares, usually referred to as budget airlines, such as the British EasyJet or the Hungarian Wizz...
Drones may be delivering your food sooner than you think
Carly Grizzaffi, Blogger
January 31, 2020
It’s the best time of the year for tech lovers such as myself. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) of 2020 just occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada, where a multitude of fascinating and innovative technologies were showcased to the public, such as the TCL foldable phone and Samsung’s Neon project in whi...
Die PARTEI – How satire found its way into European politics
Emanuel Adamiak, Blogger
January 21, 2020
Since 2019, two members of European Parliament (MEP) belong to “Die PARTEI,” a German political party founded in 2004 by the editors of the German satirical magazine Titanic. Some of the party’s proposals have included building a wall around Switzerland and offering virtual reality vacation trips fo...
January Democratic Debates: Candidates Climate Policies
Anastasiia Gorobets, Blogger
January 18, 2020
The democratic debates, held on January 14 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, were the final debates before the first round of voting takes place. Although the conversation between the candidates mainly focused on foreign relations and trade, the six participants continued to emphasize their environmental...