As Election day draws closer, MIA student Julian Lang weighs in on the historic shift in US-Russian relations since the DNC Email hack. While several European politicians and leaders have already sided with the Russian Federation in recent… [Read more]
Month: October 2016
Slippery Poles Apart
This year’s US Presidential Election continues to throw gender stereotypes and sexism onto the spotlight, not least because it’s the very first time that a female candidate has been put forward. Klara Marie Schröder, one of… [Read more]
The Social Media Game
Executive Editor Klara Marie Schroeder interviews Hertie School of Governance Professor Yannis Theocharis on the unprecedented role of social media in this year’s US Election. Social Media has played an unprecedented role in this year’s US election… [Read more]
Caught Between a Rock and a “Hard” Brexit
Mark Dawson is Professor of European law and governance at the Hertie School and has been watching the aftermath of the Brexit referendum unfold from Berlin. After the dust settled, Lisa Gow, one of the… [Read more]
Swing Low, Sweet Trumpio
Jonathan Rummel, a second-year Public Policy student currently on a Professional Year in the United States, offers a break-down of last night’s Presidential Debate from home. The trending hashtag #NOHANDSHAKE almost perfectly sums up the… [Read more]
European House of Flames
Should we stay or should we go? The question of leaving the Eurozone has become a new reality while discussing the Euro after seven years of crisis. Populists all over Europe revel in exit fantasies,… [Read more]
Kiron Open Higher Education: Between Politics and Social Entrepreneurship
Founded in 2014, Kiron Open Higher Education assists refugees with free and fast access to higher education. Founders Markus Kressler and Vincent Zimmer on navigating the realm between politics and social entrepreneurship and how start-ups… [Read more]