For Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt, classifying the AfD as right-wing extremist is not sufficient for a ban; we must instead challenge their arguments. Chancellor Friedrich Merz agrees: “10 million AfD voters – you… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES
Welcome to Monday Takes! Here, we publish students’ short, to-the-point opinion pieces about recent events every Monday. We invite you to share your perspective on any significant news story or event from the past week. This can be anything, from politics, culture, campus life, technology, or any other newsworthy topic!
MONDAY TAKES – Trump’s Gulf Shank: Maximizing policy failure
Donald Trump’s intention to recognize the Persian Gulf as the “Arabian Gulf”, a “gift” to Saudi Arabia to incentivize normalization of ties with Israel, is counterproductive. Much of the Arab world today refers to the… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Right-wing Warmongering is Destroying India’s Credibility
On April 22nd, Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, was the site of a deadly terrorist attack. This has now led to a spiralling offensive between India and Pakistan, edging closer and closer to war. However, it… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – The American University: Short term security for long term risk?
Universities in the United States are under assault by the Trump Administration, facing three unenviable options: Capitulation, Resistance, or Trudging Along. These are all bad options. Capitulation requires abandonment of academic freedom and constraint of… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Press Freedom on the Decline: A yellow warning light for Germany
The organization Reporters Without Borders just published its annual report on press freedom on Friday. And their assessment is anything but rosy: global press freedom is in historically worse shape and the protection of the… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – La Haine
“C’est l’histoire d’un homme qui tombe d’un immeuble de 50 étages. Le mec, au fur et à mesure de sa chute, il se répète pour se rassurer: ‘Jusqu’ici tout va bien… jusqu’ici tout va bien…… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKE – Doom Scrolling Past Ukraine: The TikTok attention span of war
What used to be CNN’s most covered topic, making up 8% of its airtime, now represents less than 1%. The war in Ukraine is receiving less and less attention. The same goes for the public.… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Vandalism is a Language for the Unheard
Spray-painting a government building, defacing a statue, or tagging public transport—disgraceful to some, protest and self-expression to others. Call it what you want, it’s one of the most visible yet misunderstood political and cultural tools. … [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Punk Drowned in Comfort
In the few years I’ve been socially active, I’ve heard the same refrains: Pride is commercialized and corporatized. Women’s strikes have become non-disruptive marches. Greta Thunberg stopped making headlines when she started talking about intersectionality. … [Read more]
Back to the Future: Claiming Territory in the 21st Century
On Tuesday evening, US Vice-President J.D. Vance issued a statement that leaves little room for misinterpretation: the United States is setting its sights on Greenland. In a brief video posted on X, he announced that… [Read more]