U.S. president-elect Donald Trump announced his wishes for territorial expansions during a press conference on Tuesday. His other plans include the annexation of Canada, (re-)taking control over the Panama Canal, and the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. Having previously expressed interest in buying the largest island in the world, Trump has re-ignited his push…
It has been a year of political unrest in The Netherlands. For the most right-wing cabinet since WWII, it has been a challenge to keep everything together. Both the formation period and the time spent in government has been rough. And the question on everyone’s mind is not if the government will collapse, but when….
A few days before the 2024 U.S. elections, The Washington Post declared it would not endorse either presidential candidate. Initial backlash increased when Jeff Bezos, owner of the newspaper explained his decision in a self-written article in the paper. While some media outlets have an unconfirmed bias towards a side within the political spectrum, it is…
It is going to be a busy year for democracy. In Europe alone there will be more than 20 elections, including a European Union election. It will be an important year, but also a challenging year, in which democracy could be reinvented. As something of an appetizer, the first major election in a Western country…
