Academic(ish)
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How the Georgian Civil Society Taught Us The Power of Will
By Ruxandra Ceangu On the 14th and the 22nd of February 2023, a radical faction in the Georgian Parliament, formed by ex-members of the ruling Georgian Dream party, proposed two versions of the “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” bill, which requires that nongovernmental organizations, print, internet, and broadcast media must register with the Justice Ministry…
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The Effects of Social Media on Interpersonal Relationships and Perceptions of Others.
In our modern society, one of the main ways, if not the primary way, people interact with others is through the use of social media. Through social media such as FaceBook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and many others, we can choose how we present ourselves to others in a manner that we have much more control…
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Hungary for Energy : Ceangu Ruxandra
Even before the 24th of February 2022, the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic put European countries under strain. After the outbreak of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, followed by the European Union’s sanctions packages against the Russian Federation, inflation started to surge throughout Europe. Russian oil and gas have become a stigmatized necessity,…