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    Israel’s effect on US politics : The Haley Stevens Case

    By : Filip Kováčik The United States midterm elections are upon us, arriving at a time when the country is about as divided and politically unstable as it can be. The rising cost of living, gas prices, and the Iran debacle have all played significant roles in mobilizing Americans to the polls. This article focuses…

  • Pakistan and India: a new nuclear war? 

    By: Isciane Genuist On April 22nd, a terrorist attack occurred in the city of Pahalgam, India, killing twenty-six civilians, twenty-five Indian nationals and one Nepalese tourist. This incident marks one of the deadliest attacks in the mountainous region of Kashmir in the past two decades. Kashmir, located in northern India and bordering both China and…

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    Living in the Stretch: Raising Awareness for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

    By: Natasha Noam Gol May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month — a time to shine a light on a condition that hides in plain sight. EDS isn’t rare in the sense of being uncommon, but it’s underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and often dismissed. For many of us living with EDS, awareness isn’t just about medical terminology;…

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    Why does the US bomb Yemen?

    By: Isciane Genuist For the past two weeks, the United States has intensified its airstrikes in Yemen,targeting the Houthis, a rebel group based in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. President Donald Trump aims to apply maximum pressure on Iran to force it to abandon its nuclear ambitions. “Real pain is yet to…

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    Karlovka!

    By: Nehir Ozkaya UK kings won the final game of the ice hockey series beating ČVUT engineers by 4-2 after being down by 1-2. The final match was preceded with the third place match between VŠE Falcons and ČZU Farmers where the former beat the latter by 4-2. Both games included little games in between…

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    Exuviation of Competences, Demos and Res Publica: The Case of Dynasty Politics

    By: Jonathan Kay The striking difference between democracy—although it acts as a minus malum—and various other political systems, is public participation. In procedural, electoral, and ideational settings, citizen participation is necessary. Therefore, the process is also relatively transparent and free from any sort of corruption, collusion, or nepotism frills. Democracy requires a large audience of…