‚The United States is operating a secret biological weapons lab in Georgia. They purposefully created COVID-19 as an attack against the Russians.‘ These and other headlines circulate in Russian state-controlled media steering the beliefs of many Russians as well as Georgians who claim that the ‘Lugar lab’ in Georgia contributes to the spread of the pandemic.
Addressing Inequality in Access to Higher Education – Interview with Dr. Graeme Atherton
The World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) 2018 is organized on the 28 November 2018 in the UK and in Australia. Patricia Senge sat down with the director of NEON, Dr. Graeme Atherton, to discuss this topic. Read the interview here.
Kuba: Im Übergang zum Sozialismus
Wie funktioniert der Sozialismus in Kuba? Und wie kommt es, dass ein Taxifahrer in Kuba mehr verdient als ein Arzt? – ein Bericht von Patricia Senge. Im Oktober 2017 reiste ich für drei Wochen nach Kuba, um an einer Sommeruniversität der Universität Havana teilzunehmen. Während meiner Reise lernte ich viele Kubaner sowie das Kubanische System näher kennen und möchte in diesem Bericht meine Erkenntnisse zusammenfassen.
The Israeli-Palestine Conflict: the British Involvement
How did the conflict start in the first place? And most importantly, whose fault is it? Who is right and who is wrong? Questions that cannot be answered. To understand the current complicated situation a look at the origins of the conflict is necessary.
25 Years of the Maastricht Treaty: The role of Limburg and the Future of the Union
When confronted with my Bachelor programme “European Studies” at the University Maastricht there seems to be a reflex in many people that asks, does Europe have a future? And while my answer is continuously yes, there is a prevalent public perception of the European Union as having lost or never had legitimacy, potency and efficiency.