Esmee Slutter, Author at Shaping Europe

The dissolution of Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on 23 November 2023
by Esmee Slutter

The contextualisation of the conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched an attack on the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan claims it did this after four Azerbaijani soldiers and two civilians were killed in the enclave that same month.…

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Animal Welfare

How do we protect Europe’s biodiversity?

Posted on 26 September 2023
by Esmee Slutter

Why the Union List on invasive alien species is so important. Intensive luggage searches at customs looking for... fruit? You may have seen it on the TV programme Border Security. The Australian version of this programme follows the country's customs. They have to deal with…

Conflict and Defense

One year of war

Posted on 24 February 2023
by Esmee Slutter
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Some recent developments of the war in Ukraine highlighted. Exactly one year ago, on 24 February 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. At the time, this website covered the war several times from different perspectives. For instance, one could read articles about the European Union's…

Public Health

”You didn’t study at all, did you?”

Posted on 9 April 2022
by Linda den Bol and Esmee Slutter
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Living with neurodiversity in our society. Last week, on World Autism Awareness Day, you could read the first part of our neurodiversity series. For those who have already, welcome back! For those of you who have not read last week's introductory article, you can find…

Energy

Can the EU use Russian gas as a strategic tool?

Posted on 7 April 2022
by Esmee Slutter
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How the Russian gas trade can be used to exert political pressure. “Russia can only afford to fight because of its oil and gas. Russia’s main weapon against Europe is its threat to cut off oil and gas. So it might be wise to stop…

Public Health

What is ‘typical’?: An insight into neurodiversity

Posted on 2 April 2022
by Linda den Bol and Esmee Slutter
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Why neurodiversity is misunderstood and forgotten in our society. In recent years, fortunately more and more attention has been paid to inclusiveness and diversity in our society. Discussions about why women earn less than men or why people of colour are underrepresented in higher education…

Animal Welfare

Europe cruelty-free, or not so much?

Posted on 15 February 2022
by Esmee Slutter
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Why not all cosmetics in Europe are, by definition, cruelty-free. Mascara, shaving cream, perfume, shampoo and toothpaste. At first glance, this seems like a random list of products that many of us use on a daily basis. Together with a number of others,all of these…

Conflict and Defense

From Kyiv to Moscow: How the conflict between Russia and Ukraine started

Posted on 14 September 2021
by Esmee Slutter
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A brief overview of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Let us take a trip back to the beginning of summer 2021: several news outlets were headlining an event that brought renewed attention to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, but the cause for its flare-up came from…

Climate and Sustainability

Will Europe ban the veggie burger?

Posted on 2 March 2021
by Esmee Slutter
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The consequences of amendment 165 and amendment 171 Almond drink, vegeterrier, plant-based alternative to yogurt, veggie bakes. These are all names of products that we can classify under the name 'plant-based alternatives'. These alternatives are available in large quantities in the supermarket and are here…