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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…

Digitalisation and Media

#Ukraine – How social media proves to be a vital instrument in times of war in the year 2022

Posted on 31 March 2022
by Anoek Zijderveld, Linda den Bol and Sandra Zwick
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Social media has been heavily criticised in the last years for its negative impacts on mental health and its overall far-reaching influence on our daily lives. However, in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, social media has fueled international cohesion and mobilised immense…

European Integration

A year worth fighting for

Posted on 20 January 2022
by Marnix Vermeer
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A reflection of the challenges of 2021 and the opportunities of 2022 Now the New Year’s Eve celebrations are disappearing from the rear-view mirror, we wanted to briefly reflect on some of the biggest challenges the EU has faced last year and consider what the…

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…