The Politics of Eurovision
Many believed Ukraine’s song “Stefania,” performed by the Kalush Orchestra, would win the competition going into the 2022 Eurovision final. The song’s inspiration came from […]
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Has the rise of the strongman leader become a central feature of global politics?
A strongman leader is a political leader who concentrates power in their own hands, often at the expense of democratic institutions and processes. Such leaders […]
Can we take money out of Maltese politics? | Moviment Graffitti
Written By Rafel Grima, a member of Moviment Graffitti, on politics Does a fish in the ocean know that it is swimming in water? Or […]
When Students Unite: A Milestone for National Politics
Cultural polarisation seems to underlie the social fabric of our society, be it in the case of the village feast, a football team or a political party.
The right and the left collaborate for once: the stock trading bill
In an unprecedented move, the hard right and the hard left of American politics are collaborating in proposing a bill that would ban US Congress […]
How the Mighty have fallen: the EU’s failure to Protect Women
A stark reality looms before us: close to half of all European women will endure the harrowing agony of domestic violence in their lifetime. Moreover, […]
Why Musk Buying Twitter Is A Good Thing
On October 27th 2022, SpaceX owner Elon Musk officially became the CEO of Twitter. In a controversy filled saga, Musk became Twitter owner amidst lots […]
Out with the Old, in with the New: The Next Chapter of SDM vs Pulse!
Tale as old as time, the rivalry between Pulse and SDM is a well known phenomenon of Maltese students’ politics… or at least it was. […]
Krampus goes to Brussels? The killing of the Spitzenkandidaten and the transnational list
Well, this Christmas, EU leaders are said to formally kill off plans for the so-called transnational list and Spitzenkandidaten that would have had a great […]
The Underpinnings Of Femicide
Femicide In The Local Context The murder of Bernice Cassar happened just a few days before the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against […]
Malta’s Napoleonic Complex Love For Taboo Topics
You’d imagine a country that is roughly the size of Marseilles both in terms of population and geographic size, to be more well organised when […]
Political Fanaticism In Malta From The Eyes Of A Student
It is no secret that Malta has an intrinsic culture of political fanaticism. You name it, we’ve seen it: mass meetings, ‘debates’ which turn into […]
Following EGM, KNZ Announces New Executive Following Resignations
Kunsill Nazzjonali taz-Zghazagh (KNZ) held their extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on July 14, following the resignation of the council’s President, Vice-President, and Secretary-general. The Third […]
Russia’s refusal to recognise Ukraine as an independent state has resulted in a huge strategic defeat
Written by Leo Ghorishi Ukraine, Russia, and neighbouring Belarus were born about 1,200 years ago on the banks of the Dnieper River, rooted as Kievan […]
The End of an Era: 16 Years of Angela Merkel | JEF
The EU summit of 20-22 October was marked by heated discussions on the rising tension between Poland and the EU, the future of digitalisation, and […]
“Democracy Derailed?” Phase Two! What we know so far | KSU
KSU is launching the second phase of its campaign “Democracy Derailed?” this Saturday the 11th of December at The Notch, Urban Valley Hotel! The first […]
Marx Criminology and Criminogenic Capitalism | CSA
Written by Leo Ghorishi In order to explore and discuss ruling class crime we have to investigate the sociological theory of conflict and marxism. Marx […]
Democracy In Malta: Has It Been Derailed? | KSU
On the 28th of August 2021, KSU launched their latest campaign under the slogan: Democracy Derailed? This campaign’s aim is to pinpoint and discuss the […]
The Conference on the Future of Europe: A Special Europe Day Analysis | JEF Malta
BY JEF PRESS SUBCOM MEMBER AND UNIVERISTY OF OXFORD STUDENT JACOB GRECH This Europe day, May 9th, a long-awaited component of a programme for European […]
Activism in a Two-Party System | XR
Written by Miguel Azzopardi Malta’s current political system is broken beyond repair – an unsurprising fact to careful observers. Meaningful debates are stifled by a […]