The Iron People | JEF Malta

In the last few years, the world has faced endless crises. Whether through COVID-19, political instability, or economic crises – it is no surprise that Collin Dictionary’s word of the year is ‘permacrisis’. The biggest crisis of 2022 has by far been the Russian invasion of Ukraine. So how have the Ukrainians handled it? Estimates […]

2023 Budget Review | ASCS

ASCS provides a summary of the most influential policies put forward, both from the students’ perspective, and the economy.

27 or 1? | Towards a Federalist Europe

Will European Federalism realistically be the next step?

Moħħom fil-Qamar

Forsi minħabba l-Gwerra?

WTF is: Minsk Agreement

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine still ongoing, the Minsk agreement was mentioned multiple times.

But what exactly is the Minsk agreement, and why is it important in this ongoing war?

Tmurx magħhom għax tiċċappas

When reading the title of this article, you probably first thought about a parent giving some wise advice to their child about how to go about in life, what company to keep and what not to. In my case, what I was thinking about when coming up with this was the now very commonly found […]

My experience as a political candidate – Lessons and Reflections

Hello friends, I’m back with a new post! I hope you’re all doing well I know that this is very off-brand for this website (which will be going through its own changes soon), but I wanted to publish my feelings about being a political candidate for one of Malta’s political parties – Volt Malta. Malta’s General […]

Yemen: The Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Despite what social media and news hubs may imply; the worst humanitarian crisis in the world isn’t the situation in Ukraine. Amongst countries now found on the low human development index[1], the title for “worst humanitarian crisis”[2] belongs to the periled country of Yemen. The Middle Eastern nation-state is going through the worst famine that […]

Ukraine: Where do things stand now?

The past few weeks have seen heavy fighting across the country, sieges, evidence of war crimes, gains and losses of ground for both sides. The latest evidence suggests the conflict is set to intensify, meanwhile the EU attempts to cut off Russian energy and Finland and Sweden are now considering NATO membership. The Ukrainians held […]

Low Turnout: Apathy or Protest?

The post-independence political scene in Malta has always shown that an extremely high percentage of the population is interested in their leadership and is willing to go out and vote. This is evident by the continued high voter turnout that the country has experienced, with only the first independent election in 1966 having a voter […]