“The geopolitics of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan” by Dr. Agha Bayramov and Dr. Mustafa Ali Sezal
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsArmenia and Azerbaijan have been clashing about the Nagoro-Karabakh region since 1988, when both states were getting ready to leave the Soviet Union. Since the initial 6-year war, border clashes ...
“Yesterday’s war – memories of a correspondent in the Middle East” by Jan Keulen
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsAs a journalist and correspondent, Jan Keulen has extensive experience in the Middle East. He was in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war, and has worked as a reporter in ...
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“Five years and counting – revisiting the state of Rohingya crisis” by Palash Kamruzzaman
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsIt is now over five years since the latest episode of state-led violence forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas in 2017. Bangladesh currently shelters nearly one million Rohingyas in ...
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“Tweeting about Daesh; What opponents and proponents of IS say on Twitter” by Matteo Colombo
The Cabin Gedempte Zuiderdiep 67, Groningen, NetherlandsThe Islamic State gained international attention when in June 2014 it proclaimed a Caliphate in cities it captured in Iraq and Syria. After initial military success, IS gradually started to ...
“The Future of Energy in Europe”
Groninger Forum Nieuwe Markt 1, Groningen, NetherlandsThe war in Ukraine made 'energy' an important topic of political discussion throughout Europe. While more and more people suffer from energy poverty, the transition to sustainable energy is in ...
“We Need a New Humanitarianism” by Mukesh Kapila
Van Swinderen Huys Oude Boteringestraat 19, GroningenHuman desperation and vulnerability are increasing everywhere. Meanwhile, humanitarian aid has become big business and humanitarian agencies have mushroomed. However, trust in humanitarians has plummeted. So, what is going wrong in the global kindness ...
Lecture on the Development of Board Games by drs. Arjan van Houwelingen
Mancala, the SIB’s one and only Board Games Dispuut, presents the Board Games Lecture! For this lecture, we’ll be visited by drs. Arjan van Houwelingen, who is intimately familiar with ...
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“Ukrainian-Russian war through the lens of a journalist: memories from Kharkiv” by Darja Stomatova
Land van Kokanje Oude Boteringestraat 9, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDarja Stomatová is a Czech journalist, working for CNN Prima News since 2020 as a foreign news reporter. She was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and at the age of 5 ...
“Member of parliament and a student” by Julian Bushoff
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsJulian Bushoff was born and raised in and around Groningen. At the age of 21 he was chosen to the Groningen Municipality council for the Labour Party (PVDA). Some months ...
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“Ukraine: World’s Testing Ground for Military Robots” by Wim Zwijnenburg and Dr. Kristian Gustafson
Mesacosa Zwanestraat 35, Groningen, NetherlandsWim Zwijnenburg is a Humanitarian Disarmament Project Leader, holding a Masters in International Development Studies from the Radboud University Nijmegen and having received a Philosophy scholarship from the Thomas More ...