Born in the wrong place

19 April 2022 Migration

5 min

During the spring of 1998, I saw the world for the first time. I was born in Tigray, a region in the north of Ethiopia that shares its borders with Eritrea. These two countries were at war during this time, and so my parents decided to call me Selam, which means “peace” in Tigrinya, my mother tongue […]

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What makes the United Kingdom such an important destination for migrants?

16 February 2022 Migration

5 min

For a few months, the tension between France and the United Kingdom has been increasing due to divergent opinions on the question of the securitization of the Channel. These tensions […]

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Beyond “The Crown”: Discussing the Thatcher years and legacy

12 February 2021 International

7 min

Margaret Thatcher made a return to popular culture in the Netflix series “The Crown”. Beyond her relationship with the Queen portrayed on the show, Thatcher is best remembered for how […]

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Before Brexit, “St-Barthexit” happened

1 December 2017 European institutions

For more than a year now, Brexit makes the headlines almost every day in Europe. It can be argued that Brexit is an “unprecedented geopolitical shift” (BBC, 2016) given the […]

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