Checks&Balances Checks and Balances is the magazine of the Study Association Clio from the program "International Relations and International Organization" at the University of Groningen. Topics include international politics, ethics, conflict and development
Recent Articles
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Will These Bullets Alter Brazil’s Future?
Cars were driving on one of Rio de Janeiro’s busy main streets. It was a ... Read More » -
Marketing for States – the Power of Nation Branding
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The Identitarian Movement on the Rise: Understanding Europe’s New Alt-Right
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The Beastly Component of Conflict: How War Endangers Species
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Turkey’s Military Invasion in Northern Syria
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Death of a Dynasty: Change vs. continuity in Cuba
For the first time in almost six decades, Cuba is headed by a man whose ... Read More » -
Marketing for States – the Power of Nation Branding
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Power of the Passport and Controversies of Investment Immigration
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A Link between Worlds: The History and Future of the Silk Road
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Rising Food Prices Provide Impetus for Protests in Iran
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The Beastly Component of Conflict: How War Endangers Species
New Year’s: it is the time of excessive drinking, an overdose of oliebollen and rants ... Read More » -
Hurricanes Are Having Their Period
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A Big Mess in the Oceans – And No One to Clean Up?
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An Essay on Urban Design – The Problem of the Automobile
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The White Gold: Lithium Exploitation and its Impact on the Native Populations
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Marketing for States – the Power of Nation Branding
The common war strategy of demoralizing the enemy by providing them with one’s own ideology ... Read More » -
”Risk It All”: Fighting ISIS with Pop Music
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BB-8 Star Wars Droid
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In Conversation with Eric Niehe
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Interview with Jean-Pierre Kempeneers
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Ethiopia at crossroads after Prime minister’s surprise resignation
According to analysts, Ethiopia might be at a critical juncture in its political history as ... Read More » -
Gypsies in Europe: Free Movement or Forced Movement?
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Turkey’s Military Invasion in Northern Syria
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Rodrigo and the Rainbow: Same-sex marriage in the Philippines
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Irish women continue to fight for their reproductive rights
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Satire – A Humorous Means to Enhance Political Participation?
Satire has long been a tradition in many European countries. Historians describe caricature drawings of ... Read More » -
Plotting Against Democracy: Conspiracy Theories and Their Ramifications on Politics
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And the Twelve Points Go to… Amsterdam!
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The Role of Internet Memes in Modern Political Discourse
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Hurricanes Are Having Their Period
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Death of a Dynasty: Change vs. continuity in Cuba
For the first time in almost six decades, Cuba is headed by a man whose ... Read More » -
Satire – A Humorous Means to Enhance Political Participation?
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Will These Bullets Alter Brazil’s Future?
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Putin’s Power Politics – Why Putin Will Win This Sunday’s Election. And The One That Follows. And The One After That.
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Can politics still be poetic?