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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The Curious Tale of the Houbara: Birds and Middle Eastern power politics
The Houbara is a species of endangered ground bird the size of a turkey that ... Read More » -
How Truckers’ Protest Brings Change to Brazilian Politics
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1984 Is Now – How China Keeps Track of Its 1.4 Billion Citizens
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Libya Does Not Come to Rest – Announced Elections in 2018 Will Not Solve the Crisis
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Bellingcat and Social Media: How to Become an Armchair Journalist
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Hezbollah’s Footprints in Latin America – How the Wars on Drugs and Terror Coincide
The Tri-Border Area (TBA) of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina is the breeding ground of a ... Read More » -
Death of a Dynasty: Change vs. continuity in Cuba
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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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The Curious Tale of the Houbara: Birds and Middle Eastern power politics
The Houbara is a species of endangered ground bird the size of a turkey that ... Read More » -
The Beastly Component of Conflict: How War Endangers Species
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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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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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Libya Does Not Come to Rest – Announced Elections in 2018 Will Not Solve the Crisis
For decades, Libya’s politics only had one face: that of Muammar al-Gaddafi, a military colonel, ... Read More » -
Ethiopia at crossroads after Prime minister’s surprise resignation
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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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Bellingcat and Social Media: How to Become an Armchair Journalist
This article was inspired by a presentation given by Christiaan Triebert, a former member of ... Read More » -
Pathways to an egalitarian society – how to make sense of social psychology of power and sexual violence
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Satire – A Humorous Means to Enhance Political Participation?
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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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How Truckers’ Protest Brings Change to Brazilian Politics
In Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, life is standing still. Since over a week, the ... Read More » -
1984 Is Now – How China Keeps Track of Its 1.4 Billion Citizens
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Malaysia’s 92-Year-Old Comeback Kid, Mahathir Mohamad
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Libya Does Not Come to Rest – Announced Elections in 2018 Will Not Solve the Crisis
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Nice, new and smart missiles?