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 Fall of Venezuela
Although Venezuela has been characterized by political turmoil in much of recent history, many claim ... Read More » -
Trump’s Realistic Options Towards North Korea Are Limited
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Humanitarian Intervention or Protection of the Interests of Global Powers?
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Life after IR: Understanding and preventing conflicts
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Nigeria’s Fight Against Radical Islam – Boko Haram and the Chibok Kidnapping
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Natural Heritage as a Diplomatic Tool?
With its rise as the second most promising economic power over the last decade, China, ... Read More » -
The Fall of Venezuela
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M-Pesa: the mobile revolution in Kenya
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The Wounded Invisible Hand Regulating the World
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The White Gold: Lithium Exploitation and its Impact on the Native Populations
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An Essay on Urban Design – The Problem of the Automobile
This won’t be an article to convince you why we should battle climate change. Its ... Read More » -
The White Gold: Lithium Exploitation and its Impact on the Native Populations
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Cooperation & Competition in the Arctic Circle
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From Groningen to the World Bank
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Staying below 2°C: The implications of the Paris Agreement for the Netherlands
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”Risk It All”: Fighting ISIS with Pop Music
High heels, smoky eyes and Molotov cocktails. At first sight, those words do not seem ... Read More » -
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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Fighting Misinformation: Google vs. The Internet
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The Fall of Venezuela
Although Venezuela has been characterized by political turmoil in much of recent history, many claim ... Read More » -
Humanitarian Intervention or Protection of the Interests of Global Powers?
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The Wounded Invisible Hand Regulating the World
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The White Gold: Lithium Exploitation and its Impact on the Native Populations
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Nigeria’s Fight Against Radical Islam – Boko Haram and the Chibok Kidnapping
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How Democratic Debate Suffers Under Self-Censorship
There it is again. You read something you are profoundly disagreeing with on Facebook. Maybe ... Read More » -
Bhang: Flying High Above the Law?
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An Essay on Urban Design – The Problem of the Automobile
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The Politics of Soccer
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Reimagining “Reaching Across the Aisle”
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The Fall of Venezuela
Although Venezuela has been characterized by political turmoil in much of recent history, many claim ... Read More » -
Trump’s Realistic Options Towards North Korea Are Limited
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Reimagining “Reaching Across the Aisle”
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An Equation with Two Unknowns – How the unconventional 2017 presidentials brought about insecurity and hope
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Life after IR: Understanding and preventing conflicts