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Meritocracy and Elitism – Reflections After Listening to the Homonymous Panel at the Segovia Hay Festival (1)

Sunday the 18th of September was the last day of the 2022 Segovia Hay Festival, a world-leading art and literature festival organised along the...

Are Democratic Values at Risk? – HAY Festival Especial

A couple of weeks ago, Segovia’s streets swell with visitors attending the HAY Festival, an event that gathers diverse perspectives to discuss current issues...

Are We Fundamentally Evil?

In the past 100 years, we’ve committed nine out of ten of the most deadly genocides, killing tens of millions of people. During that...

Miquel Barceló conversa con el arte en Segovia

Segovia, diecisiete de septiembre. Una fila se extiende hasta el Aula Magna y las conversaciones se entremezclan en un bullicio calmado, aunque entusiasta. Llega...

We’re Heading Towards a Future of Mass Disease

The Plague of Justinian began in 541 AD and ended the following year. During that time, it claimed 50 million lives and killed up...

Democracies With a High Fever

We are living a historical moment in which democracy is not in good health; democratic systems are suffering from a high fever. In America...

The Age of Short-Term Grief

A repetitive, thumping alarm breaks you into consciousness. You stretch your hand to the blinding white light from your phone screen. In the first...

Andrew Tate: The Loser in a Progressive World

Every time there is progress, there is pushback against it. This pattern has repeated itself throughout history, and the last couple of months have...

A Fresh Bunch – the incoming IE University class of 2026/2027

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. This year, over 900 new students from...

A welcome letter for freshers

As you embark on the college adventure, book your tickets to Spain and move into flats or residences, you might come across certain questions...

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The Overwhelming Lure of Finals: How to Stay on Top of the Game

Final's season seemed like such a long time ago, and now that it's here… it still does. With our flights back home in mind,...

Assad Regime Falls After Half a Century

The HTS promised to build a “homeland for all, including all sects and social classes.” Assad’s fall was announced on state television, as the flag of the opposition was hung up to replace the former. The citizens went out into the streets to celebrate, with the rebel soldiers firing at the sky to signal their victory. The residents asked to be taken to the “house of the donkey”, the presidential palace that had cost $1bn of tax money to build. People rejoiced in a newly found freedom and spoke out loud about the future of their country for the first time. Turkey claimed that 7,600 Syrians crossed the border to return home following the fall of Assad.

Georgia’s Political Crisis: Protests Erupt Over EU Membership Suspension

Protests erupted throughout Georgia after the government suspended EU membership talks until 2028, demanding democratic reforms and closer EU ties. As a country with a population of 3.7 million, its stability and sovereignty are critical in the region. Following the government's decision to halt EU membership negotiations until 2028, Georgia has seen a rise in protests and political unrest in recent weeks. At nationwide rallies in Tbilisi, thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to demand democratic reforms and renewed commitment to the EU. Georgia's long history of protecting its stability, and sovereignty, and efforts to strengthen its links with the West are highlighted by the government's efforts to handle this crisis.