Internship Experience and Advice 2015-2016

Debora Guanella Edited by Ann Keefer Galicia Jewish Museum September, 2015-January, 2016 Kraków Since the very beginning of my MA Euroculture experience, I have made very clear my intention of pursuing the Professional Track to address the lack of study-related working experience in my CV. Within the wide range of topics covered during the first … Continue reading Internship Experience and Advice 2015-2016

Playing by two different playbooks: John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, the students of Krakow on John Mearsheimer

Eoghan Hughes Edited by Elizabeth White I had not realised just how controversial Professor Mearsheimer was going to be until he delivered this line: “The conventional wisdom in Europe is that the US is a benign hegemon.” Looking at the smirks scattering across the room, I got the feeling that Mearsheimer would have been quite … Continue reading Playing by two different playbooks: John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, the students of Krakow on John Mearsheimer

Scrubbing off the Rust: What Europe can learn from the American Rustbelt

Adam Rozalowski Photo credit: Adam Rozalowski It was hard to gauge just how close we were to Pittsburgh. The number on the freeway signs kept getting smaller and smaller, "Pittsburgh 25 - 15 - 10," but there were no skyscrapers in sight. Was this one of those sprawling American metropolises where you still had to … Continue reading Scrubbing off the Rust: What Europe can learn from the American Rustbelt

Understanding Russia’s behavior in Ukraine

Maksym Beznosiuk Edited by Catlin Seibel-Kamel Introduction It has almost been two years since the dramatic events in Ukraine that led to the first redrawing of borders in Europe after the World War II. Russia’s offensive policies in Ukraine marked a shift from a universal approach to a selective interpretation of international legal norms and … Continue reading Understanding Russia’s behavior in Ukraine