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The Soapbox: Agriculture in Europe

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor February 9, 2024

In Italy, police arrest mafia suspects over yearslong EU subsidies fraud Italian police arrested 37 suspects in Messina, Sicily — some of whom are alleged members of the mafia...

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The Soapbox: COP28 in the UAE, Chinese visit to Vietnam, AI legislation in the EU

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Copy Chief December 15, 2023

In the UAE, milestone agreement introduced at climate conference  Members of the United Nations agreed to reduce fossil fuel use worldwide on Wednesday, a move many climate activists...

E.U. ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis and N.Y.U. Law professor J.H.H. Weiler standing next to each other on a stage. They are standing next to two large brown armchairs and a small table with water bottles on top.

EU ambassador talks AI at NYU Law event

The ambassador to the United States visited NYU’s School of Law to speak about the future of AI regulation and government surveillance.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer April 27, 2023

Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States, warned an audience of students and faculty of the potential dangers to human rights posed by artificial...

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Guest Essay: Defending Ukrainian sovereignty is an international imperative

Accountability for the war in Ukraine should be held only by Russia.
Lincoln Dow, Guest Contributor April 11, 2023

Lincoln Dow is a senior studying politics.  In a recent essay for WSN, Karsten Stoeber of NYU’s International Youth and Students for Social Equality chapter characterized...

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The Soapbox: No-confidence motion in Spain, judicial changes in Israel, potential ban in EU

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor March 24, 2023

In Spain, government votes against no-confidence motion On Wednesday, the Spanish parliament, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, dismissed a no-confidence motion tabled against...

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The Soapbox: Ghana’s economic crisis, Czech president leaves office, French protests

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor March 10, 2023

In Ghana, government addresses economic crisis Nana Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana, spoke at an annual state-of-the-nation address about the country’s “worst economic...

A screenshot from the US State Department’s Visa Appointment Wait Times page reveals the difficulty of obtaining visas of all kinds for individuals from Russia. Russian international students have to go through unusually extreme measures to study in the United States this year. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

How COVID-19 affected my visa status

Family members catching COVID, apprehension by Swiss cops and a last-minute trip to Warsaw: my journey around Europe to obtain a U.S. visa during the pandemic.
Polina Tyurikova, Contributing Writer August 25, 2021

International students at NYU are familiar with the hardships of the visa process, but most don’t have to worry about renewing their visas until they’re already out of college....

Refugee crisis demands action

WSN Editorial Board September 8, 2015
The EU needs to cut the rhetorical heel-digging and start earnestly addressing the refugees at their doorstep.
Lecture discusses portrayal of Greece

Lecture discusses portrayal of Greece

Marita Vlachou, Deputy News Editor October 1, 2014
Event coverage of a lecture exploring how the international and Greek media have portrayed the Greek economic and financial crisis over the last few years.
Vittorio's Razor: European nations should embrace EU membership and the Euro

Vittorio’s Razor: European nations should embrace EU membership and the Euro

April 17, 2014
The Euro and the European Union became scapegoats on which blame was projected for political and economic difficulties.
Extreme nationalism threatens E.U.

Extreme nationalism threatens E.U.

February 19, 2014
Xenophobia is plaguing the European Union.
'Golden Dawn' party in Greece a sign of distorted system

‘Golden Dawn’ party in Greece a sign of distorted system

March 21, 2013
A neo-fascist party's rise to power in Greece must be a sign to European Union to move for change.