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VDS International Hour
Welcome to the VDS Journal! Here you can find all the VDS International Hour publications. Since 2018, we have been engaging Venetian students and our readers with topics that interest them the most. From politics and international relations, to economics and human rights, our team is passionate about providing a wide range of articles for you to stay informed.
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Maddalena Sartor
Jun 22, 20214 min read
The Migrant Trail: what’s next?
US Vice President Kamala Harris has said the United States’ relationship with Mexico is entering “a new era”, as she met with Mexican...
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Lily Virag Szuhay Murciano
Jun 11, 20215 min read
What is Not #Trending: The New Antisemitism
HATE IS #TRENDING According to the Anti-Defamation League, the hashtag “#Hitlerwasright” was posted more than 17,000 times on Twitter in...
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Ludovico Campagnolo
Jun 8, 20213 min read
Denmark’s offshoring refugees
There seems to be an odd correlation between second-generation migrants who become Ministers, no matter their party, and the adoption of...
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Analaura Ransdale
May 20, 20214 min read
Nuclear energy: an endless debate
Should nuclear energy be part of the energy transition towards a zero carbon future?
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Greta Bordin
Apr 14, 20217 min read
Ambitions in Myanmar
Russia supports the regime established by Myanmar's Armed Forces to deepen bilateral ties.
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Giulia Grandin
Apr 11, 20215 min read
The Digital Green Certificate a.k.a. Vaccination Passport - where are we at?
“We need the Digital Green Certificate to re-establish our confidence in the Schengen zone while continuing to fight the COVID-19...
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Greta Bordin
Apr 7, 20214 min read
The Northern Sea Route
The Ever Given crisis is the perfect opportunity for Russia to promote the Northern Sea Route
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Giulia Grandin and Annelien Zaal
Mar 31, 20215 min read
The hidden actors in European Politics: MEPs’ assistants
MEPs' assistant are quite far from our common image of a personal assistant: let's discover them
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Ludovico Campagnolo
Mar 30, 20213 min read
The Libertarian Party
The US is known as a strictly bipolar party system, but at its margins we find a third party with different views: The Libertarian Party
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Ludovico Campagnolo
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Vaccine Autarchy
The discrepancies in the distribution of vaccines among countries have become a trivial topic in European Union
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Greta Bordin
Mar 24, 20213 min read
“You think he’s a killer?”
“So you know Vladimir Putin. You think he's a killer?” “Mmm-hmm, I do.”
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Greta Bordin
Mar 18, 20214 min read
Russian foreign policy in the Middle East
Russian involvement in the Middle East has a long history: let's discover it
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Giulia Grandin
Mar 15, 20214 min read
What's up in the European Parliament? The conference on the future of Europe
The Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe leads the way for EU citizens to contribute to the future of Europe.
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Greta Bordin
Mar 10, 20213 min read
The European Union negotiates new sanctions against Russia
A response to the arrest of Alexei Navalny
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Camilla Castelanelli
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Women in the European Union Institutions
Let’s try to grasp how women are represented in the European Union Institutions
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Giulia Grandin
Mar 1, 20213 min read
What’s up in the European Parliament? A Need for democratic scrutiny of social media platforms?
After Trump's ban from the Social Media, European Legislators are asking a greater European public control on such matters.
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Giulia Grandin
Feb 22, 20213 min read
European ethics body
The so-called "revolving door", where EU politicians pass from EU institutions to the private sector has become a great concern for the EU.
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Camilla Castelanelli
Feb 22, 20213 min read
EU-UK Relations Post Brexit: A Troublesome Divorce
The situation between EU and UK still entails several unsettled issues. But why is that? Let’s delve more deeply into the problematic areas.
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Ludovico Campagnolo
Feb 17, 20213 min read
The Last Trump Supporters
With the electoral defeats and the storming of the Capitol building plummeting his approval rate, Trump has left the White House as one...
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Oleksandr Seredyuk
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Mars’ colonization: bigger needs at hand?
Living on Mars, while extremely exciting and ambitious, could be a huge far cry from what we have here.
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