Europe Blog

April 24, 2017

Reviving the Austrian Tradition

Everything you always wanted to know about the Austrian School of Economics. Speaking about Austrian Economics—or, rather, ‘the Austrian Tradition’—is often met with raised eyebrows.  It’s not just that the vast majority of […]
April 22, 2017

We’ve been Wrong with our Approach to North Korea for Years

It’s that time of year again, when fears of global thermonuclear war flood newspaper covers, Facebook feeds, and arguments over the family dinner table. Are we afraid of India and Pakistan finally […]
April 20, 2017

Special Interests: A Crooked Tale of Two Countries

Being a Brazilian student in Ireland allowed me to extend my disheartening attitude towards the government across the Atlantic, and while in my mind a voice proclaimed “Europe cannot get any worse […]
April 18, 2017

Georgian Students Protest Government’s Attempt To Abolish Economic Liberty Act

This report was written by Gaga Tutarashvili, Lisa Katsiashvili and Mariam Gogolishvili.  In 2011, Georgia passed the “Georgian law of economic freedom” – then called “Economic Liberty Act”, which became the world’s first […]
April 16, 2017

If Universities are Afraid of the Emperor – Are They Still Universities? The Importance of Freedom of Speech in Academia

Professor Feliks Koneczny, a Polish historian hailing from my hometown of Krakow, defined civilization as the way in which a community is organized. He distinguished numerous types of civilizations, few of them […]
April 14, 2017

Albanian Students For Liberty at the Liberty Summit in Tirana

From April 7th to 9th, the Liberty Summit was held in Tirana, Albania, with the damaging legacy of communism as its main theme. The Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) […]
April 12, 2017

Repeal the 8th: Irish Libertarians and the Abortion Debate

On the 8th of March, the International Women’s Day, Dublin experienced a commotion when people took the city’s main street to march for the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment to the […]
April 11, 2017

LibertyCon 2017: Keynote Lecture Recordings

The LibertyCon 2017 has ended. More than 750 attendees enjoyed 40+ talks and workshops over the packed 3 days. We would like to thank everyone who attended and made this event so great […]
April 11, 2017

LLY Spring Academy

In the spotlight of this weekend – the Spring Academy, organised by Lithuanian Liberal Youth together with European Students For Liberty! Filled with great lectures, workshops and simulations, this event invited the […]
April 10, 2017

Libertarian Involvement in Politics: A Discussion

The following contribution is discussion with two SFL-leaders, Vilena Simonian and Slobodan Franeta, who discuss the implication of libertarian involvement in politics. Slobodan: Libertarianism by its definition is a political philosophy which […]
April 9, 2017

Europe:
March 2017 Update

SFL Europe: MARCH 2017 UPDATE LibertyCon, March 17-19 This month, European Students For Liberty’s big annual conference has taken place for the sixth time: LiberyCon. For the past 5 years, this major […]
April 8, 2017

Europe and Israel shouldn’t intervene in Syria

Yesterday morning, the US navy launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles, targeting airbases of the Syrian regime, as a retaliation for the chemical attack that happened a few days ago in Khan Shaykhun, […]
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