The French version of secularism, laïcité, has had an impact on political debates in France ever since the French Revolution. However, over the last thirty years, this value has become increasingly entangled with French national identity and has been exploited by radical nationalists and populists...
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Since 2014 a war has been raging in the eastern part of Ukraine between the Ukrainian Government and Russian backed separatists, leaving more than 10,000 killed. While fighting continues, the conflict has gotten less and less attention in the news, and the Russian support of...
On New Year’s Day, Brazil’s new president, far-right and ex-parachutist Jair Bolsonaro, assumed office. The election has provoked numerous questions: how should we perceive the nationalist movement in Brazil? Why do its supporters keep attacking women, black and indigenous people? And how will Bolsonaro’s presidency...
Med ungefär två månader kvar till Europaparlamentsvalet börjar valkampanjerna för de flesta partierna att dra igång. Efter en på många sätt kaotisk mandatperiod kan detta val ses som en folkomröstning om i vilken riktning det europeiska projektet ska röra sig och vilket Europa en vill...
Iran is a country known for its active role in foreign policy. Competition between Iran and Saudi Arabia has played an important role in the political dynamics of the Middle East and Iran has been engaging militarily in both Syria and Yemen. Despite the focus...
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Tax-havens like the Cayman Islands have been linked to terrorism, dictatorships and money laundering. With exposes such as the Panama-papers and recent news about foul play in several large banks such as Swedbank and Nordea, the magnitude of the offshore banking industry has been brought...
Five years after the initial announcement of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s expanding foreign presence has stimulated the imagination and concern of many across Europe and elsewhere. The land route (The Belt) and the maritime route (The Road) from East to West now...
The Balkans is a region in motion. After the end of the Cold War, the region has seen a period of horrific communal violence which often is presented to have culminated in the Srebrenica massacre. Ever since the Dayton Agreement was signed, local and international...