What role does religion play in an ever more intertwined world? Throughout history, religion has in major ways shaped the world stage through the relationship between political and spiritual authorities. Although the destructive potential of religious traditions cannot be neglected, many feel that as politics...
Did you miss the bi-annual UF mingle? Are you considering joining the best student association in Uppsala? Have some sparkling drinks, some snacks and meet the current Board! How does the radio work? How does an Uttryck article go from idea to being published? And how...
Years of political turmoil in Venezuela peaked when Juan Guadió announced himself the new president and was quickly recognized by a number of world leaders, the regime of Nicholas Maduro seems to shake by its core. On the other side of the border, in Colombia,...
Would you like gain new perspectives by stepping out into the world? Two times a year, UF arranges visits to culturally and politically significant places in order to promote understanding of issues relating to foreign policy in an international context. Previous UF delegations have visited...
During the last two months, violent protests have erupted across France in response to proposed reforms by President Emmanuel Macron. These protests, dubbed the yellow vests for their signature high visibility jackets, have grown from being policy oriented to straight out anti-Macron and have asserted...
Interested in politics and foreign affairs? Are you new in Uppsala and on the search for a great student association to get involved in? If so, the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs might just be the right place for you! Come and find out at the...
Despite the fact that economic growth is included in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, an increasing number of scientists and commentators are questioning if an exponentially growing level of consumption is compatible with ecological sustainability. In the research project “Beyond GDP growth – scenarios...
After more than one week abroad the departure day was here. We left our Airbnb in Priština around 8 since our plane was suppose to departure around 11, but it got delayed 1 hour so we got some time to eat breakfast at the airport....
Hi there and Happy Holidays! Saturday 15th was our first, and only full, day in Pristina, Kosovo. It started off amazingly as our hostel for some fantastic reason had decided to give us free breakfast - so to our surprise we all woke up to a...
Hello everyone! After a fun night of exploring the Belgrade fortress everyone was up and ready to embark on the last 2 meetings in Belgrade and a long bus ride to Pristina. The Belgrade Fortress by night. We first took a cab to CANVAS’ office in New Belgrade...