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...
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...
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has continued to spread over the last seven months despite national and international efforts. It is now the second biggest outbreak ever recorded with close to 1000 infected and more than...
Karin Aggestam’s main research interests include peace diplomacy, gender, conflict analysis as well as negotiation and foreign policy. She has published nine books discussing women’s role in diplomacy, ethics and international affairs and gendering international relations. This lecture will illustrate women’s role in diplomacy and...
A year after the metoo movement dropped like a bomb in Hollywood the hashtag exploded in the heart of India – Bollywood. Numerous directors, actors and producer were accused of sexual harassment and finally the country’s foreign minister MJ Akbar was forced to resign. In...
The European Convention on Human Rights is called the Council of Europe's "crown jewel". It guarantees rights ranging from liberty and security to the freedom of expression and the right to a fair trial. Although all members of the Council of Europe has signed the...