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...
After a long period of economic growth, many experts are predicting a downturn in the near future. This, combined with trade wars and volatile stock markets, has created an increased uncertainty among average savers as well as politicians who are unsure of the best policies...
Hungary has in recent years, under the direction of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, moved in a more illiberal direction with the goal of creating a new form of governance - the illiberal democracy. This has among other things meant making the environment for academics more...
Den 20:e februari lanserar Utrikesdepartementet uppdaterade rapporter om situationen för mänskliga rättigheter i 29 europeiska länder. Rapporterna beskriver även i vilken grad demokratiska spelregler efterlevs och hur rättsstatens principer respekteras. I samband med denna lansering kommer Utrikesminister Margot Wallström till Uppsala för ett samtal om utrikespolitik...
Carl Skau has worked as ambassador at the Swedish United Nations mission in New York and led the Swedish delegation's work in the United Nations security council 2017-2018. He will share personal experiences from working with the conflicts in Yemen and Syria and reflect on...
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...
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,...
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...
The world was shocked when the news broke about the gruesome murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. After first denying to have anything to do with the murder, Saudi Arabia finally confessed to being responsible. This sparked...
In 2012 Australia experienced an increase in refugees arriving to the country by boat from Southeast Asia. This became a hot button issue during the national elections the same year which ended in the victory of Tony Abbott, who promised to stop the arriving boats....