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....
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...
Västsahara Inifrån är berättelsen om Afrikas sista koloni – om 40 år av dammig väntan och en bortglömd kamp för självständighet. Det är också en berättelse om stormaktsspel, svek och en svensk utrikespolitik som ger eko över Saharas sanddyner. Anna Roxvall och Johan Persson reser genom...
The United States has been the singularly most important and powerful country since the end of the 2nd world war. Given the challenges that the US faces internally and in terms of emerging rivals, many anticipate an end to Pax Americana within the next few...
On the 7th of October, Bosnia and Herzegovina held its eighth general election since the end of the 1992-5 war. While ethnic divisions historically have been an important aspect of politics, the outcome of the elections shows a deeper divide than in a long time....