Sweden has since 2017 been a member of the United Nations Security Council and has for two terms held the presidency of the Council. During this period a number of historic world events have happened like the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris...
Conflict, refugee crises, and poverty pose great dangers for teenage girls. We know that the proportion of child marriages among Syrians is four times higher today compared to before the war. In Nigeria teenage girls have been used as sex slaves and suicide bombers for...
Climate change does not only mean rising oceans and more extreme weather, it also creates new and never before seen climate-related security risks. What are these risks and how are they affecting areas that are in violent conflict? Which parts of the globe are the...
FN-föreningen och Utrikespolitiska föreningen i Uppsala inbjuder till paneldiskussion om förbud för våldsbejakande grupper. Eventet sker i samarbete med Juridiska fakulteten vid Uppsala universitet. Fri entré. Moderator: Anne Ramberg - Generalsekreterare för Sveriges advokatsamfund Panelen består av: Anna Jonsson Cornell - Professor i komparativ konstitutionell rätt vid Juridiska fakulteten...
What is digital diplomacy practice and what is its role in international politics today? Is Donald Trump’s Twitter use really defining digital diplomacy and what are the implications of the increasing number of world leaders ”going digital”? Since 2010, digital diplomacy has become an increasingly...
In November 2017, 93-year old Robert Mugabe was after 38 years as Zimbabwe’s head of state forced out of office by the military. Since then expectations have been high that a more liberal era would enter and Zimbabwe might recover from the economic decline. The...
The signing of the Peace and Friendship Agreement on 9 July formally put an end to the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea that has gripped the countries for the past twenty years. The five-point agreement has already led to opening air- and telephone communication as...
The lecture will take a closer look at Pakistan's regional and global environment and what it means for the country's strategic, political and economic priorities. It will focus on Pakistan's historical baggage and the evolvement of its conflictive ties with neighbouring India and Afghanistan, and...
I Syrien, Irak och Afghanistan har Islamiska staten besegrats och flyktingströmmarna börjar mattas av. Vad händer med de IS-krigare som nu är tillfångatagna och hur är vardagen och framtiden för en krigshärjad befolkning – kommer regionen att nå försoning? Och vad händer med de svenskar...
Many of our preconceived notions about American power and leadership have been challenged since Donald Trump took office. Is the U.S. abandoning its dominating position in the world? This lecture seeks to place this discussion in a larger context by examining how the United States...