The Bulgarian EU presidency has declared it will prioritise the strengthening of the EU integration process in relation to the Western Balkans. Such ideas have revealed a potential split on the EU level between the “enlargment sceptic” parts of the union, and populists in Central...
Reckless Ambition: Explaining Moscow’s Attempts to Interfere in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Russia’s attempt to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election succeeded in introducing an element of chaos into U.S. politics, but neither Russia nor its leader Vladimir Putin gained much from it....
Sedan Sverige blev medlem i den Europeiska Unionen den 1 januari 1995 har många svenskar fått möjlighet att arbeta inom EU:s institutioner. Under denna föreläsning kommer Maria Westermann att tala om hur det är att som svensk göra karriär inom EU och hur det är att...
After six months since the Catalan society was called for the referendum on independence, the political situation in the region and, by extension, the entire Spanish policy has run aground in a climate of heightened uncertainty. In the face of this enormous challenge, the Spanish...
Kina uppkopplat och nedkopplat: Det digitala samhället i en auktoritär stat Kina är idag ett av de mest uppkopplade samhällena i världen med flest Internetanvändare i absoluta tal. 54 procent av befolkningen, runt 751 miljoner, har idag tillgång till Internet. Skildringen av denna utveckling har varierat...
Free trade is a polarizing issue and it is often used as a mean to advance a political agenda by both the left and the right. While many politicians strongly support free trade, especially those from export-oriented countries like Sweden, negative sentiments has grown among...
Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, is visiting Uppsala for the 2018 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture. We are honored to be able to provide a limited number of seats for UF Uppsala members. An invitation has been sent out per email to our members. Please note...
In Venezuela, the state of Human Rights is getting worse by the day. Since coming to power, Maduro has advanced the authoritarian legacy of his predecessor Chavez through jailing political opposition, responding to protest with government violence and stripping the opposition-led legislature of its power....
Historically, relations between Beijing and Taipei governments have been characterized by limited contact, tensions, and instability. After decades of hostile intentions and angry rhetoric, Chinese-Taiwanese relations started improving in the 1980s. Party-to-party talks between have since been resumed and semi-official negotiations through organizations representing the...
On the 24th of November 2016, the second version of the peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was ratified in congress after 60 years of violent conflict. The success of the peace negotiations received worldwide attention...