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....
Activities, Activity / 01.04.2018
Meet the Board Mingle
Considering applying for the UF board? Meet all the current Board members and get to know everything there is to know about the application process and being a UF Board member. Applications for the UF Board of 2018/219 are now open, and the deadline is...
Okategoriserade, Utvalda / 28.03.2018
Apply for the UF Board of 2018/2019!
Apply to become a Board Member of the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs! To apply, send an e-mail to val@ufuppsala.se where you concisely describe yourself, what post you are applying for and why you think you would be suitable for it. Maximum 1 A4. All board...
Lectures / 28.03.2018
9 April – Taiwan, China Relations, from the perspective of Taiwanese Ambassadors perspective
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...
Lectures / 28.03.2018
5 April – Colombia, will the peace last?
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...
Lectures / 17.03.2018
22 mars – Brexit och Sverige, vad händer nu?
För snart två år sedan, den 23 juni 2016, röstade det brittiska folket igenom förslaget att dra sig ur EU och den europeiska gemenskapen. För Sverige betyder detta mer än vad man tror, eftersom Sverige och Storbritannien i flera frågor har kört en likadan politisk...
Vilken är vägen framåt för framtidens EU och hur kan vi arbeta för att öka delaktigheten i EU? ___________________________________________ Programmet - Inledningsanförande av Ann Linde, Sveriges EU- och handelsminister - Panelsamtal om framtidens EU och behovet att gemensamt arbeta för att stärka delaktigheten i EU Medverkande: Ann Linde, Sveriges EU- och...
Activities, Activity / 15.03.2018
Anniversary Gasque – 70 years of UF
The Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs welcomes you to our 70th Anniversary Gasque! In the shadow of the political turmoil after the Second World War, the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs was born. Since being founded as the the very first official UN association for students...
Going undercover to meet slaves and slaveholders, Kevin Bales shook the world by exposing how modern slavery penetrates the global economy in his Pulitzer-nominated book, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. In this lecture, Bales will speak about his research, what progress has been...