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....
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...
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...
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...
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...