In today’s world, our chances in life are largely determined by our birthplace and what may seem like arbitrary lines on a map. In the midst of the refugee crisis, rising sea levels and a more globalized society, border control and immigration are ever-relevant topics...
The Martin H:son Holmdahl Lecture – Human Rights in a Time of Global Insecurity Time: 2.30 pm Venue: Grand Auditorium, University Main Building Free Entrance Ambassador Jan Eliasson, former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (2012-2016) discusses the connections between human rights,...
Den 24:e september står Tyskland inför att välja sin förbundskansler för de kommande fyra åren. Angela Merkel, som varit förbundskansler sedan 2005, utmanas främst av Europaparlamentets före detta talman Martin Schulz som ställer upp för Tysklands socialdemokratiska parti. Opinionssiffrorna tyder även på att högerpopulistiska Alternativ...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR TRAVEL ASSISTANT 2017/18 Do you want to help plan this year’s trips for Uppsala Association of International Affairs? UF Uppsala is now looking for this year’s travel assistant, whose role it is to work as the Travel Coordinator’s right hand when it...
**THE LECTURE IS POSTPONED** Due to a family emergency, Mazin Albalkhi’s lecture “The War in Syria and the story behind it” has been postponed. We are currently working with Mazin to find a future date for the event that will be announced on our website and...
Last semester’s success is back – it’s time for The Uppsala Association of International Affairs bi-annual Get Active Mingle! Are you wondering what UF is, how you can get involved or do you just want to meet new people that are curious about foreign affairs? Then...
We are excited to provide UF members with this opportunity through the SAIA and the British Embassy Stockholm 2017 Essay competition. The Essay should be written in English and discuss one of the following topics: - How might Brexit affect ties between the UK and Sweden,...
The defence lawyer of Saddam Hussein, Bushra al-Khalil, is coming to UF Uppsala to tell her story about one of the most significant trials of modern history. Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi leader and dictator from 1979 until 2003, was captured by U.S. forces in December 2003....
Mingalabar everyone, this was our last day in Yangon before going to Bagan. After many meetings, this days meeting will be our last on this trip. Many interesting conversations combined with the heat and too much fried rice had made us quite tired, but we...