Every year, thousands of people die from diseases that were previously treatable, but have grown resistant to antibiotics. In a future without effective antibiotics common diseases such as pneumonia would in many cases be life threatening. With all of this in mind it is safe...
Till skillnad från fossila bränslen kräver gröna alternativ som sol- och vindkraft att energin lagras i batterier. Mindre, billigare och återvinningsbara batterier med större lagringsutrymme och prestanda är därför avgörande för att vindkraft, solkraft och i synnerhet elbilar ska kunna konkurrera med fossila alternativ. Men...
Political and economic life in Turkey has long relied on highly personalized networks that redistribute power and resources and allow some parts of the population to rise at the expense of others. Is that era now coming to an end with the installation of a...
SCANDINAVIA, THE FAILED ITALY - on the potential of a united Scandinavia - The world has often looked to the Nordics for inspiration and guidance as it has been considered an ideal example of well-functioning international cooperation — but are there other ways of looking at it?...
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...