Photo: Emilie de la Chapelle New relations with the US brings new opportunities – but worries about the uncertain future linger on. Last year, the American flag was raised in Cuba for the first time in 54 years, marking a historic moment in US-Cuban relations. The symbolic act highlighted...
Lectures / 11.03.2016
Riksdagens utrikesutskott på besök i Uppsala
På måndag den 14 mars har vi äran att välkomna riksdagens utrikesutskott för en diskussion om Sveriges utrikespolitik! Anmäl er i länken för att få en plats: https://www.alumnnatverk.uu.se/public/showform?fID=58 Utrikesutskottet kommer hit för att bemöta Uppsalas studenter i en dialog. En panel med representanter från nästan alla riksdagspartier...
Photo: Paul Toeman As the British people prepare for the EU referendum, lack of knowledge about the Union they might leave could determine its outcome. A political bloodbath is brewing in the United Kingdom. For months David Cameron has teased the public of a ‘better deal’ for Britain whilst it continues its difficult...
Lectures / 06.03.2016
A woman among warlords with Malalai Joya
Activist, author, former politician, Malalai Joya, has become a center piece of the struggle for justice in Afghanistan. Malalai is renowned for her work to secure rights for women in Afghanistan and criticism of the occupation of Afghanistan by United States, NATO and the regime...
Photo: Darron Birgenheier Donald Trump has cemented his lead in the Republican race for the presidential nomination, and after leaving Super Tuesday as the biggest winner, it might be too late to catch up. Who is to blame for this? Most likely, the USA’s polarized political...
Valet 2016 i USA är det mest dramatiska och vildaste i modern tid. Inom båda partier har oväntade kandidater ställt etablerade sanningar på ända och helt ändrat den normala dynamiken runt hur presidentkandidater utses. Men vad pågår bakom kulisserna och hur beter sig de olika...
Lectures / 27.02.2016
UF GASQUE 2016 – THE SWINGING 60'S
Varmt välkommen till UF-gasquen 2016 och The Swinging 60s! For English, see further down. Europa är delat, kriget rasar i Vietnam, vänstern revolterar och studenter överallt gör uppror. Världen står i brand, men mitt i allt detta tar färgerna och musiken över. Beatleshysteri råder och för första...
Uttryck Magazine / 25.02.2016
The Triple Fall: Oil prices, the Saudi economy, and the status quo in the Middle East
Photo: Associated Press. As oil prices plummet, Saudi Arabia is facing a serious challenge in balancing its books. The manner in which the country reduces its budget deficit may upend the Middle Eastern state of affairs. Few states are as involved in their immediate neighborhood as Saudi...
Photo: Thijs ter Haar The current system of accepting asylum seekers is damaging both refugees and the European Union, writes Niclas Hvalgren. The migrant crisis enveloping the European Union is shaking the continent’s ability to function to its very core. With more and more nations in not only the...