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Okategoriserade / 10.01.2019

January 17 – Military Spending, Arms Transfers and Weapons Production

In an international environment displaying significant political-strategic tensions and armed conflicts, continued increases in military expenditure and arms transfers are raising significant concerns about peace, stability, and humanitarian situations in several regions. Escalations in narratives of higher threats and the "necessity" to prepare for conflict...

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Featured, Lectures / 10.01.2019

January 14 – Economic Growth or Sustainable Development?

Despite the fact that economic growth is included in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, an increasing number of scientists and commentators are questioning if an exponentially growing level of consumption is compatible with ecological sustainability. In the research project “Beyond GDP growth – scenarios...

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 24.12.2018

UF in Kosovo Day 8: Leaving and looking back

After more than one week abroad the departure day was here. We left our Airbnb in Priština around 8 since our plane was suppose to departure around 11, but it got delayed 1 hour so we got some time to eat breakfast at the airport....

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 24.12.2018

UF in Kosovo Day 7: Perspective, starstruckness and nostalgia

Hi there and Happy Holidays! Saturday 15th was our first, and only full, day in Pristina, Kosovo. It started off amazingly as our hostel for some fantastic reason had decided to give us free breakfast - so to our surprise we all woke up to a...

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 23.12.2018

UF in Serbia Day 6: A day of interesting meetings , evening of bus ride and night of delicious pizza!

Hello everyone! After a fun night of exploring the Belgrade fortress everyone was up and ready to embark on the last 2 meetings in Belgrade and a long bus ride to Pristina. The Belgrade Fortress by night. We first took a cab to CANVAS’ office in New Belgrade...

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 22.12.2018

UF in Serbia, day 5: Archived war crimes, view over Belgrade and museum of Yugoslavia

The beautiful voice of our travel coordinator Fredrika marked the beginning of this Thursday and to the familiar sound of “Sankta Lucia” we got ready for yet another intense and thrilling day on the Balkans, our second day in Belgrade and Serbia. For most of...

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 21.12.2018

UF in Serbia, Day 4: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Embassy and a remarkable dinner in Skadarlija

Zdravo! On our first morning in Belgrade, the group woke up to the smell of pancakes, which our wonderful Nickella had prepared for us: well-needed for a day with two important meetings. After breakfast, we walked just 10 minutes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where...

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 20.12.2018

UF in Hungary day 3: Amnesty international, the opinions of a minubus driver and the secrets of the travel group

Tuesday morning had an early start as we checked out of the hostel and made our way to the last meeting in Budapest with Aron Demeter from Amnesty International Hungary. Luckily for our suitcase-carrying selves the place of the meeting was a mere ten-minute walk...

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Featured, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, Travel Blog / 19.12.2018

UF in Hungary Day 2: The Parliament, an anti-corruption event and vietnamese food

Hi there! The weather was sunny when we went out and took the tram to the Hungarian parliament. The building is incredibly beautiful and big, it’s actually supposed to be the biggest parliament in Europe. We were in the parliament to meet Márton Gyöngyösi, the group...

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UF Uppsala x Kontakt Utskottet UPS Migrants trapp UF Uppsala x Kontakt Utskottet UPS Migrants trapped on the border between Belarus and Poland. A military escalation between Russia and Ukraine. Diplomatic and political conflicts between Russia and the West. Thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, new conflicts in Eastern Europe are emerging. What is going on? Why is the crisis emerging now? Martin Kragh, deputy director of the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and associate professor at the Institute of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University.
On the 17-18 of December, UF will broadcast a radi On the 17-18 of December, UF will broadcast a radio show to contribute to this year’s Musikhjälpen! This year’s theme is that no child should have to experience child labor and therefore we are raising money to this matter. To a world without child labour! By contributing with only 30 sek you will help us raise money while also being able to win prizes, donated by our beloved sponsors. Come to Uffice on the 17th at 20.00 to listen to the show and join our Christmas-themed hangout! We will have a gingerbread-house competition and do some christmas-Themed arts and crafts and more. By donating 20kr you will also be able to wish a song to the show! You can find the link to our bössa in our bio and read more on our facebook page UF Uppsala. Thank you for your contributions and donations! Together we can all help these children to go back to school or let them play with friends. Just like children are supposed to.
In this lecture, Jerzy Sarnecki will discuss: the In this lecture, Jerzy Sarnecki will discuss: the Development of lethal violence in Sweden and in comparable countries. Changes in the structure and organization of Swedish gangs. Development of lethal violence and immigration. Measures against gangs and violence within gangs. Jerzy Sarnecki is Professor Emeritus of General Criminology at Stockholm University. He currently works at the University of Gävle, Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall and the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm. He also teaches at the police training at Södertörn University. He is co-chairman of the jury for the Stockholm Prize in Criminology.
Diana Janse has served as Sweden’s Ambassador to Diana Janse has served as Sweden’s Ambassador to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Georgia, Armenia and Lebanon and chargè d’affairs to Syria. She is temporarily on leave from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sits as a senior fellow for the think tank Frivärld and is a candidate for the Riksdag for the Moderates. In the lecture on the 24th of November she will discuss her time serving as an Ambassador in Mali and what the future has in store for the country. After the lecture we invite you all to a game-night at Uffice (in Ekonomikum)! We will play some board games and eat pizza!
Do you want to get active in UF but don't know how Do you want to get active in UF but don't know how? Have you been thinking about an international issue and really need to discuss it with someone NOW? Do you want to escape the grey weather and finish the week with Fika? Then join us for the next Friday Fika! If you have recently become a member or if you have been a member for a while and simply want to learn more about UF, then come and talk to other people interested in foreign affairs. The board will be there to any questions you might have - regardless if it concerns the current situation in Belarus or up and coming UF activities. Fika will be provided. See you there! Date: Friday, November 19 Time: 15:00-17:00 Place: Uffice, in the basement of Ekonomikum
In this lecture, Sten Hagberg will discuss the fre In this lecture, Sten Hagberg will discuss the frequency of coups d’états and army take-over in West Africa, despite decades of democratization and popular struggles. In particular, he will contrast common perspectives among West African public opinion with those of the so-called international community. By drawing on ongoing joint anthropological field research in Burkina Faso and Mali, as well as the West African region more generally, he will seek to identify opportunities for democracy in West Africa in a context of crisis and insecurity.   Sten Hagberg is Professor in Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University. For decades, he has conducted research in Burkina Faso and in Mali. He has published extensively on dispute settlement between farmers and herders, poverty and development. Nowadays his research concerns ethnicity, local politics, democracy, popular struggle, and security, as well as methodological developments and engaged research. Sten Hagberg is Director of Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies.
The Republic of Kosovo reached a number of milesto The Republic of Kosovo reached a number of milestones in its EU integration path. In April 2016, the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union (EU) and Kosovo entered into force. This was the first contractual agreement between Kosovo and EU and an important step for Kosovo towards its EU path. Moreover, Kosovo signed the framework agreement for access to EU programs as well as adopted a special plan of reforms, known as the European Reforms Agenda (ERA). Regional Cooperation on the other hand is very important. All countries of the Western Balkans (WB) should show an unwavering commitment to strengthen cooperation within the WB region, with a particular focus on fostering the EU integration process, through regional cooperation. The latter is acknowledged and supported by the European Commission. The Ambassador of Kosovo, Shkendije Geci Sherifi will discuss the state of play of Kosovo in the context of the EU integration as well as Regional Cooperation and good neighborly relations, which is essential for progress on the European path.
The lecture will deal with the murder of the Haiti The lecture will deal with the murder of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse on 7 July, on two different levels. The first is concerned with the immediate events and the question of who did it. What happened and how? Mats Lundahl will analyze the lack of an administrative structure after the murder – President, Prime Minister and Parliament – the hunt for the perpetrators and the attempts to establish who were ultimately behind the murder. The second level deals with the structural factors in Haitian society which led to a situation where murdering a president becomes part of the economic and political game in the country. The economic situation of the country and the extreme poverty will be highlighted and the reasons for the degeneration of Haitian politics will be analyzed, a degeneration which now has made Haiti a failed state. Mats Lundahl is a Professor Emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, specializing in the economic and political history of Haiti.
Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict R Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University. He has previously worked as a consultant for different UN and government agencies, with a focus on emerging security challenges as well as climate change and conflicts. On the 28th of October, Ashok will explain and discuss Water Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding in the midst of today’s growing climate crisis, drawing upon his current research and beyond.
Celebrate the UN-day with UF at Uplands nation wit Celebrate the UN-day with UF at Uplands nation with a pub quiz! Do you want to hang out at the pub together with friends and at the same time discuss foreign affairs? Then you are welcome to celebrate the UN-day with UF at Uplands Nation with a pub-quiz. Hope to see you there, it will be fun!
Aidan McGirr is an intern with FN-förbundet in th Aidan McGirr is an intern with FN-förbundet in the department of peace, security, and disarmament. Specializing in atrocity prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, Aidan had previously worked for one year with the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. He also spent years working with refugees and asylum-seekers through medical clinics in the United States, Sweden, Germany and Jordan. Aidan is now studying a master's in Ethnic and Migration Studies at Linköpings Universitet concurrent with his internship.  On October 13, 2021, Aidan will conduct a lecture on the past, present, and future of the R2P norm. This lecture will describe how the norm developed, how R2P has been implemented in several case studies, and why the norm is more needed than ever for protecting human rights at home and abroad. We'll also discuss UN frameworks and NGOs. The discussion will be quite informal, so bring questions about all things R2P or UN!
Maria Chaloub is a specialist in peace process sup Maria Chaloub is a specialist in peace process support at the Swedish Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), with a focus on inclusivity and the Middle East. Previously, she worked with a peacebuilding grassroots initiative in the Middle East, and with the UN-led peace process in Syria through the European Institute of Peace. She holds a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Security Studies, and additionally, she is a fellow at the Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St Andrews. In the lecture on the 6th of October, Maria will discuss FBA’s focus as external peace practitioners, providing support for an inclusive peace process in Afghanistan through e.g. negotiation support and capacity-building support to civil society. The future opportunities and challenges in the nation will be further discussed given the new dynamics of the conflict, as well as Afghanistan as a ‘failed case of conflict resolution’. The lecture will be held between 18.15-19.30 at Ekonomikum hörsal 2. Entrance is free for members and otherwise costs 62kr.
Carole Gomez is a senior research fellow at IRIS ( Carole Gomez is a senior research fellow at IRIS (Institute of International and Strategic Relations) on international sports issues. Her research areas focus on sports diplomacy, integrity in sport and sport governance reform. In the lecture on September 22nd, Carole will be discussing the geopolitics of sports and how events such as the Olympics and World Cup affect diplomacy and international relations. This lecture will be hosted in-person and digital platform in a hybrid format. Her lecture will be live-streamed to a live audience in Ekonomikums Hörsal 3 and via Zoom.
We are now looking for trustees! As a trustee you We are now looking for trustees! As a trustee you will help run our day-to-day operations and be part of the inner workings of the organization. You will have an opportunity to gain valuable experiences in both your personal as well as your professional live, meet new people and of course have a lot of fun! Head over to our Facebook, UF Uppsala, and find more information about the available positions. The last day for applications is September 22nd.
Is lasting peace still an option in the Israel-Pal Is lasting peace still an option in the Israel-Palestine conflict? Can foreign aid and international presence improve the status quo or does it solely lead to self-destructive dependency? Can we as individuals contribute to a positive change to the conflict? If these questions intrigue you, don't miss out on UF Uppsala’s first lecture in person this fall on September the 8th! UF is proud to present our lecturer Ebba Åkerman who has a long history of working within civil society and social entrepreneurship. During 2019, she worked in the West Bank as an accompanier for EAPPI, working towards decreasing violence, showing solidarity and improving international law. EAPPI was created in 2002 by the World Council of Churches to create an international presence in the country. Today, the programme is one of the biggest initiatives in Palestine and Israel in the humanitarian sector. It works together internationally with e.g. the UNRWA, the Red Cross and UNICEF, and its Swedish part is in turn financed by SIDA. The lecture is free to attend for all members, if you're not yet a member you can become one at the spot. Otherwise the attendance fee is 62kr. Since we are following the restrictions made by the Swedish Public Health Agency there is a maximum of 50 attendees at the lecture.
Once again it is time to repeat last semester's su Once again it is time to repeat last semester's success - it's time for the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs bi-annual Get Active Mingle! If you're wondering what UF is, how you can get involved or do you just want to meet new people that are curious about foreign affairs this is the perfect opportunity for you. It's never too early or too late to get involved in the association - so take this chance to chat with the old and new members as well as representatives from our different committees. Meet us att Gästrike-Hälsinge nation and spend an evening getting to know one of the biggest student organizations in Uppsala. We look forward to getting to know you!
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