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How Africa Could Stabilize Global Gas Disruption

23 apr 2022
SANCTIONS. The Europeans and Africans are both experiencing structural and transformational setbacks right from the time of COVID19 in 2020 to late 2022 and through to the current Ukraine – Russia war. Most European and African economies were set for rapid recovery after the COVID pandemic but this boom run may not be possible as a result of the war.

Fight for your rights!

RIGHTS. The 2020s could be a decade when new systems and functions concerning rights are developed. But the future development can be both light and dark, depending on which ideas win more support and acceptance in public debates. Keeping in mind the 2010s nationalist and populist development where human rights
Nordic Fashion

Future Nordic Fashion

3 maj 2021
FASHION. The nordic fashion that’s shown at Prince Eugene, Waldemarsudde, situated in Stockholm Royal Park, doesn’t have much resemblance to anything Nordic except for its name. 

What is the conflict in Georgia about?

17 mar 2021
Recently, the leader of a major opposition party in Georgia was detained, despite calls from the outside world for dialogue and restraint. Prime Minister Giorgi Gakhari resigned last week, alleging the plans to arrest the opposition leader to be the cause that risks plunging the country in crisis. But what

The complexity of globalisation

5 mar 2021
WORLD. Globalisation has historically often been interpreted as an economic and technological process. However, modern globalisation is a many-sided and complex process that has been hard or even impossible to predict, as in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic. For more people to get involved in the world’s development, it

China’s hidden hand

24 feb 2021
DICTATORSHIP. Philosopher Clive Hamilton and sinologist Mareike Ohlberg are attempting to make a comprehensive approach to how China and the Chinese Communist Party are handling their foreign interests in a globalised world in their “Hidden Hand – Exposing how the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World”.

D10 – an alliance of democracies?

17 feb 2021
DEMOCRACY. For a long time, the idea of “A League of Democracies” has been suggested.  How could it influence world politics? Could 2021 be the year when the league is created?

Time for EU:s humanitarian update

8 feb 2021
HUMANITY. In “Pieces of the puzzle – Managing migration in the EU” researcher Bernd Parusel argues for a new European immigration policy and system based on human rights, social inclusion and global cooperation. One important conclusion is that if the EU cannot improve and learn from current failures, it will

The Tribalization of Europe

1 feb 2021
DEMOCRACY. The book The Tribalization of Europe. A Defense of Our Liberal Values by Marlene Wind is a welcomed contribution to discussions about Europe’s future. Wind’s message is that historical lessons are important to act against opportunism and populism. 

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