Taiwan. On the Frontline of Authoritarian Expansion

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By Erik Carlqvist THE WORLD IN 2024 is far from stable. With multiple ongoing conflicts, violations of international law and norms, and democratic decline, the future seems uncertain. In these respects, Taiwan; the non-recognized, de facto independent democracy in East Asia awakes interest and can be seen as a main point of focus in the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. I spoke with Ambassador Dr. Klement Gu from the Taipei Mission in Sweden about the relations between Sweden and…

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Taiwan. On the Frontline of Authoritarian Expansion

6 mins read

By Erik Carlqvist THE WORLD IN 2024 is far from stable. With multiple ongoing conflicts, violations of international law and norms, and democratic decline, the future seems uncertain. In these respects, Taiwan; the non-recognized, de facto independent democracy in East Asia awakes interest and can be seen as a main…

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My Homeland Isn’t Mine

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By Eric Axner-Norrman These the fictional diary entries for January 15th to January 21st, 2024, of Bogomil Šukoijević, a Croatian-Slovenian poet-diplomat, who chronicles a week of slow and arduous negotiations as a neutral intermediary in the ongoing territorial dispute between Morocco and Western Sahara. Mon. Jan. 15th – Pula, Croatia…

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Av Anton Golovko Hjälm DEN EUROPEISKA UNIONEN är ett nätverk av politisk och ekonomisk natur som sträcker sig över en kontinent. Dess syften är ädla: den ämnar att föra länder närmare varandra. Öppna gränser och sänkta barriärer tillåter ett korsande och tvärsande utbyte av varor, människor, idéer. Regelbundna möten och…

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Afghanistan, förföljelse och uppehållstillstånd

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Av Gustav Lekfalk Efter att den amerikanska militären retirerade från Afghanistan år 2021 har talibanerna återtagit sitt våldsamma envälde över området. Under Afghanistankrigets gång har över 60 000 afghaner emigrerat till Sverige. Många av de som emigrerat lever idag ett liv i limbo då deras uppehållstilståndstatus ännu inte nått permanent status.…

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The Virtual Realities of Politics. Entrenched Narratives and Political Entertainment in the Age of Social Media

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By Laura Andrea De Alba Huerta and Quentin Machado ON THE EVE OF THE 2016 US ELECTION, the republican candidate Donald Trump made his first international headline with his campaign promise to build a wall throughout the border with Mexico. During the last French election in 2022, the far-right candidate…

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Europe’s Last Divided Capital. Cyprus’s, Divided by Borders, United by Identity?

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By Simon Davidson, with support from the UF Travel Group IN THE PAST MONTHS, news and social media have been flooded with pictures of soldiers, terrorists, and crying civilians. A brutal war goes on between Israel and Palestine, a conflict with roots from when the British ruled the area as…

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