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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By Laura Andrea de Alba It’s around eight o’clock in the evening. I’m at a student party and as people arrive at the dorm, the time for small talk and introductions begins. The “Where are you from?” question comes up eventually, not long after I pronounce a word in English…
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In a lecture held the 6th of March 2024, Henning Melber, a German-Namibian professor specialized on African decolonization and Director Emeritus at the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, provided us with interesting (and often forgotten) insights about the German colonialism and the Namibian perspective. In the early 20th century, imperial Germany stood…
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Uttryck Magazine held a poetry contest during Winter 2024, with War & Peace as the competition’s theme. Among many other, three candidates distinguished themselves — you can enjoy their pieces hereafter! The winning poem has been printed in the issue of March and read on Radio UF. #3 Youthful Echoes…
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IN A RECENT VISIT to Uppsala, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson delivered a lecture that offered insights into Sweden’s stance on various critical issues affecting both Europe and the global stage. His discourse spanned the implications of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Sweden’s role within the EU and the wider…
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By Viktor Hellblom “THE PENGUINS are so lazy so the zoo makes them walk in a parade in the autumn and winter time”. I was listening to our guide giving us a tour of the penguins at a zoo near the Japanese coastal city of Otaru, while showing panorama views…
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By Eric Axner-Norrman THERE IS NO COUNTRY in the world like Costa Rica. In the case of this small Central American nation, the uniqueness is in fact striking. With a size of a little more than 50,000 km² and a predominantly Spanish-speaking population of a bit more than 5 million…
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Av Anton Golovko Hjälm TURKIET HAR EMELLANÅT beskrivits som en bro mellan öst och väst, ett land som ligger i både Europa och Asien, som är både muslimskt och sekulärt. Detta är bilden som Turkiet själva har målat, och som Europeér sedan länge gärna har trott på. Men med Erdogan…
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By Eric Axner-Norrman In the year 123 CE, during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, three strangers met at the Roman city of Ostia. Seated, overlooking the sea, they began to discuss their similarities and differences, as they were part of the same Roman world. Titus Africanus, a middle-aged skipper with…
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Av Simon Davidsson Martin doktorerade från Handelshögskolan i Stockholm år 2009. Han har sedan dess bland annat blivit docent på institutet för Ryssland- och Eurasiensstudier vid Uppsala universitet. Han tillbringar i dagsläget sin huvudsakliga tid som biträdande chef för Centrum för Östeuropastudier vid Utrikespolitiska institutet (UI), där han varit verksam…
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