By PART 2: Terese Cristiansson In a new interview series, The Perspective sat down with four Swedish foreign correspondents to discuss the contrasting realities of peace and conflict, and their own thoughts on the clashes they cover. Part 1 (Johan-Mathias Sommarström) was published in The Perspective Magazine Issue 1/2021, while Part
Between a tenth and a third of Stockholmers may have antibodies for Covid-19
According to data collected by the Karolinska Institute from blood donations in Stockholm, 11 out of 100 people have developed antibodies for the novel coronavirus – but the actual number may be much higher. In a press conference on Tuesday, the Public Health Agency announced that a plateau may have
Is AMLO the New Pastor in Town?
Photo: Traditional flags Source: Unsplash/Filip Gielda On July 1, 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected as President of Mexico in a landslide election, winning over 53% of votes. His victory has proven to be a win for the Mexican left that have been in the shadow of the Partido
Europe’s Dilemma In The Western Balkans
Photo: www.kremlin.ru When the small Balkan country formerly known as The Republic of Macedonia changed its name to The Republic of North Macedonia, following nearly 30 years of negotiation with Greece, it was widely seen as one of the last major hurdles the country needed to get over in order
SAR Wars
Photo by Fabian Melber/ Sea-Watch (private, to use for the article) It’s the 28.10.2019, my girlfriend, Julie, sends me a picture of fifteen people in a rubber boat on the sea. The people on the dinghy are looking up towards the camera. A young boy lifts both of his hands
Armenia’s Dilemma
/ Kremlin.ru Between Europe and Asia, Russia and Iran, and landlocked by hostile neighbours to its east and west, Armenia is geography’s prisoner. The unresolved conflict with its neighbour Azerbaijan over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh casts an ominous shadow over the whole region, and the resulting isolation from its neighbours
Liechtenstein’s successful diplomacy
/ Photo by Sebastiano Piazzi on Unsplash Despite being a microstate, Liechtenstein is a successful actor in the diplomatic world scene. However, one cannot deny that the size of a large state matters when it comes to geography, population and economic and military powers. Liechtenstein is a striking exception that proves that size
Predicting Past the Post
A voting division in the Commons Chamber. Source: Wikimedia Commons/UK Parliament The UK uses the First-Past-The-Post voting system to elect 650 MPs to its 650 constituencies. FPTP is a local voting system rather than a national one. This means that, in effect, 650 local elections will take place across the