Part 2 of the Travel Report is a panel discussion about different types of human security challenges that Singapore is facing today and could come to face in the future. Our panelists include Mark Hann from the organization Human Security Collective located in Hague, Kristina Göransson who is the Deputy
By UPF Webzine Activism/Articles/Corruption/Democracy/Leaders/Lecture/Migration/Nationalism/Security/UPF The Contradictory Journey of Alexei Navalny: Liberalism, xenophobia and a progressive attitude
Evgeniy Isaev, Flickr To oppose an authoritarian regime is dangerous but to be the de facto leader is a danger on a completely new level. The threat of being silenced, murdered or imprisoned are ever present. Alexei Navalny represents this struggle; as an opposition leader in Russia he is currently
By UPF Pod&Radio Arms/Conflict/Diplomacy/International Relations/Interview/Peace and Security/Podcasts/Realities of Human Security/Science/Security/UPF ▶︎ Towards A Secure And Sustainable Space Age With Daniel Porras
Boom welcome to the Space Age! The Perspective met up with Daniel Porras to discuss the urgent need for corporations in outer space. Daniel who is the Director of Strategic Partnership and Communications at the Secure World Foundation and Non-Resident at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, elaborates on astonishing
By UPF Webzine Articles/Conflict/Interview/Magazine/Media/Middle East/Realities of Human Security/Security/UPF To The Frontline and Beyond. Portraits of Swedish War Correspondents
PART 3: Niclas Hammarström & Magnus Falkehed 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. Parts 1 (Johan-Mathias Sommarström) and 2 (Terese Cristiansson) were published in
By UPF Pod&Radio Coronavirus/Economics/Health/Human Rights/Podcasts/Realities of Human Security/Security/Technology/UPF ▶︎ All About Human Rights – Human Security
All about Human rights is a new series on this podcast that sets out to discuss the broad topic that is human rights! In this episode, we talk about human security, an all encompassing right that deals with a variety of issues and topics. We look at the vaccine development
COVID-19 Vaccine Programs Shine Light on Global Health Inequality
U.S. Secretary of Defence, Flickr By September 2020, the world’s richest countries, which represent less than 15% of the global population, have bought over 50% of all available COVID-19 vaccine doses. What is more, high and middle-income countries have additional bilateral deals to administer further doses that exceed their actual
Israel and the Arab World: A New Era of Peace?
Ever since its founding in 1948, Israel has been in a seemingly perpetual conflict with its neighbouring states in the Arab world. The only Arab states to recognize Israel and normalise relations in a span of over seventy years being Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, both peace treaties
▶︎ Live Show – War Over Reality
UPF gets a yearly grant from the Folke Bernadotts Academy and in response we produce content with regards to specific themes about peace, security and development. This year’s theme is War Over Reality – The goal with this project is to problematize conflicts in our world with a certain connection
▶︎ Right wing extremism in Germany – Turning a blind eye to a ticking time bomb?
[smart_track_player url=”https://radioaf.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Right-Wing-Extremism-2.mp3″ title=”The Current Rise Of Right-Wing Extremism In Germany ” ] Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) In this second episode, we trace back the socio-economic, political and historical reasons behind the rise in right wing extremism in Germany. We are investigating the differences between former East and West Germany
▶︎ Is it Time to Stop? (Re-release)
In the aftermath of WW2 and the first use of a nuclear bomb, a group of worried scientists started the so-called doomsday clock. With its tick tacking this clock have been ever-present in the discussion about international politics and the longevity of humanity. But what is the time now in