For our Corruption Issue, Julian-Alexis Kasapov mapped out our fellow EU member Bulgaria and how some non-democratic measures in the country manages to fly under Brussels’ radar.
The Crossroad Between Corruption and Extinction – A European Story
Boys will be… sexual violence victims too
For our Neglected Issue, Vilma Ellemark wrote of the important and too often forgotten subject of male victims of conflict related sexual violence.
Cornered and forgotten – 45 years of decolonization for Western Sahara’s refugees
Isabel Wilson writes about the conflict of Western Sahara and the people who have been caught in the middle, displaced, vulnerable and forgotten.
The complex truth behind your flowers: Problems with the global cut flower industry
Vilma Ellemark writes about what is behind the fragrant bouquets at florists and supermarkets, and what consumers can do for those working in the global supply chain of cut flowers.
A debt pandemic
Read Rine Mansouri’s take on the new economic challenges that will arise post-covid and the lingering questions of whether multilateral institutions are doing enough to help developing countries.
The Neglected issue is finally here!
The wait is over and we are bringing you the latest print edition of Utblick Magazine in an online format!
The violence in occupied Palestine – notes on journalistic portrayal of armed conflict
In this poignant analysis, Johannes Malmgren illustrates the discourses created by modern war journalism, as illustrated by the recent coverage of the conflict in Eastern Jerusalem.
The parallel pandemic: Criminality and ugly tactics in the fight against Covid-19
Vilma Ellemark writes about various ways crime and organized crime impacts the ongoing pandemic, specifically regarding the vaccines.
From protests to war – The annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine
Read Magdalena Kamont’s take on the conflicts in Ukraine, the logics that underpinned Russia’s annexation 2014, and what may lie in the future for the region.