On February 24th, Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” against Ukraine. Staff writer Magdalena Kamont analyzes what the response has been so far.
From Crisis to War
Politics
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Struggle for Peace
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a new possibility of an upheaval of an old conflict might be on the horizon. With it, a threat of war and the resurfacing of an ethnic conflict buried a long time ago. Read staff writer Magdalena Kamont’s take on this here.
SUDAN WEEK – UNITAMS Sudanese Political Dialogue Process … Success or Failure?
For the final installment of SUDAN WEEK, Maha Tambal, Hubert H Humphrey fellow at American University Washington College of Law and scholar with vast experience of projects regarding the Sudanese democratic transition, writes on the challenges of the UNITAMS efforts of facilitating political dialogue.
SUDAN WEEK – Sudanese media is waging a “battle of freedoms”
In the second installment of SUDAN WEEK, journalist Elsadiq Elbidari explains the challenges of the Sudanese media professionals under both the dictatorship and the Transitional Council.
SUDAN WEEK – Security and state-making – arguments for a subaltern security approach in the case of Sudan and South Sudan
In the first installment of Utblick’s SUDAN WEEK, Sudanese PhD Student and scholar Yasir Zaidan makes the case for a subaltern security approach in the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan.
A democratic tragedy – A year of repressive stratocracy in Myanmar
With a year since the military coup d’état in Myanmar, what has really happened? Staff writer Laura Sakhong discusses the violent repressions of pro-democracy protests and the current whereabouts of former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
A History of Dictators – Recent Developments of the Crisis in Sudan
Sudanese guest writer Sara Mohamed explains pivotal events in Sudan’s interior politics from the 1940’s to today, and what events preambled the current turmoil.
New Swedish migration policies affecting foreign academic talents
The new Swedish migration policy has caused turmoil in the universities and among academic circles. In our last article of the year, Laura Sakhong interviews Raghav Sharma who is affected by the new law.
Civil Society, Democracy and Authoritarianism
Civil society as a concept has been debated and defined in different ways, and by a large number of proponents, it is considered integral of a functioning democracy. In this article, Magdalena Kamont discusses civil society in the context of the shared Soviet past of Central- and Eastern Europe.