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Europe in a perfect storm of new security challenges
Europe in a perfect storm of new security challenges (18.06.2025)
Europe is in the middle of a demanding new security situation that will quickly change how private companies, the public sector and politicians think about the region's security. How should European institutions and actors relate to the United States, Russia and anti-democratic forces from within? And what should the public sector and private companies do to confront these new challenges?
Workshop presentation
SAMPOL research project holds kickoff workshop with esteemed scholars (05.06.2025)
The research project ConFront, based in the Department of Comparative Politics, successfully held its inaugural workshop last month, launching an international collaboration on the study of “contested frontiers.”
Graduation Ceremony
Master's theses in Geography 2025 (03.06.2025)
We have two deadlines this year: 2 June and 1 December. Congratulations to all who submitted the thesis in 2025!
sveriges domstoler
Navigating the physical and ethical aspects of accessing the Swedish Migration Court (02.06.2025)
It's the early fall of 2024, and this is my first time in a court setting on Swedish territory. I was told by a court employee that there would be a hearing today. I figured I’d show up to see the setting and to get a lay of the land, so I know my way around for next week, where there are multiple hearings scheduled. Seeing as the courts are ‘open to everyone’, why not?