Aid budgets are shrinking worldwide and the rules-based globalthe order is challenged. This week has two debate texts argued for to the shift taking place in foreign policy in Several countries, including Sweden, are undermining long-term goals for global development and human rights.
The challenges for international development cooperation continue to mount sig. PPresident Trump has continued the dismantling of the US international development cooperation (for a timeline see this article) and Great Britain has joined the crowd of Western countries that announced a reduction in the aid budget. I Global bar reported to Sida, in light of developments, temporarily freezes decisions on new initiatives so that funds are available for to meet any re-prioritiesrites When financiers withdraws from project worldone over.
- In an acute crisis, it's easy to focus on one thing and think short-term. The problem is that you risk having more problems down the road. That's what European countries are doing right now., write Dagens Nyheter's editorial staff.
When Western finethank youIf the people back down, it opens up for authoritarian regimes to increase its global influence – something that they believe could challenge security in Europe. Att, that blaand other Sweden, Germany, Great Britain, France and Germany, cut aid budgetsare therefore "dumb needle"t" mean editorial board.
In an opinion piece for Today's ETC described nthe cuts in aid budgets as part of a shift in norms and a transformationuclay of foreign policy engagement called “reactionary internationalism”.
- Da liberal world order built after World War II is crumbling, says Adam Almqvist, postdoctoral fellow in political science, and Anna Lundberg, associate professor of human rights and professor of legal sociology, both active at Lund Universityt.
They mean that foreign policy in countries such as the USA, Hungary, Italy and Poland recast to protect the nation's "culture" and purity from liberals, 'globalists' and migrants". Institutions such as the UN and World Trade Organization and climate agreement and de mapersonal rightsthe general validity of dismissed. Ppersonal negotiations leader emaillan allowed replacea diplomacy and multilateral agreements.
Almqvist and Lundberg believe that Sweden's outfitpolitics afterresembles and contributes to this flow of threes: 1) with his "blinda support" to Israel undermines the Swedish government principles that theyn rules-based world order and de Human Rightsna, 2) aid policy alignts against Swedish interests and values and away fromn the aim of contributing to fair and sustainable development, and 3) migration policy has gone from prioritize international asylum law to volume targets and restrictions on migrants' rights. They wonder if Sweden wants to see this shift in norms:
– Therefore, we want to call for reflection and a public conversation about how Sweden can counteract a new international order that rejects rights-based norms, laws and international institutions.
On the role of Europe and Sweden in the new world order
When the US is low, Europe must bet high
Editorial team, Today's news
Kristersson's foreign policy echoes Trump's Gaza plan
Adam Almqvist, postdoctoral fellow in political science. Anna Lundberg, associate professor in human rights and professor in legal sociology. Today's ETC
“We live in a strange time when, as a liberal, I want to quote Lenin.”
Emelie Nyman, vice chairman of CUF, Sydsvenskan
The brave new world is here to stay
Ann-Charlotte Marteus, Expressen
The EU's green policy does not provide luxury
Principal, Sydsvenskan
Other
Why do we allow our retirement savings to ruin the future?
Lisa Söderlund, Mirko Nikolić, Karin Cecilia Lundberg, Andreas Nilsson, Extinction rebellion, working group for sustainable pensions, Dagens ETC
Now Serbia is really shaking
Tanvir Mansur, Today's ETC
EU countries must now increase support for Ukraine
Helene Fritzon, Johan Danielsson, Adnan Dibrani, Sofie Eriksson, Member of the European Parliament (S), Aftonbladet
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