Week 3: The editor tips – The result of the government's reform agenda for aid and development cooperation as an investment for peace and security

In Svenska Dagbladet, Carl Björkman and Ulrika Schenström debate the important role of development cooperation in peacebuilding, and in Dagens Arena Göran Holmqvist writes about the government's transformation of aid.

While waiting for the spring FUF editorial staff to start covering the debate on global issues, here are a couple of reading tips from the debate on global issues in recent weeks.

January 13, 2025, Current debate

Week 42: Debaters urge the government to stand up for international law

Prime Minister Kristersson with ministerial colleagues in connection with his presentation of the results of the autumn's government reshuffle. Image: Ninni Andersson/Governingskansliet

Of: Patrik Ölvestad

The previous week's debate was characterized by Sweden's approach to developments in the Middle East. But voices were also raised about aid effectiveness. Not least due to the fact that this year's Nobel laureate in economics researched precisely how countries can lift themselves out of poverty.

October 21, 2024, Current debate