"Don't let refugees become a weapon in the hybrid war"

Training migrants in digital skills is not a question of integration, writes Felix Engdahl. Image: MarioGuti/ Getty Images via Canva

Of: Felix Engdahl

In his work with refugees in Bulgaria, Felix Engdal meets people daily who lack basic digital skills and he believes that neither the EU nor NATO is taking the problem seriously. It is not just an integration issue, but a security policy challenge that Europe cannot afford to ignore, he believes.

April 23, 2026, Debate

UN chief: Protracted war and global crises are pressuring support for Ukraine

When Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, visited Stockholm in March, she met with the FUF editorial team and spoke about the growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine. Images: Mehreen Hayat/Utvecklingsmagasinet and Нікіта Лізейкін Pexels/Canva

Of: Meklit Teklu and Signe M. Andersson

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its fifth year. After a 2025 prowned by intintensified attacks and a harsh winter, the country is now also facing reduced international assistance. At the same timet makes UNHCR's work on the ground more difficult through an increasingly lack of respect for international law, UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, tells Utvecklingsmagasinet. 

April 16, 2026, Interview

Human rights institutions: Israel forcibly expels Lebanese

There are concerns that those now forced to flee southern Lebanon will not be allowed to return. After a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Lebanon in November 2024, Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, published a map showing a buffer zone to which Lebanese civilians were prohibited from returning. Photo: Avichay Adraee/X

Of: Nora Sargin

Over 1,2 million peopler has forced to flee their homes in Lebanon after Israeli attacks and extensive evacuation worderThis combined with widespread destruction of civiliannfrastruktura warns human rights institutions risk violating international humanitarian law.  

April 9, 2026, News

UN report: civilians targeted in South Sudan

Riek Machar (left) and Salva Kiir (right) once worked together, but are now on different sides in the fighting that has flared up in the country. Here during a meeting in the city of Juba in September 2019. Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS/Flickr.

Of: Meklit Teklu

Fighting between government forces and opposition groups is intensifying in South Sudan, with the UN Human Rights Commission in the country sounding the alarm about serious attacks on civilians. At the same time, political and military elites are accused of undermining the 2018 peace agreement.

March 24, 2026, News

Iran War: Fuel Price Dominates Vietnamese Headlines

Of: Tilde Brandelius

On February 28, Israel and the United States attacked Iran, starting a conflict that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East and the rest of the world. In a series of columns, our correspondents tell how the war has been received in countries around the world. Tilde Brandelius is FUF's correspondent in Vietnam in the spring of 2026.

March 24, 2026, FUF-correspondents, Think piece

The war in Iran: Concerns about the economy characterize everyday life in Italy

Of: Svea Mangili

On February 28, Israel and the United States attacked Iran, starting a conflict that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East and the rest of the world. In a series of columns, our correspondents tell how the war has been received in countries around the world. Svea Mangili is FUF's correspondent in Italy in the spring of 2026.

March 19, 2026, FUF-correspondents, Think piece

The Iran War: Conversations Heated in Seattle Classrooms

Of: Maja Hammarstrom

On February 28, Israel and the United States attacked Iran, starting a conflict that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East and the rest of the world. In a series of columns, our correspondents tell how the war has been received in countries around the world. Maja Hammarström is FUF's correspondent in the United States in the spring of 2026.

March 19, 2026, FUF-correspondents, Think piece

The war in Iran: Clouds of unrest are gathering in Colombia

Of: Ida Ramberg

On February 28, Israel and the United States attacked Iran, starting a conflict that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East and the rest of the world. In a series of columns, our correspondents tell how the war has been received in countries around the world. Ida Ramberg is FUF's correspondent in Colombia in the spring of 2026.

March 19, 2026, FUF-correspondents, Think piece

This is what the Foreign Affairs Declaration says about Sweden's role in the world in 2026

"The transatlantic link" – cooperation between North America and Europe in politics, security and economics has taken a turn for the worse during President Trump's second term. Something that was also noted in the Foreign Affairs Statement. Image: Collage. Portrait of Kristian Pohl/Government Office

Of: Hanna Marshall and Mehreen Hayat

This year's foreign policy declaration prioritizes security over sustainable development. Cooperation within the EU, the Nordic countries and the Baltic states is highlighted, while dependence on the US is to be reduced. International partnerships are prioritized based on trade and security interests, and humanitarian aid is given greater space than long-term development cooperation. 

March 4, 2026, Analysis, Foreign Affairs, Election 2026

Israel attacks Beirut days after visit to occupied Syrian territories

With its military operations in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, Israel is building a security policy puzzle, comments FUF's correspondent in Israel Josephine Forthmann. Image: Collage in Canva.

Of: Josephine Forthmann

Israel carried out an airstrike on southern Beirut on Sunday, breaking a fragile ceasefire with Lebanon. The attacks come days after Israeli President Netanyahu made a criticized visit to occupied areas in southern Syria.

November 25, 2025, News