Week 7: Trump's policies raise concerns about Ukraine and the future of Europe

Last week, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed a possible peace solution in Ukraine - a conversation that has raised concerns about Europe's security and Ukraine's future. The image is an archived image from a meeting between the leaders during Trump's last term. Image: Trump White House Archived /Flickr

Of: Ida Löjmand and Mona Adam Abdi

President of the United States Donald Trump has have been here, there and everywhere in the media, since he was sworn in as President of the United States for the second time. Therefore, it also permeates presidententen in this week's Current Debate. After just a few month wed mathe cat has his politics already has left an imprint on both international aid and the conditions for peace negotiations in Ukraine.  

February 17, 2025, Current debate

Why is Sweden talking about Venezuela and not Haiti?

Protesters in Haiti

In Haiti, there is both a humanitarian and a political crisis. Here, Haitians demonstrate against the corruption in the oil program subsidized by Venezuela. Photo: Media Room (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Of: Carmen Blanco Valer

In this year's foreign declaration, the Swedish government draws attention to the crisis in Venezuela, but does not mention the even worse humanitarian and political crisis that is taking place across the Caribbean Sea - in Haiti. Is it oil and the US interests in power that decide where in the world Sweden should act? debater Carmen Blanco Valer wonders.

February 26, 2019, Debate