ANALYSIS Following decades of military rule under Ne Win and other generals, Myanmar in 2011 opened up to the outside world. A vibrant civil society emerged with elected political leaders and an abundance of publications and NGOs. But now again, the military rules, and civilian elected leaders have been detained. While many international leaders have protested, others remain … [Läs mer...]
In Belarus, fear rules all, even the police and security forces (part 2 of 2)
DEBATE This is the second of two articles written exclusively for Mänsklig Säkerhet (the online magazine Human Security, Sweden) by two Belarusian journalists (anonymous here but known to us). They describe the brutality of Alexander Lukashenka's regime and urge Sweden to, through OSCE, EU and other means, help put an end to the violence from the police and security units by … [Läs mer...]
A report from inside – Belarus, repression based on fear (part 1 of 2)
ANALYSIS In two articles written exclusively for Mänsklig Säkerhet (the online magazine Human Security, Sweden) two Belarusian journalists (anonymous here but known to us) give a horrifying picture of the oppressive regime of Alexander Lukashenka. The texts also describe the vigorous resistance to a regime based on fear and terror, with excessive brutality and violence from the … [Läs mer...]
Latinamerika hoppas på förändring med Joe Biden
DEBATT Valet av Joe Biden till ny president i USA väcker både hopp och förväntningar runtom i Latinamerika. Bidens val av medarbetare med latinamerikansk bakgrund sänder viktiga signaler, skriver Ana Valdes, journalist från Uruguay. Bilderna från det belägrade Kapitolium i Washington påminde oss latinamerikaner om bilderna från den 7 september 1973 i Santiago de Chile när en … [Läs mer...]
Upproret i Washington – begrepp och ansvar
ANALYS Stormningen av kongressbyggnaden Kapitolium i Washington den 6 januari har lett till en diskussion om hur det skedda ska beskrivas, som försök till statskupp, uppror, terrorism eller något annat. Undertecknad var som jurist, tillsammans med en statsvetare, intervjuad om detta i P1:s Godmorgon världen den 10 januari. Här kommenteras definitionerna och huruvida det förelåg … [Läs mer...]
