Episodes

  • Militarism in Okinawa and the North Korean Tourist Experience

    Militarism in Okinawa and the North Korean Tourist Experience
    Mar 29 2025

    This week, we invited Filippo Fioretti Boccato to the office to tell us about his trip to North Korea in 2019. For our main segment, we interviewed Yan Shot about Japanese security policy and rearmament, and anthropologist Marius Palz about his research into life near military bases in Okinawa.



    Producer: Sabina Rameke


    Hosts, Editors: Sabina Rameke, Hwikyung Lee


    Featured speakers: Sam Löfström, Filippo Fioretti Boccato


    Guests: Marius Palz, Yan Shot, Filippo Fioretti Boccato

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    41 mins
  • Trade Wars and the Greenlandic Election

    Trade Wars and the Greenlandic Election
    Mar 18 2025

    In this episode, the committee discusses the Greenlandic election results, and we talk to associate professor and researcher Maria Persson about the trade war spreading from North America to the rest of the world. Lastly, we report on the sanctions the US just imposed on Foxtrot, and we have a look at the UPF Lund Flower Power sittning that took place earlier this month.




    Producer and host: Sabina Rameke

    Guest: Maria Persson

    Editors: Sabina Rameke, Amanda Hohwü Lundbye Christensen

    Featured speakers: Amanda Hohwü Lundbye Christensen, Ludvig Eriksson, Hwikyung Lee

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    38 mins
  • Syria and North Korean Soldiers

    Syria and North Korean Soldiers
    Mar 12 2025
    In this episode, we talk about the fall of the Assad regime in Syria with Yara Chikfa, and Hwikyung Lee contributes a personal reflection on North Korean soldiers being deployed to support Russia in the war in Ukraine.

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    39 mins
  • Trump's Return and China's AI Comeback

    Trump's Return and China's AI Comeback
    Feb 7 2025
    Donald Trump has hit the ground running. The Perspective Radio talks about other world leaders' responses to tariffs, threats of annexation, and Elon Musk's support for AfD. We also get up to speed on the recent release of DeepSeek and how this Chinese artificial intelligence has leveled the AI playing field between East and West.

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    30 mins
  • Martial Law and Fascist Scandals

    Martial Law and Fascist Scandals
    Dec 6 2024

    The Perspective Panel - consisting of Lund University students with an interest in foreign affairs - tackles topics from all over the world. This time, we focus on Sofia Bartolini's webzine article about the fascism scandals of Meloni's youth party, the recent chaos in South Korea, as well as why it is a good idea for Mexican lawyers to stay friends with their neighbours. We also recap the Winter Wonderland sittning at Västgöta Nation!


    All opinions expressed in this episode are the speakers' own opinions. UPF remains politically neutral and unaffiliated.


    Host: Ludvig Eriksson

    Panelists: Sofia Bartolini, Amanda Hohwü Lundbye-Christensen, Hwikyung Lee, Graciela Moreno Niño, and Sabina Rameke

    Reflection written by Hwikyung Lee


    Editing: Sabina Rameke and Ludvig Eriksson

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    39 mins