UFiLuren Episode 29: Anders Persson

Dr. Anders Persson is a professor of political science at Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden. Dr. Persson specialises in international politics with a particular focus on the EU and the Middle East. Dr. Persson is an expert on the Israel and Palestine conflict and has written four books on the topic, the latest being EU Diplomacy and the Israeli-Arab Conflict 1976-2019 (Edinburgh University Press, 2020), and The EU and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1971-2013: In Pursuit of a Just Peace (Lanham, Lexington Books, 2015). Anders has also published several peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the Journal of Common Market Studies, Mediterranean Politics, Journal of European Integration, Middle East Critique, Journal of Conflict Transformation and Security, and New Middle Eastern Studies. Dr. Persson also serves as an expert commentator on the Israel-Palestine conflict for Swedish State Television (SVT), Swedish State Radio (SR) and the commercial TV channel TV4. Dr. Person is also a frequent writer for Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera English, Politico EU and the EU Observer. During the 7 October attack conducted by Hamas, Dr. Persson was in Israel to partake in a conference. During this episode, Dr. Persson recalls the events that occurred and how the conflict has developed since, in Gaza and Israel. Dr. Persson also comments on the conflict from a global perspective, highlighting the global focus that the conflict generates. Please enjoy the episode //Daniel and Ture