Legacies of Swedish Internationalism

Join us in a discussion between Pierre Schori, renowned diplomat and politician, and Edgar Mannheimer, journalist and founder of Kalam Podcast. Taking place inside the Meditation Room, this event will address the life and work of Dag Hammarskjöld and the legacy of Swedish diplomacy in the twentieth century. Pierre Schori will draw on his political background to present important perspectives on international affairs. We will address political challenges facing Sweden from membership in NATO to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

We will be begin the evening by screening “Dag Hammarskjöld’s Christmas Celebrations in Gaza”

Pierre Schori is a Swedish diplomat with vast experience in foreign affairs, international development cooperation and peacekeeping operations. He is a member of the European Council on Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Board of International Alert. His previous positions include a period as Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (2005–2007). Between 1973 and 1976 he was foreign policy advisor to Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, after which he joined the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Schori is the author of several books including The Way out of Afghanistan (2010); Ivory Coast: A Challenge for the United Nations and the African Union (2011); and a political memoir, Minnet och Elden [Memory and Fire] (2014).

Edgar Mannheimer is the host of Kalam Podcast - about the history, culture and politics of the Middle East. Freelance journalist based between Cairo and Stockholm.