UFiLuren Episode 29: Anders Persson RadioLUR

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