Pierre Schori

Pierre Schori was Secretary General of Sweden's foreign ministry 1982–91, later member of the cabinet 1994–99 and Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for issues of foreign aid and migration, Social Democratic member of the European Parliament, and Sweden's ambassador to the United Nations. He is Chairperson of the Olof Palme Memorial Fund.

Acabar con el ecocidio y las armas nucleares para asegurar nuestra supervivencia colectiva

Si queremos asegurar un futuro en la tierra tenemos que impedir los crímenes ambientales y prohibir las armas nucleares

By Pierre Schori

/ 2 Feb 2022

Acabar con el ecocidio y las armas nucleares para asegurar nuestra supervivencia colectiva

John Le Carré and Olof Palme: kindred spirits

The kinship between Olof Palme and David Cornwell is evident in their shared, lifelong passion for peace and solidarity, democracy and social justice

By Pierre Schori

/ 9 Feb 2021

John Le Carré and Olof Palme: kindred spirits

As amargas lições do assassinato de Olof Palme

Existe uma mórbida ligação entre o ódio dos dias do primeiro-ministro da Suécia e a atual propaganda viciosa e notícias falsas multiplicadas por milhões na internet.

By Pierre Schori

/ 14 Jul 2020

As amargas lições do assassinato de Olof Palme

Las amargas lecciones del asesinato de Olof Palme

Existe un vínculo oscuro entre los efectos del odio extremo en los días de Palme y la vil propaganda y las noticias falsas de hoy en día, multiplicadas por millones en Internet.

By Pierre Schori

/ 14 Jul 2020

Las amargas lecciones del asesinato de Olof Palme

The bitter lessons of Olof Palme's murder

There is a morbid link between the effects of extreme hatred in Palme's days and today´s vicious propaganda and fake news multiplied by the millions on the internet.

By Pierre Schori

/ 18 Jun 2020

The bitter lessons of Olof Palme's murder

The fateful issue in Sweden’s autumn election was nuclear weapons

As we await the formation of the new Swedish government this week-end, one overriding issue and far too narrow an escape consumes the thoughts of an elder statesman.

By Pierre Schori

/ 12 Jan 2019

The fateful issue in Sweden’s autumn election was nuclear weapons

As we await the formation of the new Swedish government this week-end, one overriding issue and far too narrow an escape consumes the thoughts of an elder statesman.

By Pierre Schori

/ 12 Jan 2019

García Márquez and "the Latin American who came in from the cold"

Former Swedish deputy foreign minister and UN ambassador Pierre Schori remembers circumstances and characters, including the late prime minister Olof Palme, that linked him to Gabriel García Márquez, in the work they did on Latin America.

By Pierre Schori

/ 21 Apr 2014

Words of welcome: 2011 Olof Palme Prize

On January 27, in its 25th award ceremony, the 2011 Olaf Palme Prize for International Understanding and Common Security was given to Lydia Cacho Ribeiro and Roberto Saviano for their tireless and often lonely efforts to expose criminal networks despite great personal risk. Before the award, the P

By Pierre Schori

/ 1 Feb 2012

Afghanistan: peacekeeping without peace

The international intervention in Afghanistan is beset by problems. But it can still be put right if the strategy is “civilianised” and “Afghanised” under United Nations leadership, say Pierre Schori & Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh.

By Pierre Schori and Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh

/ 26 Oct 2009

Europe’s global challenge: three crucial months

The key decisions made over the next three months will determine Europe's future international role. Both the world and Europe are changing. On the one hand, the script

By Simon Maxwell, Pierre Schori, Dirk Messner and Paul Engel

/ 9 Sep 2009

Europe and the Arab world: divided souls

Can we Europeans continue to use the language of democracy promotion in the Arab world and, at the same time, pursue policies that negate in practice that which we advocate

By Pierre Schori

/ 30 May 2007