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Karl Johansson
26 sep. 20223 min läsning
Russian Mobilisation: Sign of Strength or Weakness?
Is partial mobilisation a sign of complete desperation in Moscow?
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Karl Johansson
5 sep. 20223 min läsning
Putin’s Sunk Cost Fallacy
Ukraine is launching a counter-offensive, will it change anything?
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Karl Johansson
8 aug. 20223 min läsning
Russian Sanctions: an Evaluation
There was considerable hype surrounding the sanctions on Russia at the start of the war, but now you seldom hear about them. Did they work?
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Karl Johansson
1 aug. 20223 min läsning
HIMARS: Ukraine's Saviour?
HIMARS is an important system which has helped Ukraine , but it is also an obvious sign of how dependent Ukraine is on foreign assistance.
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Karl Johansson
4 juli 20223 min läsning
NATO's 2022 Summit: Malaise in Madrid
NATO's Madrid summit put all of the alliance’s faults on display, and yet the media narrative surrounding it is that it was a success.
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Karl Johansson
6 juni 20222 min läsning
Is Ukraine About to Win the War?
There's a contingent of people who think Ukraine will be able to withstand Russia's attack and actually win the war. Is that realistic?
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Karl Johansson
23 maj 20224 min läsning
Turkey & NATO: Drama and Decline
Turkey's actions after Sweden and Finland finally applied to join NATO prove my thesis that the alliance is getting less relevant each year.
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Karl Johansson
11 apr. 20224 min läsning
Arming Ukraine: Moral Duty or Dangerous Escalation?
Arming Ukraine seems to be seen as the right thing to do as well as the best policy option. It might be a bit more complicated than that.
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Karl Johansson
21 mars 20223 min läsning
One Month of War in Ukraine
Most people seem to think that Russia hasn't been doing well so far in the war with Ukraine. What are the consequences of that?
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Karl Johansson
14 mars 20224 min läsning
Ultraviolence In Ukraine
Why doesn't Putin care about the civilian casualties in Ukraine when he has said that Russians and Ukrainians are brothers?
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Karl Johansson
28 feb. 20225 min läsning
Why Did Putin Invade?
Western media thinks the invasion was either a strategic mistake due to a miscalculation or an irrational crime of passion. I disagree.
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Karl Johansson
14 feb. 20224 min läsning
The Propaganda Victory: How Being "Tough" on Russia Could Backfire
Half-assing being tough in the Ukraine crisis hands the Kremlin a propaganda victory.
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Karl Johansson
31 jan. 20224 min läsning
The Sino-American Cold War, or Lack Thereof
Why there isn’t a new cold war brewing, and why that framing causes problems.
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Karl Johansson
24 jan. 20226 min läsning
The Great NATO Debate
Russia has troops at the border with Ukraine which has renewed the NATO debate in Sweden, here's why Sweden absolutely shouldn't join.
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Karl Johansson
17 jan. 20222 min läsning
2021 Predictions Revisited
I made some bold predictions of what was going to happen last year; how wrong was I?
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Karl Johansson
10 jan. 20224 min läsning
Predictions for 2022
Another year, another set of predictions. The definitive* guide to 2022.
*Citation Needed
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Karl Johansson
13 sep. 20213 min läsning
The Fall of Kabul: Was the War in Afghanistan a Failure?
Was the optics of a failed retreat from Afghanistan was a potent symbol for the war or a stain on an otherwise productive intervention?
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Karl Johansson
10 jan. 20212 min läsning
Predictions for 2021
Want to know what's to come? Here's are my guesses!
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Karl Johansson
3 jan. 20212 min läsning
2020 Predictions Revisited
Were my predictions for 2020 at all accurate? Let's find out!
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Karl Johansson
23 aug. 20202 min läsning
No More NATO?
Tensions are high in the eastern Mediterranean between NATO members, can the alliance survive?
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