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Karl Johansson
19 apr. 20203 min läsning
Geopolitics of Covid-19
The ongoing pandemic will have an impact on geopolitics across the globe, but nowhere more than in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Karl Johansson
15 mars 20204 min läsning
What is the Optimal Policy to deal with Covid 19?
Corona-panic is everywhere, the question is if shutting everything down and quaranting is the solution?
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Karl Johansson
8 mars 20203 min läsning
Corona Virus: Worst Case Scenarios
What are some of the worst case scenarios stemming from Covid-19? Here are some worst case scenarios, two specific and one general.
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Karl Johansson
23 feb. 20203 min läsning
Should Economies Stop Growing?
Some insist a stop to economic growth is the only way to save the environment? Is an end to growth as radical as it sounds?
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Karl Johansson
2 feb. 20202 min läsning
The Political Economy of the Wuhan Virus
You might think that diseases are apolitical, after all diseases don’t discriminate but their effects can be categorised quite neatly...
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Karl Johansson
5 jan. 20204 min läsning
Predictions for 2020
Last year's terrible track record won't stop me from making more gloomy predictions. Here's what's going to happen in 2020.
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Karl Johansson
15 dec. 20193 min läsning
2019 Predictions Revisited
I made some bold predictions about what was going to happen this year, let's find out how wrong I was.
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Karl Johansson
8 dec. 20193 min läsning
The Saudi Sell Off
The Saudi's are selling Aramco, the question is: why now?
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Karl Johansson
11 nov. 20193 min läsning
Unity and Multipolarity: The Link Between Ideology and Geopolitics
With the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall having come and gone I’ve reflected on the changes that came with the post-wall...
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Karl Johansson
28 okt. 20192 min läsning
The 4 Most Interesting Current Evens
Recent weeks have been intensive for us interested in political economy and international relations. Prime minister Boris Johnson...
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Karl Johansson
6 okt. 20192 min läsning
On Neoliberalism
During the 90’s it seemed that the old realpolitik-based theories of international relations were wrong. The Cold War ended without a war...
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Karl Johansson
22 sep. 20193 min läsning
The 2019 Oil Crisis
I imagine no one missed the news about the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities in Abqaiq and their oil field in Kurais. I...
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Karl Johansson
25 aug. 20192 min läsning
Hong Kong Protests and Chinese Weakness
There has been plenty of reporting and commenting on the protests in Hong Kong and how the government in Beijing has and will handle the...
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Karl Johansson
2 juni 20192 min läsning
Trade War: Permanent or Temporary?
When I’ve followed the news and discussion around the ‘trade war’ between the US and China, and also between the US and Mexico I’ve...
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Karl Johansson
26 maj 20192 min läsning
Thoughts on EU Elections
Why are European Elections important and why do I predict Eurosceptics to do well in this years European Election?
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Karl Johansson
7 apr. 20193 min läsning
Eurocracy: European Elections and European Identity
With European elections coming up in a few short months I’d like to spend some time discussing European democracy and the missing...
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Karl Johansson
31 mars 20193 min läsning
Europe and the Belt and Road Initiative
It’s almost impossible to dispute that China is rising. Due to the fact that China is quite rapidly approaching great power status, if it...
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Karl Johansson
17 mars 20193 min läsning
The Time Trap: Why A Brexit Extension Won't Matter
Theresa May has had a tough week with yet another vote in the House of Commons being rejected by large margins, this time 149 votes...
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Karl Johansson
13 jan. 20192 min läsning
Freedom and Democracy: The case against a second referendum
The Brexit process has come a long way and it is not long until the UK is scheduled to leave the EU. There is and has been lively debate...
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Karl Johansson
7 jan. 20192 min läsning
The Syria Withdrawal
This week I’d like to tackle a much-discussed topic in American security circles: the decision of the Trump administration to withdraw...
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