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The Propaganda Victory: How Being "Tough" on Russia Could Backfire
Half-assing being tough in the Ukraine crisis hands the Kremlin a propaganda victory.
Karl Johansson
14 feb. 20224 min läsning
67 visningar
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The Sino-American Cold War, or Lack Thereof
Why there isn’t a new cold war brewing, and why that framing causes problems.
Karl Johansson
31 jan. 20224 min läsning
141 visningar
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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.
Karl Johansson
24 jan. 20226 min läsning
110 visningar
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2021 Predictions Revisited
I made some bold predictions of what was going to happen last year; how wrong was I?
Karl Johansson
17 jan. 20222 min läsning
29 visningar
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Predictions for 2022
Another year, another set of predictions. The definitive* guide to 2022.
*Citation Needed
Karl Johansson
10 jan. 20224 min läsning
235 visningar
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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?
Karl Johansson
13 sep. 20213 min läsning
96 visningar
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Predictions for 2021
Want to know what's to come? Here's are my guesses!
Karl Johansson
10 jan. 20212 min läsning
25 visningar
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2020 Predictions Revisited
Were my predictions for 2020 at all accurate? Let's find out!
Karl Johansson
3 jan. 20212 min läsning
28 visningar
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No More NATO?
Tensions are high in the eastern Mediterranean between NATO members, can the alliance survive?
Karl Johansson
23 aug. 20202 min läsning
2 visningar
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Geopolitics of Covid-19
The ongoing pandemic will have an impact on geopolitics across the globe, but nowhere more than in the eastern Mediterranean.
Karl Johansson
19 apr. 20203 min läsning
6 visningar
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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?
Karl Johansson
15 mars 20204 min läsning
20 visningar
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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.
Karl Johansson
8 mars 20203 min läsning
4 visningar
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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?
Karl Johansson
23 feb. 20203 min läsning
3 visningar
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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...
Karl Johansson
2 feb. 20202 min läsning
13 visningar
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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.
Karl Johansson
5 jan. 20204 min läsning
20 visningar
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2019 Predictions Revisited
I made some bold predictions about what was going to happen this year, let's find out how wrong I was.
Karl Johansson
15 dec. 20193 min läsning
8 visningar
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The Saudi Sell Off
The Saudi's are selling Aramco, the question is: why now?
Karl Johansson
8 dec. 20193 min läsning
8 visningar
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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...
Karl Johansson
11 nov. 20193 min läsning
4 visningar
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The 4 Most Interesting Current Evens
Recent weeks have been intensive for us interested in political economy and international relations. Prime minister Boris Johnson...
Karl Johansson
28 okt. 20192 min läsning
9 visningar
0 kommentarer


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...
Karl Johansson
6 okt. 20192 min läsning
4 visningar
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