The country has drawn global attention with an unorthodox approach while its neighbors have imposed extensive restrictions. STOCKHOLM — When the coronavirus swept into the Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark scrambled to place extensive restrictions on their borders to stem the outbreak. Sweden, their neighbor, took a decidedly different path. While Denmark and Norway closed […]
Will independence diminish our global standing or usher in a brave new era of international relations? Experts and politicians from both perspectives of the debate discuss. EXPERT VIEW Take lead from Nordic countries Small countries are understandably at a disadvantage when it comes to foreign affairs. Lacking in economic clout and military prowess they often […]
[:sv]Michael Booth, aktuell med boken The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth About the Nordic Miracle, skrev i slutet av januari artikeln ”Dark lands: the grim truth behind the ’Scandinavian miracle’” i The Guardian. Han skriver bland annat: ”Television in Denmark is rubbish, Finnish men like a drink – and Sweden is not exactly a model of democracy. […]
[:sv]One of the great experiences in life is reading a text which suddenly throws new light on an issue or expresses a feeling which had been nagging away at you without reaching expression. It has happened to me when I have read some of the classics of liberal thought. And, bizarrely, it happened a few […]
[:sv]Cameron admires Sweden’s strong economy, yet it is based on a social compact that would be his worst nightmare. Last January David Cameron organised the UK Nordic Baltic summit, at which his personal friendship with the Swedish prime minister and fellow Conservative leader, Fredrik Reinfeldt, was clearly matched by a growing interest in that favourite of […]
[:sv]Almost exactly a year ago, I found myself reporting the fuss in Brussels about the failure of the Lisbon Strategy, the European Union’s 10-year plan to make Europe ”the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, and respect for the environment […]