By Anton Rosén What do we picture when we hear “deforestation”? I guess many of us imagine slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazons. Or maybe rainforests giving way to palm oil plantations on Borneo. Between Aachen and Cologne in western Germany another painting is drawn: an excavator machine stands ready to tug away the coal-rich soil with only a small forest…
By Anton Rosén According to some historians, the exchange of ideas and political discussions that took place in 18th century bourgeois coffeehouses were the catalyst of modern western democracy. In the 21st century the main place for public discussion has changed from the coffeehouses to the social media networks. After…
By Anton Rosén On the 19th of May Iranians will head to…
Anton Rosén In 2013 Iran seemed to be collapsing. With rising inflation,…
By Anton Rosén What do we picture when we hear “deforestation”? I guess many of us imagine slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazons. Or maybe rainforests giving way to palm oil plantations on Borneo. Between Aachen and Cologne in western Germany another painting is drawn: an excavator machine stands ready to…
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By Anton Rosén According to some historians, the exchange of ideas and political discussions that took place in 18th century bourgeois coffeehouses were the catalyst of modern western democracy. In the 21st century the main place for public discussion has changed from the coffeehouses to the social media networks. After…
Read MoreBy Anton Rosén On the 19th of May Iranians will head to the polls to choose their next president. Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hardline conservative, has been banned from this year’s election by the Guardian Council, 12-man ensemble of sharia law experts and civil jurists in charge of the…
Read MoreAnton Rosén In 2013 Iran seemed to be collapsing. With rising inflation, decrease in value of its national currency, a rising unemployment peaking at 13% and low crude oil prices, the country’s political elite was faced with the unforgiving reality of what international sanctions and bad reforms lead to in…
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