Olof Palme’s life was full of controversies. Recently the main investigator into his murder, Krister Petersson, promised to put an end to the investigation before summer, either by prosecuting a suspect or by closing the investigation. Will our questions be answered?…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.…
By Joakim Ydebäck The word of the day is agalmatophilia. Its definition…
By Joakim Ydebäck It has been a long time since we had…
By Joakim Ydebäck Certain icons throughout time have remained famous because of their immortal quotes and peculiarities. Winston Churchill famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Churchill, who, hardly unknown to anyone, was the British prime minister and one of the main leaders of the Allied forces…
Read MoreIn a world where environmental issues are increasingly highlighted, new innovative ideas have been presented to help counter the impending climate crisis. One such innovation is the recent plantations of seaweed that has emerged on the Swedish west coast.…
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By Joakim Ydebäck The word of the day is agalmatophilia. Its definition is the sexual attraction to inanimate objects. When this term was coined, it mainly concerned people’s desire to be intimate with statues. One of the first to document this type of obsession was an Austro-German psychiatrist who studied…
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By Joakim Ydebäck When recently appointed Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin allegedly proposed to introduce six hour work days as well as four day work weeks, it made headlines all over the world. The argument was that it would give Finnish parents more time with their families. The proposal,…
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Olof Palme’s life was full of controversies. Recently the main investigator into his murder, Krister Petersson, promised to put an end to the investigation before summer, either by prosecuting a suspect or by closing the investigation. Will our questions be answered?…
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By Joakim Ydebäck It has been a long time since we had this many colourful and original political leaders as we do now. Despite a populist trend in most Western countries with politicians claiming to know the general will of the people, it might be interesting to examine how many…
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.…
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By Joakim Ydebäck It is a very common occurrence to take everything that is for granted. Sometimes it happens that one may stop to think and realize all that is and the vast complexity of the many components of our lives. One such component happens to be, at least to…
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By Joakim Ydebäck In the autumn of 2018, the Champs-Élysées was turned into a battlefield. Protesters wearing yellow vests had taken to the streets in objection to some of the French government’s new political reforms. Cars were burning, shops were vandalized and the whole city was paralyzed by riots. As…
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By Joakim Ydebäck 2019 will be a year of many exciting elections. One of the most important out of all those elections also happen to be the most overlooked. Perhaps not in media, where the elections to the European Parliament are paid moderate attention in the continent. However, the European…
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