By Niclas Hvalgren 2017 was quite a year, was it not? There was Trump, the war in Syria. Mugabe was forced to step down in Zimbabwe, and Macron stepped up in France. We had too many referendumsto count. Brexit. Trump again. I will spare you the headache and not mention any details, but in the world of foreign affairs it certainly felt…
By Niclas Hvalgren 2017 was quite a year, was it not? There was Trump, the war in Syria. Mugabe was forced to step down in Zimbabwe, and Macron stepped up in France. We had too many referendumsto count. Brexit. Trump again. I will spare you the headache and not mention any…
Read MoreThe Donald Trump victory was a shocker. Not just for us in liberal Sweden, either. No polling firm, political analyst, election guru or otherwise predicted it (save for a Chinese fortune-telling monkey). For many the first instinct may be despair and worry: a sexist, racist man with neither dignity nor…
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Read MoreBild: Phat Nguy Utvecklingen i Burma fortsätter halta efter valet. Tidigare framsteg har stärkts av påtryckning från omvärlden, och det behövs även för att ta nästa steg framåt, skriver Niclas Hvalgren. Burma höll i början av november förra året ett historiskt val. Det var det första sedan militärens (eller Tatmadaw,…
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