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November 27, 2023
Tori Otten
The Hilarious Reason Elon Musk May Regret Going to War With Sweden
Tesla’s workers in the Scandinavian country have gone on strike—and they’re getting a little help from their friends.
May 18, 2022
Jordan Michael Smith
Why Is Putin So Oddly Chill About Sweden and Finland Joining NATO?
Maybe it’s a sign that he knows his botched war has diminished his power. But he did add one caveat to his assent.
June 10, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Who Killed Olof Palme?
Thirty-four years after the prime minister was murdered, Sweden has identified his assassin. But the case is by no means concluded.
May 15, 2020
J.C. Pan
America’s Eternal Stockholm Syndrome
The right-wing fixation with Sweden’s coronavirus response is the latest example of the Nordic countries’ hold on our political imagination.
October 10, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Nobel Prize in Literature Is Just Trolling Now
In giving the award to Peter Handke, an apologist for Serbian war crimes, the Swedish Academy may have finally shown its true colors.
September 25, 2018
Ryu Spaeth
The World Beyond Knausgaard
The author of "My Struggle" on political correctness, the weight of history, and why he named his book after Hitler’s memoir
June 5, 2018
Ross Kenneth Urken
Playing Geopolitics With the World Cup
Russia's new stadium in Kaliningrad sends a message, backed up by war games.
September 29, 2017
Magazine
Seyla Benhabib
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Espen Rasmussen
The Return of Fascism
From Germany to Greece, far-right nationalists are attacking migrants, raiding mosques, and winning elections.
March 27, 2017
Magazine
Eric Reidy
The General and the Refugee
Police from four countries joined forces to bring down a notorious human smuggler. Here's how they blew the operation—and why the crackdown on immigration is making things worse.
September 3, 2015
C. Nathan Ober
Paid Leave for Fathers Is Good for Everybody
How American policymakers can learn from Denmark's mistake
August 25, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Paid Parental Leave Is Fueling Sweden's Start-Up Boom
June 8, 2015
Molly Smith
The Problem With the "Swedish Model" for Sex Work Laws
May 29, 2015
Esther Breger
Paid Leave This Week: Swedish Dads, Baby-Free TED Talks, and the Downsides of Maternity Leave
March 19, 2015
Kevin Baker
De Blasio Wants to Strike Fear in the Hearts of New York's Reckless Drivers
January 28, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Don't Blame Anti-Vaxxers for the Measles Outbreak. Blame American Culture.
September 23, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
An Obama Economist Explains How to Help Working Moms
A Q-and-A with White House adviser Betsey Stevenson
June 23, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
I'm Insanely Jealous of Sweden's Work-Family Policies. You Should Be, Too.
December 5, 2012
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Uganda Revives Its Favorite Distraction: Anti-Gay Legislation
August 16, 2012
Perry Stein
Can the British Government Just Enter the Ecuadorian Embassy Whenever It Wants?
June 17, 2012
Aleksandar Hemon
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