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My latest for The Guardian:
A government that claims to take concerns over crime and national security seriously, while ignoring violent neo-nazi groups, will struggle with its credibility.
Sweden has a long tradition of refusing to talk about racism. Racism could still decide the next election:
A government that claims to take concerns over crime and national security seriously, while ignoring violent neo-nazi groups, will struggle with its credibility.
Sweden has a long tradition of refusing to talk about racism. Racism could still decide the next election:
A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal | Martin Gelin
In our current political climate, why is migration minister Johan Forssell surprised that a teenage boy might be drawn to extremism? asks journalist Martin Gelin
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My latest for The Guardian:
A government that claims to take concerns over crime and national security seriously, while ignoring violent neo-nazi groups, will struggle with its credibility.
Sweden has a long tradition of refusing to talk about racism. Racism could still decide the next election:
A government that claims to take concerns over crime and national security seriously, while ignoring violent neo-nazi groups, will struggle with its credibility.
Sweden has a long tradition of refusing to talk about racism. Racism could still decide the next election:
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SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
May 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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I had a great conversation with Peter Pomerantsev at the Swedish Embassy in London. We talked about the changing nature of soft power in times of war, conflict and shifting global alliances.
I wrote a brief summary in my newsletter on soft power, which will launch soon. Read and sign up here:
I wrote a brief summary in my newsletter on soft power, which will launch soon. Read and sign up here:
My conversation with Peter Pomerantsev: on soft power in hard times
Welcome to my newsletter, Soft Power in Hard Times.
Here, I will write regularly about my research on soft power, propaganda, and the emerging world order.
My name is Martin Gelin, and I am a journa...
martingelin.ghost.io
April 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I had a great conversation with Peter Pomerantsev at the Swedish Embassy in London. We talked about the changing nature of soft power in times of war, conflict and shifting global alliances.
I wrote a brief summary in my newsletter on soft power, which will launch soon. Read and sign up here:
I wrote a brief summary in my newsletter on soft power, which will launch soon. Read and sign up here:
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Medan andra länder slaktar kultur och diplomati gör britterna tvärtom. Jag besöker London för reportage om brittiska regeringens nya Soft Power Council:
“Att ställa hård makt mot mjuk makt är en falsk motsättning. Det är just när vi ser auktoritära hot som vi måste utöka satsningarna på mjuk makt".
“Att ställa hård makt mot mjuk makt är en falsk motsättning. Det är just när vi ser auktoritära hot som vi måste utöka satsningarna på mjuk makt".
Därför storsatsar den brittiska regeringen på kulturell makt
När USA lämnar världsscenen och många länder drar ner på kultur gör britterna tvärtom. De vill stärka landets varumärke genom kultur, skriver Martin Gelin.
www.dn.se
March 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Medan andra länder slaktar kultur och diplomati gör britterna tvärtom. Jag besöker London för reportage om brittiska regeringens nya Soft Power Council:
“Att ställa hård makt mot mjuk makt är en falsk motsättning. Det är just när vi ser auktoritära hot som vi måste utöka satsningarna på mjuk makt".
“Att ställa hård makt mot mjuk makt är en falsk motsättning. Det är just när vi ser auktoritära hot som vi måste utöka satsningarna på mjuk makt".
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"A seminal, exceptional, and ground-breaking study".
Another great review for my book:
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Another great review for my book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
March 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"A seminal, exceptional, and ground-breaking study".
Another great review for my book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Another great review for my book:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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I have interviewed the former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin for The Guardian.
“America is no longer our ally”, de Villepin told me in a 90-minute interview, where we discussed the future of Europe, as America slides into authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“America is no longer our ally”, de Villepin told me in a 90-minute interview, where we discussed the future of Europe, as America slides into authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth
The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I have interviewed the former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin for The Guardian.
“America is no longer our ally”, de Villepin told me in a 90-minute interview, where we discussed the future of Europe, as America slides into authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“America is no longer our ally”, de Villepin told me in a 90-minute interview, where we discussed the future of Europe, as America slides into authoritarianism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...