Chronicles/analysis

Former top politician comes out with new book

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-01-07 | 1 comment

Saab - a saga with unhappy ending

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-02-22 | 3 comments

Was it a good protest against the match?

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-03-08 | 87 comments

The confusion of centre clustering

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-03-27 | 1 comment

April fool jokes from Swedish newspapers

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-04-01

How could the government take in twenty percentage points on the opposition?

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-04-24 | 1 comment

May 1st in Stockholm

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-05-01

Fear over banks when Latvian crisis worsen

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-06-04

Saab deal don’t feel sane – probably isn’t

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-06-12

Saab bought by a small Swedish manufacturer of exclusive sports cars, with money from a...

300-years ceremony of Swedish-Russian battle - a political game

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-07-25 | 4 comments

In 1709, Swedish and Russian troops clashed in the...

Sweden’s recession: the beginning of the end?

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-08-01

The state of public opinion on Swedish politics

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-08-06

Every summer the Department of Political Science at Gothenburg University publish their ‘SOM report’. This major opinion poll with its long series of measurement, thorough questioning and broad basic data makes it to some kind of Holy Grail for those interested in Swedish public opinon. It is also vital for understanding the country’s political landscape, what has changed and what possibly will come.

The new motorway – a small step on a long road

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-09-03 | 1 comment

The government today approved to build the so called ‘Förbifart Stockholm’, with Swedish standards a gigantic motorway project. Traffic will be diverted from the inner city in 17 km of tunnels under...

Lidingöloppet: not for the weak

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-09-27 | 1 comment

Yesterday, the biggest cross-country running race in the world took place on the island Lidingö, north-east Stockholm. I participated myself in the 30 km run and can assure you that it is indeed a...

The G20 supremacy: Fact or wishful thinking?

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-10-04

By Professor Michael Czinkota, Georgetown University.

Last game with the national team for successfull Swedish football coach

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-10-14 | 1 comment

Stockholm to Gothenburg by train in less than an hour - is it worth the investment?

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-10-18 | 6 comments

All Saints versus Halloween

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-10-31

Bargaining round can reach a negotiating nightmare 2010

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-12-11 | 1 comment

The next major bargaining round in Sweden will take place in 2010, during which roughly 500 out of...

The political dimension of GM´s Saab farce

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-12-19 | 5 comments

After 60 years the Saab era is over. The owner, General Motors, choose to give the announcement of the shut-down only a couple of days before Christmas, thus delivering a fatal Christmas gift to the employees in Trollhättan....

Continuing deindustrialization in Sweden during the 2000:s

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-12-29 | 1 comment

In the last months of 2009 it has been evident that a major part of the Swedish engineering industry is about to disappear from Sweden. For such a small country like Sweden, it has been extraordinary to have two major car producers, Saab and Volvo. But from what it seems, Saab will be out of business if no miracle occurs. Volvo, on the other hand, will most likely be sold to the Chinese car producer Geely. Volvos future inside Geely is therefore pretty safe in the short run, but certainly not in the long run.

Time to summarise the past decade

Chronicles/analysis | 2009-12-30 | 6 comments

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