Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Greenland are central to the defense of NATO member states. Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is visiting Helsinki, and it is expected that he will have “big news” at his press conference in Finland, NATO’s newest member state. It is likely that he will somehow twist Turkey’s arm…
The world order as we have known it since the Second World War has changed. What does this mean for global alliances? Today, after twelve years of exclusion, Syria’s dictator and war criminal Bashar al-Assad was welcomed back into the Arab League. In his address he said that we live in a world characterized by…
Implementing sustainable solutions require trust in authorities, something America can learn from the Nordic countries. Last Thursday, I spent the day with the Danish ambassador to the United States, Christina Marcus Lassen, the Governor of my state Washington, Jay Inslee, and numerous c-level executives from Nordic companies. They all attented a summit at the National…
Russian oligarchs go to Turkey, where they can enjoy their super yachts and obtain Turkish passports. Many Western countries have imposed sanctions to make life more difficult for Russian oligarchs. Not Turkey. The Russian elite continue their comfortable jet set lives without a thought for the war of aggression their country is waging against Ukraine.…
(Essay trykt i Politiken 15 august 2020) Jeg mistede veninder, omgangskreds og til sidst min familie, da jeg brød ud af den religiøse sekt, der havde fyldt det meste af min barndom. Men friheden var det hele værd. Jeg var i gang med at lægge sidste hånd på 10. klasse, da jeg traf en beslutning,…
Trykt i Politiken 20. Juni 2020 Radio Interview Radio4 Interview i BT Det er jo bare for sjov. Sådan kan man sige,når man er i en privilegeret position. Men jeg tvivler på, at vi om 20 år synger med på Shubbernes ´Danmark´ med teksten “de varme lande er noget lort”. ”Skynd jer! Tænd for fjernsynet…
Danish-American Eyes on Society 