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HISTORICAL FACTS: Martin gelin - Caught on Camera

Sweden’s soul and worrying political shift

Letters: Alvin Engström and Jean Fridh respond to an article by Martin Gelin in which he argues that the country has entered a new era of cruelty

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Sweden voted against more power for the far right – but are centrists listening?

Even as the ‘extremist’ AfD seeks further election gains in Germany, Europe’s leaders can learn from Sweden’s dangerous embrace with far-right ideology

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden

In 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

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Who will stop Trump on Iran?

As the war escalates and the president digs in, the White House says "Nobody tells him what to do"

Salon · Mar 20

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog

Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17

In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life

A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies, says journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025

A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

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Will any Swedish politician defend the group most terrorised by the Örebro gun massacre?

In one generation, Sweden has become polyglot and cosmopolitan – but denial has met the wave of white supremacism sweeping the country

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

In Sweden, we’ve been told to prepare for war. But will 21st-century citizens still rally for the common good?

For decades, Swedish politics has promoted individual success. Now an official booklet urges us to unite ‘in case of crisis or war’, says journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions

The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model, says journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

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