Martin Gelin

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Daniel Lavelle |Adam Fulton |Andrey Kurkov |Martin Gelin |Andrew Roth

Here is President Zelenskyy's full statement expressing gratitude to the United States... We are very grateful to the United States for all the support. I’m thankful to President Trump, Congress for their bipartisan support, and American people. Ukrainians have always appreciated this support, especially during these three years of full-scale invasion. America’s help has been vital in helping us survive, and I want to acknowledge that. Despite the tough dialogue, we remain strategic partners.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Martin Gelin

Dominique de Villepin made his name with a memorable speech to the UN security council in February 2003, just before the US-led invasion of Iraq. De Villepin, the then French foreign minister, in effect signalled France’s intention to veto aUN resolution authorising the war, forcing the US and UK to act unilaterally. He warned that Washington’s strategy would lead to chaos in the Middle East and undermine international institutions.

2 months ago | dn.se | Martin Gelin

Förra sommaren tog jag en kort paus från världens mörker och åkte så långt bort från verkligheten det bara gick att komma, det vill säga till Danmark. Vi tillbringade en vecka i norra Själlands pittoreska strandbyar, avskärmade från omvärlden, bortsett från när någon av de åldrade kulturarbetarna i lurviga kashmirkoftor lämnade kvar ett exemplar av Weekendavisen i soffan på det lokala kaféet. Där läste jag en ledartext som jag fortfarande inte kunnat glömma.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Martin Gelin

It was the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Ten people were shot dead and many more wounded before the gunman shot himself. A week on from the atrocity in Örebro, about 125 miles west of Stockholm, Sweden is soul-searching for answers that are not easy to find. The suspect, a 35-year-old white man, was initially described by authorities as “a lone wolf”. He may or may not have had an ideological motive. But we now also know that most of those killed had an immigrant background.

2 months ago | dn.se | Martin Gelin

Så fort det var klart att Donald Trump vunnit presidentvalet i november skrev den högerextrema aktivisten Nick Fuentes ett inlägg på X med budskapet: ”Your body, my choice. Forever” – ”Din kropp, mitt val. För evigt.” Kommentaren var en referens till en välkänd slogan för aborträttens aktivister: ”My body, my choice”, som använts sedan början av 1970-talet.