Nordic Countries
‘Herd Immunity’ Is a Failed Response to Coronavirus
Comparing Denmark versus Sweden on Coronavirus
By Eric Zuesse
Denmark and Sweden are often compared regarding their handling of coronavirus-19 because the two Scandinavian countries are...
Decades-long cover-up continues of assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
By Jordan Shilton
13 June 2020
Sweden’s official investigation into the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme was formally concluded Wednesday with the identification...
The debate on “Herd Immunity”
The murderous pseudoscience of “herd immunity”
By Andre Damon
16 May 2020
On May 12, Foreign Affairs, the leading journal of the US foreign policy establishment, carried...
US woos Greenland with financial aid package & first consulate in...
US woos Greenland with financial aid package & first consulate in 50 years – because Russia
23 Apr, 2020
The US has gifted a $12.1 million...
Social trust: The Nordic Gold
Abstract
Interpersonal trust is among the highest in the world in Scandinavia. Since everything in a society functions better if high trust reduces all transaction...
Sweden’s coronavirus strategy: Is the older generation paying the price?
By Mary Colombel & Katy Dartfor
27/04/2020
With no strict lockdown and less stringent restrictions than elsewhere in Europe, Sweden has taken what its state epidemiologist refers to...
Environmental groups take Norway to Supreme Court over Arctic oil
24 February 2020
Two environmental groups said on Monday they were trying to take the Norwegian state to the Supreme Court for granting oil licences...
The dark side of the Nordic model
Scandinavian countries may top every ranking on human development, but they are a disaster for the environment.
by Jason Hickel
6 Dec 2019
Scandinavians have it all....
Why so many young Swedes live alone
Swedes typically stop living with their parents earlier than anywhere else in Europe. But can leaving home at a young age have a dark...
La Norvège, ce faux ami de la planète
Paradis de la voiture électrique et de l'énergie hydraulique, la Norvège est l'une des vedettes de la COP24 qui se tient actuellement en Pologne....