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Sunday Mar 04, 2012
It is often assumed that due to its remote location, Finland is immune to global terrorism and security threats that other Western countries face. According to the annual report by the Finnish Security Intelligence Service, SUPO, the presence of security threats on Finnish soil have seen an increase. SUPO’s report states that the number and gravity of terrorist attacks and plots in the Nordic countries are rising.
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Sunday Feb 26, 2012
Recent years in the Swedish coastal city of Malmö have seen an increase in anti-Semitic attacks. 47 anti-Semitic hate crimes were reported in 2011 while in 2010 the figure was 20 and in 2009 the police received 79 complaints.
In December 2010, Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a travel warning for Jewish travelers to Malmö. In a recent interview published in the Swedish daily Sydsvenskan, Mayor Ilmar Reepalu reacted to the...
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2012
When European right-wing parties gain in polls and win elections, newspapers overflow with articles declaring the end of democracy. Following the Swedish parliamentary elections in September 2010, Newsweek's Denis MacShane wrote the following:
"Thus the arrival of a new politics in Europe. A decade ago extremist politics was confined to fringes and street protests. It has now arrived as a parliamentary force and is beginning to...
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2011
The Finnish state-controlled arms manufacturer, Patria has agreed to sell 36 NEMO mortar systems to Saudi Arabia.
The Finnish broadcasting company YLE asked four government ministers to comment of the ongoing deal. The Minister for Europe and Foreign Trade, Alexander Stubb refused to comment by saying that according to the government's internal division of labor, issues relating to arms sales belong to Erkki Tuomioja, the incumbent...
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Thursday Nov 10, 2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has always been the target of vicious and personal attacks from the Israeli left. Within the political left, he will always be viewed as the man who incited against Yitzhak Rabin and thus contributed to his assassination. However, all of his perceived wrongdoings and political positions were forgotten for a brief moment following the release of Gilad Shalit.
Even the usual antagonism...
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About This Blog
Dennis Mitzner is a writer living in Tel Aviv. He is the founder of Politika, a Finnish...
Dennis Mitzner is a writer living in Tel Aviv. He is the founder of Politika, a Finnish cultural publication. The blog deals with topics related to the Middle East, global politics and ideas that shape modern societies.
