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Jan Dehn
Aug 5, 20249 min read
Country Quest: Svalbard #178
Svalbard is my 178th country/territory! It is also the northermost place I have ever been!
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Jan Dehn
Jul 28, 20244 min read
Norway Road Trip: Lofoten
Our road trip takes us to Lofoten, arguably the most beautiful part of Norway.
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Jan Dehn
Jul 25, 20245 min read
Norway Road Trip: Switzerland-on-Sea
The central Norwegian coastline is known as Helgelandskysten. It is as stunning as Switzerland on the sea.
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Jan Dehn
Jul 19, 20245 min read
Norway Road Trip: Oslo to the Atlantic
Pictures from a mid-July 2024 road trip from Oslo to Bud on the Norwegian coast.
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Jan Dehn
Jul 15, 20244 min read
American Shitstorm
Merkel's famous shitstorm was nothing compared to what is coming our way from the United States. Don't be in denial! It is too dangerous!
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Jan Dehn
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Country Quest: Ã…land Islands #177
One of just three autonomous regions in the Nordics, the Ã…land Islands are neutral and de-militarised.
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Jan Dehn
Jul 7, 20244 min read
Labour's Triple Challenge
Labour must fix immigration, low productivity, and soaring debt. Rejoining EU solves all three, but what about Britain's most vulnerable?
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Jan Dehn
Jun 28, 20243 min read
Twende's Journey: Ocean Cruising
Ocean cruising is something else. It is bigger. The forces are greater. It is awesome.
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Jan Dehn
Jun 20, 20245 min read
Why The England Men's Football Team Punches Below Its Weight
The England men's football team performs worse than the sum of its parts. Here is why.
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Jan Dehn
Jun 18, 202410 min read
Political Accountability in Western Democracies: A Proposal for Reform
I present a three-step programme for making politics in wealthy democracies work far better than it does today.
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Jan Dehn
May 25, 20245 min read
Enemies at the gate! Wake up, Europe!
If Trump wins in November, he may well pull out of NATO, withdraw US support from Ukraine. What will Europe do?
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Jan Dehn
May 23, 20243 min read
Mallorca Road Trip
Just completed a 3-day road trip around Mallorca. Very beautiful island just a few hours from Barcelona by ferry...
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Jan Dehn
May 9, 20245 min read
Want to cut immigration? You can’t afford to!
Anti-immigrant polices cost you. Europe needs to find 45 million new workers or face stagnation.
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Jan Dehn
May 1, 20246 min read
The American University Protests: A 1960s redux?
Protests at US universities are reminiscent of the 1960s. Are the young finally waking up?
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Jan Dehn
Apr 29, 20248 min read
The Dark Side of Culture (7): Culture as an Instrument of Oppression - how English Resilience Fosters Political Neglect
The English admire resilience. But their admiration of resilience allows political parties to sell myths about the country's problems.
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Jan Dehn
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Launching the Innovation Hub for Prosperity
Open networks promise to enhance competition in the online commerce space.
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Jan Dehn
Apr 14, 20245 min read
The Dark Side of Culture (6): The Culturally Brainwashed
Culturalism is the cultural equivalent of racism. It is rife in Western societies and most people are not even aware of it.
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Jan Dehn
Apr 10, 202413 min read
The Four Horsemen of the Modern Era
Despair, anyone? The four most important problems in the world are global and cannot be solved by nation states.
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Jan Dehn
Apr 2, 20244 min read
We really need to talk about…the British electoral system
The British electoral system allows parties to focus on rivals, not issues. Fundamental challenges are therefore neglected.
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Jan Dehn
Mar 25, 20248 min read
The Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was the Republican victory that lost the war against Fascism.
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