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Country Quest: Ã…land Islands #177
One of just three autonomous regions in the Nordics, the Ã…land Islands are neutral and de-militarised.

Jan Dehn
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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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?

Jan Dehn
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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Twende's journey: Ocean cruising
Ocean cruising is something else. It is bigger. The forces are greater. It is awesome.

Jan Dehn
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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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.

Jan Dehn
Jun 20, 20245 min read
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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.

Jan Dehn
Jun 18, 202411 min read
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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?

Jan Dehn
May 25, 20245 min read
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Mallorca road trip
Just completed a 3-day road trip around Mallorca. Very beautiful island just a few hours from Barcelona by ferry...

Jan Dehn
May 23, 20243 min read
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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.

Jan Dehn
May 9, 20245 min read
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The American university protests: A 1960s redux?
Protests at US universities are reminiscent of the 1960s. Are the young finally waking up?

Jan Dehn
May 1, 20246 min read
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The Dark Side of Culture (7): Oppression
The English admire resilience. But their admiration of resilience allows political parties to sell myths about the country's problems.

Jan Dehn
Apr 29, 20248 min read
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Launching the Innovation Hub for Prosperity
Open networks promise to enhance competition in the online commerce space.

Jan Dehn
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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The Dark Side of Culture (6): Brainwashing
Culturalism is the cultural equivalent of racism. It is rife in Western societies and most people are not even aware of it.

Jan Dehn
Apr 14, 20244 min read
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The nation state at a dead end
Despair, anyone? The four most important problems in the world are global and cannot be solved by nation states.

Jan Dehn
Apr 10, 202413 min read
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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.

Jan Dehn
Apr 2, 20245 min read
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The Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was the Republican victory that lost the war against Fascism.

Jan Dehn
Mar 25, 20248 min read
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The Dark Side of Culture (5): Religion
Catholic influence during Visogoth rule in Spain was so disastrous that Muslim rule which followed was greeted with open arms.

Jan Dehn
Mar 23, 202415 min read
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Why I have always liked Bitcoin
Why is Bitcoin a worthwhile investment? And how should you dabble in this space?

Jan Dehn
Mar 12, 20246 min read
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The Hemingway Ronda controversy
Was one of the most distressing chapter in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" set in the Spanish town of Ronda?

Jan Dehn
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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The king's little path
Take a hike along Caminito del Rey near Malaga

Jan Dehn
Mar 8, 20243 min read
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The safe asset delusion
There is no such thing as a risk-free return. Why, then, does the finance industry keep referring to safe assets?

Jan Dehn
Feb 26, 202412 min read
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