Insights
Analyzing how power systems function under strategic stress, with a focus on institutions, incentives and systemic vulnerabilities in geopolitics and political economy.
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These essays examine how political systems operate under pressure and how structural forces shape strategic choices for states, organisations and decision-makers. Recurring themes include Russian power dynamics, the evolution of European security architecture, and the political economy of energy, capital and influence.
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Rather than analysing events in isolation, the texts seek to understand the deeper institutional and structural forces that drive geopolitical developments.
Together they reflect more than three decades of engagement with Russian politics, European security and the geopolitical political economy of power.
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​​Russian Power Systems
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Så fungerar putinismen
Kvartal – 16 January 2024
An analysis of how anarchic power functions as a strategic feature of Putinism and its confrontation with the rule-based international order.
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Det ryska vägvalet: Asien eller Europa?
Kvartal – 26 September 2023
An examination of the internal power struggles surrounding Russia’s energy sector and their possible connection to the Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
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Mystiska dödsfallen bland rika ryssar
Kvartal – 20 September 2023
A study of unexplained deaths among Russian elites and what they reveal about internal dynamics within the Russian power system.
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Putinismens systemhot frodas i kaos och splittring
Dagens Samhälle – 16 December 2016
An early analysis of Putinism as a systemic threat to democratic societies, arguing that the Kremlin deliberately exploits division, uncertainty and institutional weakness in Western political systems.
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European Security and Strategic Order
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Regionalisera Natoalliansen
Dagens Industri – 16 January 2024
An argument for restructuring NATO’s operational logic around regional defence structures as the Nordic region becomes fully integrated into the alliance.
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Alliansfriheten är död – det är dags att bygga något nytt
Dagens Arena – 14 December 2022
A benchmark essay on Sweden’s strategic position and foreign policy identity on the threshold of NATO membership.
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Rysk villkorslös kapitulation är vad som krävs
Dagens Industri – 21 March 2023
An argument that the strategic objective of the West must be a decisive defeat of the Russian system threatening European security.
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Det krävs mer än ett stärkt försvar – Om systemhotet från Ryssland
Dalademokraten – 9 October 2014
An early argument that Russia’s challenge to Europe is not merely military but systemic, requiring coordinated responses across political, economic and informational domains.
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Political Economy of Power
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Enkelbiljett från Moskva till Dubai
Kvartal – 9 December 2024
An analysis of Russian elite migration to the UAE and the geopolitical implications of capital flight and elite relocation.
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Smedjan – 21 October 2022
An analysis of the internal struggle over Russia’s energy sector, arguing that control of Gazprom has long been central to the consolidation of Putin’s power. The article examines how competition between political, security and business elites within the Russian system shapes the strategic use of energy as an instrument of state power.
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Rysk penningtvätt: Ett sekel av plundring
Realtid – 24 March 2017
A historical analysis of post-Soviet financial flows and the strategic role of money laundering in Russian influence operations.
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Institutional Resilience and Strategic Uncertainty
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Närmast unikt Ukraina går mot strömmen
Aftonbladet – 16 January 2026
A public debate on institutional reform in wartime Ukraine and how systemic uncertainty affects anti-corruption efforts and democratic resilience.
Orostider
Sydöstran – 2026
Reflections on Europe’s changing strategic landscape and the need to understand the historical turning points shaping contemporary security.
Sydöstran – 2026
An analysis of how the erosion of the social contract can become a strategic vulnerability for democratic societies
Sydöstran – 2026
A reflection on the logic of societal resilience, using Ukraine as an example of how institutions and civic creativity shape long-term resistance.
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Additional publications, interviews and media appearances are available upon request.