Martin Gelin
@martingelin.bsky.social
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American in Paris, formerly a Swede in New York.
I write for The Guardian, Washington Post & Dagens Nyheter.
New book on soft power Wildfire/Hachette 2026.
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Martin Gelin
@martingelin.bsky.social
· Jul 11
A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal | Martin Gelin
In our current political climate, why is migration minister Johan Forssell surprised that a teenage boy might be drawn to extremism? asks journalist Martin Gelin
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Martin Gelin
@martingelin.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Martin Gelin
@martingelin.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Economist Gabriel Zucman: 'France's new PM will have to address the proposed tax on the ultra-rich'
Zucman is the architect behind the proposal to tax the wealthiest individuals, a measure championed by the left. 'It will be very difficult to ask the French people to make sacrifices as long as billi...
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Martin Gelin
@martingelin.bsky.social
· Sep 10
'Block Everything' protesters clash with police on French PM's first day
Some '80,000 gendarmes and police officers' have been mobilized and 'no blockades' will be tolerated, said the outgoing interior minister, Bruno Retailleau. Nearly 200 arrests were made by midday.
www.lemonde.fr