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Articles by Kjell Engelbrekt
The Changing Character of U.S.-China Economic Relations: From Competition to Geopolitical Rivalry, 2018-23
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MAIN ARGUMENT A chronological examination of official statements, international agreements, independent journalistic accounts, and scholarly research confirms that U.S. trade policy toward China from January 2018 to December 2023 progressed from statements about unfair trade practices toward justifications that emphasized national security.
[Opinion] Why Sweden's Nato accession is still on hold
But the impact these threats had on Stockholm and Helsinki's perception of their geostrategic situation, and on several alliance members, should not be underestimated. By insisting that Sweden and Finland must never join the alliance and subsequently invading Ukraine, Russia's actions shattered a policy of self-reliance in defence and security affairs that, in the case of Sweden, had lasted since the Napoleonic Wars.
The Unifil Peacekeeping Mandate: Kicking the Southern Lebanon Can Down the Road
Finnish peacekeepers with the UN mission in Lebanon on patrol with the Lebanese Armed Forces along the Blue Line, June 23, 2020. The author writes that the recent renewal of the UN mission’s mandate was marked by rising tensions between the United States and other Security Council members, to little avail. PASQUAL GORRIZ/UN PHOTO On Aug. 28, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to renew its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, called Unifil, for another year.
Sweden Is Not a Model in Managing Covid-19 but a Special Case
Sweden’s steps to cope with the coronavirus have aroused both global curiosity and condemnation, but it has been a set of “peculiar circumstances” that have shaped the country’s response, the writer explains. Here, a recent scene at Lake Kottla, Stockholm. KJELL ENGELBREKT STOCKHOLM — For those of us who have tried to keep up with the international commentary on Sweden’s response to Covid-19 during the last months, it has been bewildering.
The US Envoy for Iran Leaves Just as the US Pushes for a UN Vote on Its Weapons Ban
Brian Hook, the US envoy for Iran, with Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Kuwait City, July 27, 2020. Hook has left his job just as the US wants the UN Security Council to vote on a resolution extending the arms ban embedded in the Iran nuclear deal. Elliott Abrams, US envoy for Venezuela, is to replace Hook.
E-Learning Is Nothing New for UN Peacekeepers, but Demand Is Up
Michael Edeh, a peacekeeping officer enhancing his skills working for the UN-African Union mission in Darfur, Sudan, through an e-learning program. Demand for virtual training has become suddenly more critical as Covid-19 keeps spreading and national training centers are being shut down. Covid-19 has forced educators from preschools to universities to create digital classrooms overnight. But at least one global community has been using e-learning for more than a decade.
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