Reports | Briefings

After the Arab Spring: From Kleptocracy to Capitalism?

In the West many of us might naturally associate a youth movement for ‘freedom and better opportunities’ with a liberalization of market regulations. However, ther desire for less abusive governments does not translate into a popular desire for less bloated governments in a post-‘Arab Spring’ setting – but rather the opposite. In fact, many Arabs see […]

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Latvia Before the Election: Against the Odds and the Oligarchs

Latvia’s development since their complete independence from the Soviet Union has been unexpectedly successful. Latvia and the other Baltic States have joined the club of rich Western countries, NATO and the EU. So, if things have seemingly gone so well, what are the roots of the political disaffection that has led Latvia to hold its […]

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Lessons From the Baltic Financial Crisis: 2007-2010 (in Swedish)

What lessons can we learn from the solution of the financial crisis in the three Baltic states when it comes to the rest of the European Union and the world as a whole? What happened during the Baltic financial crisis and how could it have been solved so quickly? The aim of this report is […]

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