Daniel Spiro

@danielspiro.bsky.social

Professor economics at Uppsala U. Environment, Energy, Conflict, Development and Political Economics.

"Särskilt allvarlig är utvecklingen där företrädare för regeringsmakten framställer domstolar och myndigheter som generella demokratihot och som politiska motkrafter som måste pressas eller kringgås." Jag har undertecknat ett samhällsvetarupprop till stöd för en demokratisk rättsstat. Haka på!

Tilliten försvagas – en grundbult i demokratin

Ett antal jurister har nyligen varnat för att centrala rättsstatliga principer försvagas i snabb takt i Sverige och att institutioner som ska fungera som rättsl

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I can‘t figure out why, but I have never seen news stories about how oil rigs hurt whales. Only wind farms do that. And only solar panels have a recycling problem. Gas stations are fine.

Like many academics, I get invitations to be keynote speaker at conferences completely off topic and discipline (e.g. on molecular biology, I'm an economist). I'm curious, who attends such dubious conferences? What would it be like giving a keynote completely off their subject? Has anyone tried?

A lot of Orbán's American fans are saying that this election proved he was never an authoritarian in the first place. This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism. Here's why.

Hitler's NSDAP never gained the support of more than one-third of voters in free and fair elections! Just like far-right leaders today, Hitler came to power because of the collaboration of right-wing elites, who either wanted to "fight off the left" or thought they could play the far right.

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I sure hope our military strategists have considered what happens if Trump uses nukes (unlikely now albeit cannot be ruled out). I think Russia will nuke Ukraine right away with hope to fully conquer it. (Possibly make nuke-backed demands for other countries). What is the EUs response to that?

Vilka länder vinner och förlorar på oljeblockaden i Hormuz, och hur mycket? Hur känsliga är olika länder och grupper för olje-blockaden? Tillsammans med Henrik Wachtmeister och Johan Gars har jag skrivit en kort rapport om det. TRÅD

FREE NETWORK@freenetwork.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🛢️ What happens to global trade if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked? 🔎 Johan Gars from Beijer Institute, @danielspiro.bsky.social from Uppsala University, and Henrik Wachtmeister from Swedish Institute of International Affairs analyze the global ripple effects. freepolicybriefs.org/2026/03/20/h...