Carl Henrik Fredriksson

Rites de passage. Gott Nytt År, or: I’d prefer not to…

Tired, dirty + exhausted, soldiers say they regret no part of operation that has already killed scores of their comrades:“For first time in a long time we have movement. I felt like a tiger.” My report from Ukraine’s Kursk offensive economist.com/europe/2024/08… from @TheEconomist

A dispatch from war away from the front lines, in Lviv: thepointmag.com/forms-of-life/…

Das im Westen der Ukraine gelegene Lwiw ist weit weg von den Kämpfen, doch den Krieg findet man auch hier überall. Am augenfälligsten wird das in den Begräbnisprozessionen und im Litschakiwski-Friedhof, der wächst und wächst und wächst. trib.al/jEZ8ypt

“The flags, with their black mourning bands, are usually taken down at night, but are put up again almost every morning. The war doesn’t pause, and the trains from the east keep coming.” New on Forms of Life, @CHeFredAT on the war’s presence in Lviv: thepointmag.com/forms-of-life/…

Following a series of conferences, the #Eurozine network was established in 1998. Today, with over 100 partner journals across #Europe, one goal remains: to turn it into a starting point for #European debate. Latest episode of #StandardTime: youtu.be/-37uf901f1s?si…

📺A not-so-short history of our dear partners from @Eurozine by those who rocked its cradle. Featuring Andrea Zederbauer, Walter Famler, Judith Vidal-Hall, @CHeFredAT & @papprekakinga. With @Displayeurope: displayeurope.eu/video/what-has…

If you happen to be in Skopje this week... I will.

The pivotal question: Is one bubble better than other bubbles? #Gretchenfrage #universalism #livingininterestingtimes #relativism #Iamstruggling

‘The EU and its member states should declare that if a country meets all the membership criteria, including respect for the rule of law and human rights, it will be immediately admitted to the Single Market and get access to the four freedoms and EU funds.’

Ping @anneapplebaum @peterpomeranzev @pwolodarski @fromTGA @TimothyDSnyder

This one by Vasyl Cherepanyn addresses some of the cornerstones of the European project. Spoiler alert: no they aren't untouched by the ongoing genocidal war in Ukraine. #themostimportantarticlethisweek

Lessons of war: The rebirth of Europe revisited | Eurozine co-founders @CHeFredAT and Klaus Nellen contrast Europe’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine with opposition to the Iraq invasion in 2003: eurozine.com/lessons-of-war/

Those of us who read the indispensable @ZOsteuropa have long feared that Russia would blow up the Nova Kakhovka dam. Earlier this year, Ihor Pylypenko, Daria Malchykova warned for the consequences. zeitschrift-osteuropa.de/hefte/2023/1-2…

Ein neuer Beitrag unserer Newsletter-Reihe ZUR LAGE DER ZEITSCHRIFTEN IN EUROPA: ÖSTERREICH Von Andrea Zederbauer, Redakteurin der Zeitschrift "wespennest" sinn-und-form.de/themen-und-deb…

"Stürzt die verdammten Denkmäler!" Der russische Schriftsteller Sergej Lebedew über den Krieg, die politische Verantwortung der Kultur und einer vermeintlichen „Cancel Culture“ zeit.de/politik/auslan…

As @Gospodinov68‘s @DebatesOnEurope speech appeared in @faznet readers wrote letters to the editor: “With his report, Mr Gospodinov has achieved what no political editorial and no military analysis have been able to do“. Now in English! Tag och läs! theguardian.com/world/commenti…

Putin doesn’t want the war to end – he wants to blast us back to the 40s Soviet era | | Georgi Gospodinov theguardian.com/world/commenti…

Does Europe want Ukrainians as living partners or dead heroes? | Kateryna Mishchenko theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Remarkable by Katya Mishchenko. >>Today European cities are full of Ukrainian flags. But what does their presence mean? Do these flags represent the revolutionary future or rather its commemoration? Is Ukraine supposed to be a dead hero or a living partner? It’s time to decide.<<