Markus Balázs Göransson

Markus Balázs Göransson is a lecturer and newspaper columnist in Sweden. He holds a PhD in international politics from Aberystwyth University. He tweets at @MBGoransson

Responsibility of the Swedish left for Sweden’s COVID-19 tragedy

Why have the Swedish authorities not taken more vigorous steps to slow the spread of a virus that has taken such an unequal toll?

By Markus Balázs Göransson

/ 10 Aug 2020

Responsibility of the Swedish left for Sweden’s COVID-19 tragedy

Fractured friendships: Soviet-Afghan War veterans make their way through instability and conflict

Thirty years on from the end of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, war veterans are having to deal with contemporary conflicts in their search for friendship and recognition.

By Markus Balázs Göransson

/ 19 Mar 2019

Fractured friendships: Soviet-Afghan War veterans make their way through instability and conflict

Fighting for recognition: Soviet-Afghan War veterans in Tajikistan

In Tajikistan, veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War are fighting for recognition, but their government holds them at arm’s length.

By Markus Balázs Göransson

/ 28 Mar 2016

Leaving Afghanistan leaves Tajikistan wary

What impact will the withdrawal of the Western-dominated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan this year have on neighbouring Tajikistan?

By Markus Balázs Göransson

/ 20 Feb 2014