The Fixer was here. If you get the goods you ordered on the Internet quickly or if youpasses a border fast when travelling, then it is likely that international capacity builders have been there supporting new and modern border processes. I am an international capacity builder. If there is a problem, I try to …
When working in the area I am in – international border security and movement of goods and people, you get to see the world. So far I have visited 164 countries. Last year I travelled almost 280 days. For me travelling is about learning. You learn about people, culture, language, life. You also learn …
The world of Customs is changing very quickly. Since the word around us is a new place. During my years in Customs I have had the fortune to work with more than 120 Customs Services around the world. One of the Customs Administrations I have always admired and that I have had the pleasure …
Terrorist attacks make headlines, but policy-makers should be just as concerned about other forms of violence linked to organized crime and other criminal activities. In fact, violence is unfortunately increasing in our societies. There are also connected links between organized crime and terrorism. This is a worrying trend we need to address. The increase of …
Having just written an article about the Swedish King – on his 70th birthday – and the Swedish Royal family, I have to write another one about another Swedish King. The King of Swedish football. King Zlatan the 1st. Yesterday Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored goal number 33 & 34 in the French Ligue 1. This …
Today is the birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and he celebrates his 70th birthday. A big day for Sweden. Carl XVI Gustaf, or in his full name Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte, has been King of Sweden since 1973, when he was crowned at age 27. King Carl Gustaf has three …
The world is changing. We need to change with it. The only thing that is sure is that everything will change. It was never better before. It will always be better in the future. Today we know how to do reform and modernization, we know what works and what doesn’t. The world of Customs …
We have been talking about the global supply chain for at least a decade. Ten years ago we didn’t really know what it would look like but now we know more. Even though we are only in the very beginning of the age we are entering, the world of globalization. It is an exciting …
I saw him play the first time when he was only 12 years old. I saw his first game for the first team of Malmö FF. I have watch live games that he had played in Amsterdam for Ajax, in Torino for Juve, in Milan for AC, in Barcelona and for PSG in Paris. I …
I have visited 164 countries to date. I have worked with international missions for twenty years now. I have seen the world from airplane and airports. I love travelling. Going to new places, meeting new people. It is all about learning. Life is learning process. At least for me. So I travel. I know that …
In 1982 I visited Paris with some school friends. We lived in a bad hotel somewhere in the Paris suburbs for a weekend. On the street there was a bar, like a rock club. One of the nights there we watched a fantastic band playing music in a new way that I never heard …
I love football. I have always loved this sport. There is something with the game that makes me feel very special feelings. Football or soccer as some say is the beautiful game – Joga Bonito. My club is Malmö FF. I was 5 years old the first time I watched a game live at the …
Today is the birthday of my new CapacityNow blog on larskarlsson.com. This is a big day for me. It is also my own birthday. So what date could be better for the launch of my new interactive platform with my readers and everybody interested in Customs, borders, trade, travel, reform, modernization, capacity building and …
Last year was a year of turbulence for everybody interested in international trade and movements over borders. We saw commodity price changes that nobody could foresee. We saw people movement due to different crises, taken to new levels. We saw politics going crazy in many countries. International media seemed surprised. What is going on? …
Those who know me know that I always keep my promises. I promised to be back. Well, I am back.
I started my blog larskarlsson.com in 2005. It was an adventure and I love new things and to get a chance to write about things I like through a new channel was a great opportunity that I fully embraced. Since then I have posted blog texts almost every day for more than ten …
It is a great pleasure for me to greet you welcome to my new blog, CapacityNow – the new version of larskarlsson.com. This is my new platform and my intention is to give you specific information about very special topics, content you will not find anywhere else. The new blog will be better, …
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