Immigration‑linked urban violence reorients Nordic politics

Persistent increases in gang‑related firearm violence concentrated in immigrant‑heavy neighbourhoods (Sweden) have abruptly changed public attitudes toward immigration and crime, producing electoral realignments and rapid policy tightening (border closures, fewer residence permits) with spillover effects in neighbouring states. — If sustained, this dynamic reframes migration policy as a cause of electoral and policing shifts across liberal democracies, forcing policymakers to address integration, policing capacity, and political legitimacy together rather than separately.