Europe is experiencing a political and social uprising that could have far greater consequences than today’s leaders are willing to acknowledge. France has become the very symbol of this development. Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating,…
Has the Nansen Programme Become the Quisling Paradox…
“Sometimes you have to swear in church and ask a question Norwegian politicians would rather avoid: how long will Norway keep pouring tens of billions into Ukraine while all criticism of the spending is dismissed…
Have Høyre and Labour Played Out Their Role?
For generations, Norwegian politics has been governed by the same idea. Either the Labour Party governs Norway, or the Conservatives (Høyre) do. When people tire of one, the other gets a turn. Then a few…
The Kallas Doctrine: While Europe Arms for War,…
Where exactly is the war to be fought? In Norway? In the Baltics? In Poland? Or have Europe’s political leaders imagined that Russia, the world’s largest country and one of its two biggest nuclear powers,…
WHO BENEFITS FROM THE FEAR OF RUSSIA?
Norway, Poland, the think tanks and the arms industry Is Russia really as weak as some Western experts claim? Or is a great power with considerable military, economic and strategic resources being underestimated? Russia is…
Zelensky Warns of 20 Million Ukrainians. Should Europe…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has now deployed one of the most powerful political arguments Europe can be confronted with. He warns that 20 million Ukrainians could flee to Europe if Ukraine loses the war. The…
France Is Burning!!!
"IS CIVIL WAR UNDER WAY WHILE MACRON AND BRUSSELS LOOK THE OTHER WAY?" How long will Europe’s political elite keep calling it demonstrations when public buildings are attacked, shops are looted and the police are…
Europe’s Defeat Is Larger Than It Seems
For several hundred years, the question of who counted as a great power was a European question. That era is ending, and the war in Ukraine is its clearest sign. The story runs from how…
Billions for Weapons, but Who Repairs the People?
There is something deeply troubling about political developments in Norway and Europe. Politicians talk about war, NATO demands increased military capacity, and the arms industry gains ever larger markets. The billions are appropriated, the weapons…