How many times must history repeat itself before Europe's leaders understand that security cannot be built on fear, military rearmament and ever-new enemy images? The war in Ukraine is often portrayed as if it arose…
Some Lives Are More Human Than Others
In the imperial world, US soldiers who go to foreign lands, kill a lot of people and destroy their homes and lives have PTSD if they display violent behaviour when they return home. The people…
The War of Attrition: Why Russia Is Advancing…
There are several arguments that keep recurring whenever the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are discussed. Two in particular deserve a closer look: that Russia is barely moving and therefore must be losing,…
USA leaving Iraq after 23 years.
There are dynamics at play in today's geopolitics. 1. US over extension. 2. Multipllarity 3. European devastating loss. Let's cover all of them. US overextension 1. USA has 900 military installations around the world. Logistics…
The UN Cries Out for Peace While the…
What is unfolding at the UN General Assembly in New York this week should worry the whole world. The organisation created to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war is desperately trying to find…
Europe Is Preparing Hospital Beds for War —…
I have served as a medic and am a UN veteran from Lebanon. I have seen what war does to people. That is why I feel a growing unease when I see how Europe is…
25 Years of War After 9/11
Twenty-five years have passed since 11 September 2001. Almost 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks on the United States. It was a horrific crime that changed the world. But a quarter of a…
“YOU HAVE NO CHOICE”
When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that America's allies are either “with us or against us” in the economic pressure on Iran, Norwegian politicians should hear the words for what they really are: a…
This Is an Amoral World
Killed 6,000 Jews: – Fine with it The Norwegian volunteer organisation supplies lethal equipment to Palestinian forces. In a conference room in Oslo, the Norwegian organisation Veteran Aid Palestine gives a talk about its work…