Yes, of course we must protect Norway. We must protect our borders, our democracy and our population. But now it almost seems as if we must also protect Norwegian cross-country skiers from the terrible risk…
“Busification” in Ukraine: How Far Will This Be…
As a veteran, I am deeply concerned about what is happening with mobilisation in Ukraine. I know what war means for people. Soldiers are not numbers, percentages or a raw material to be procured because…
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…
While Trump Opens the Door to Peace, Europe…
What could have been done years ago may finally be starting to happen. The United States is signalling new negotiations and possible compromises to end the war in Ukraine. At the same time, European leaders…
Russia Has Imperial Ambitions?
The War Was Foreseen. Its Causes Were Rewritten. For decades, the people who understood Russia best gave the same warning: pushing NATO into Ukraine would end in catastrophe. Today, we have Western political leaders such…
Russia and USA to partner in gas exports…
The United States may be preparing to profit from the return of Russian gas to Europe — after spending years profiting from its absence. And if the emerging negotiations succeed, Europe could discover that it…
Ukraine: We Warned About This Back in 2011,…
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…
Has the red line now been crossed?
The latest major drone attack on Moscow should send a chill down the spine of anyone who still understands what war can turn into. Not because Moscow has never been attacked before, and not because…