If the world had been simple ...
Recently, US security policy adviser Condoleezza Rice was asked what kind of political solution she envisioned for the Taliban. It is not our job to make peace in Afghanistan, Rice replied.
The oppression behind the terror
"In all acts of terror there is a kind of despair built into it."
Billion fight on the hake
The nations of the North Atlantic compete to fish as much as possible of hake. Now the stock is facing a collapse if a quota regime is not achieved.
A writer, two cultures, many voices
We went to John Erik Riley's summer vacation paradise at Majorstua to talk to him about the Balkans, September 11 and literature.
Seeds for free use for all?
In the shadow of the WTO meeting in Qatar, environmentalists and poor farmers have held an important edge. There should – still – be free access to the seed resources found around the globe for farmers and plant breeders.
Was that correct anyway?
After the bombs, peace, freedom and video players returned to Kabul. The Afghans seem dissatisfied with – at least the result of – the war actions against their own country.
When fatigue is normalized
The constant demands of working life on pace, efficiency and restructuring can be dangerous to health. The two researchers Ulla-Britt Lilleaas and Karin Widerberg have looked into the problem.
Minus script
Why does Jan Erik Vold write? If I did not write, there was a voice missing, the poet should have answered that question.
Satisfied teachers at Bjølsen school
New educational platform with two-teacher system, flexibility and collaboration as important elements, seems to be much of the explanation for the good atmosphere.
Key transcendence
The combination of two of the world's foremost piano virtuosos, Maurizio Pollini and Marc-André Hamelin, and Schumann's transcendental piano music is bound to be a satisfying experience.
Good about war, bad about love
Henrik Hovland's first novel is a strange reading experience. It contains compelling and detailed war portrayals of the unity of a small group under great strain, but it also contains a love story almost cut out of a magazine.
Least common accident?
The Doha WTO meeting was the start of negotiations that could last for two or four years. It is now the negotiations to become concrete. It is now the law in place regarding trade, investment and patent rules.
Oil, war and conspiracies
The United States had plans to bomb Afghanistan before the September 11 terrorist attack. Two French writers have written something they hope will be a "bestseller" on the matter.
The police violate Norwegian law
Police bullying visits, illegal use of blue lights, personal bankruptcies and lost contracts: Read about the hunt for asylum seeker transport.
American Justice
"The terrorists do not deserve the same guarantees and the same legal security that would benefit American citizens in a normal legal process." The statement from ...
Hunting for Arabs
Say the name Jean-Jacques Pascal to an American intelligence officer and he will blush with shame.
Freedom in a small box
Today's improvisational music is a wonderful lubrication of jazz, rock, punk, contemporary music, electronics and noise.
Old book with new topicality
On record speed, October has got Kjell Gjerseth's fire-breaking novel "Chakoo" from 1983 – about Afghanistan, war and chaos.
Silence about special forces
The Norwegian special forces take arm lifts, parachute jump and train to withstand extreme conditions behind the enemy line.
Use up the money!
The question is not what to give to one who has everything, but what one who has everything to spend their money on. Do not despair, the kingdom of the world, for help is near!
Shared knowledge
Just a week after Minister of Education and Research Kristin Clemet said no to the two bids on a national knowledge base, the announcement comes that ...
Afghanistan fell like a house of cards – but what now?
The world fears a civil war in Afghanistan. There is every reason to keep up with developments in Pakistan and Central Asia as well.
Take a Bush and bin Laden walk
If you simplify a simplified theory, it quickly becomes quite complicated. As in the case of Huntington's book on the great civilization smells.
Car wreck to Africa
Car wrecks that had never been allowed to appear on Norwegian roads are exported to Africa.
WTO juggles towards the next round
"West against Rest" was the main battle at the WTO meeting in Doha, Qatar. But at times it became a battle for everyone, and even the most powerful of the mighty had to endure hits that broke in established power relations.