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Dag Herbjørnsrud

Former editor of MODERN TIMES. Now head of the Center for Global and Comparative History of Ideas.
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The forgotten, global Ibsen

ANALYSIS: Henrik Ibsen claimed he did not have a drop of Norwegian blood over the years. After a full Ibsen year, his global background is still unknown.
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Ibsen code

Ibsen Year 2006 has shown that Ibsen is still best understood outside Norway.
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Peace in ninja ways

Ukraine's choice: This year's Peace Prize winner is best celebrated with Treholt, ninja technique and new Polish spirit.
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Norway's new queens

Ukraine's choice: The language kings have abdicated, Queendom has taken over the throne.
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This is how we remember Anna Politkovskaya

Unfortunately, it is not that Anna Politkovskaya was killed on Saturday, but that it did not happen before.
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Norwegian global problems

[debate] In the commentary "The New Global History" (06.10.) I mentioned the recent issue of Global History.
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Muslim democracy on the rise

Analysis: The world's Muslim countries are becoming increasingly democratic, rich and corruption-free. What's up?
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Shows the way for gays

Analysis: While Norway has become a slowdown in the gay fight, South Africa, Spain and Canada give gays the right to marry.
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The hunt for Pamuk's world

Not without reason, Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk objects to the many cultural interpretations of his books.
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