Critical to Ethiopia cooperation
With Erik Solheim's visit to Ethiopia this week, the diplomatic relationship between the countries is normalized. That is not necessarily the good thing, says the opposition leader.
The forgotten heroes of the ice
Rather than ring dancing around snow totem poles by Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen this year's book harvest brings stories of the pioneers who were erased from the national memory.
The third gender
Young democracy paves new ground in global rights issues. In Nepal, politician Sunil Pant has been sued by the Supreme Court for recognizing that there are three genders.
The EU is up for dance
At Soria Moria, the red-green government promised increased efforts to influence EU policy. But does the EU really belong to a country that is not a member of the Union?
Ask the King to stop the Norwegian company
Residents of the Spanish village of Merexo fear that Norwegian-owned Stolt Sea Farm will deprive them of their livelihood. Now they have sent a letter to King Harald to stop the company's development plans.
In the eye of the slum
The Mexican feature film La Zona shows what happens when there are scratches in the walls that protect the kingdoms from the slums.
Ask the King to stop the Norwegian company
Residents of the Spanish village of Merexo fear that Norwegian-owned Stolt Sea Farm will deprive them of their livelihood. Now they have sent a letter to King Harald to stop the company's development plans.
When it was written history in Chicago
The United States has torn down a barrier. For Barack Obama, work is now beginning.
Goodbye to the Democracy Grand Prix
When the jury order was removed from the Melodi Grand Prix, we got Russian winners and failures in Western Europe. Now the jury is back, with NRK's support. – A bankruptcy statement, Jostein Pedersen believes.
International columnist: The hope of the financial crisis
When the world's richest heads of state meet in Washington in two weeks, they should discuss how to create a new global economy.
The choice seen from Harlem
On Tuesday, the United States may have its first African-American president. New Time has traveled from a crisis-stricken Wall Street to the historic epicenter of black culture in the United States.
- The IMF has lost credibility
UN economist Heiner Flassbeck believes the International Monetary Fund has played its part. Now the world has to choose between regional solutions and a UN-controlled financial system.
- The IMF has lost credibility
UN economist Heiner Flassbeck believes the International Monetary Fund has played its part. Now the world has to choose between regional solutions and a UN-controlled financial system.
Human rights headwind
Europe loses the fight for human rights in the UN. As China and Russia gain economic and political power, they now also shape the UN's human rights work.
Green crisis solution
Environmental technology can be the way out of the economic crisis. Barack Obama and Erik Solheim are among the optimists.
- Sex purchase ban can become a sleeping pad
In Sweden, measures to help women out of prostitution have been neglected after the purchase of sex was criminalized. Prostitution researcher May-Len Skilbrei is afraid Norway will join the same trap.
The taste of truth
Did you think black olives were naturally black? New books reveal the secrets of the food we eat.
Obama fever in East Africa
A few weeks before the US presidential election 4. November, Barack Obama's supporters are running well outside the US.
- Sex purchase ban can become a sleeping pad
In Sweden, measures to help women out of prostitution have been neglected after the purchase of sex was criminalized. Prostitution researcher May-Len Skilbrei is afraid Norway will join the same trap.
After the financial crisis
Rotten US mortgages have lowered Iceland and caused European banks to quake. Now politicians demand control of the financial markets. – Economic globalization is in danger, says Professor Helge Hveem.
Prize coup
Peace activist Fredrik S. Heffermehl (69) believes that Norwegian NATO loyalty has ruined the peace prize as Alfred Nobel wanted it to be.
Will have support for oil shutdown
Ecuador is calling for international support to save the Waorani territories from oil recovery. This week, Nita defender Anita Rivas met British politicians.
Globalized stories
This fall's film festivals show a clear division of labor: While feature films deal with migration, the difficult questions of global economic relationships are left to the documentary.
Environmentalists said
The Norwegian fishery is certified as sustainable, and the Arctic cod is on the way to recovery. But the situation is still critical for the world's fish stocks.
With the right to exist
Without even standing on the barricades, turtles, monkeys, orchids and trees in Ecuador have now obtained constitutional rights that only humans have had in the past.