Jonathan Littell: Syrian Notebooks
Littell writes for those who want to know the Syrian reality on the body.
Svante Nordin: The War of the Philosophers
Wittgenstein fought heroically at the front – Benjamin simulated war inability. World War I changed Europe forever – and strongly influenced European philosophy as well.
The real threat to the world
They march forward on what appears to be a victory, but no one seems to understand the real danger.
Strong and long-awaited testimonials
By documenting the all-too-well-known international law case against Iran, the documentary provides an important and outrageous insight into the system's ongoing sitting systematic breach of human rights.
Hybris – and stillness afterwards
There is not one, but many stories of hybris, human haughtiness.
The official Russian propaganda narrative fits into the distressed Western Cold War narrative, which we ...
Putin made the living room for western homes – a more grateful task than it may immediately seem.
Two books on Ukraine
To understand the complicated and serious situation that is taking place in the heart of Europe, Richard Sakwa's Frontline Ukraine should be a preferred choice.
Power is shifted in Africa
While the Arab Spring is characterized by stagnation, a quiet revolution is under way in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Movies that speak into the world
The European Film Prize LUX can be interpreted as a propagandistic EU project – but perhaps the prize also contains a way to activate the cinematic arts and increase the chance that the films can contribute to the ongoing social debate.
It lost Palestine
Under the vibrant and prosperous surface of Ramallah, reality smells. It consists of distress, frustration and poverty.
More money for fighter jets and overseas missions
This year's defense budget represents an increase in spending of 9,8 percent compared to 2015. But does the increase in budget contribute to strengthening defense capacity when almost everything goes to the purchase of new fighter aircraft?
Victor Kossakovsky: Varicella
Eurodok Film Festival: Predictable but respectful film about ambitious children caught in the ballet's mandatory melancholy.
"The Lady" and the game about the Earth
Will Aung San Suu Kyi and the new government manage to involve the people when fulfilling the promise of a fair distribution of natural resources? It is...
Fear boycott and exclusion of the Oil Fund
Ethical guidelines for Norwegian lending can mean trouble for the Norwegian Oil Fund.
To die for the world is to be born fully into life
Simone Weil's thoughts on vulnerability as the basic figure for political thinking, we find today with philosophers such as Agamben, Rancière and Butler.
Snowden in the art room at the Whitney Museum
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras places the "war on terror" within the museum's four walls.
Wash, arms industry
When Norway was on arms shopping in the heart of London along with countries such as Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United States and Korea, an artist stood outside trying to call for an attentive look at the world.
Bengt Jangfeldts: A Russian History
Ole Robert Sunde follows folk artist Bengt Jangfeldt's futuristic journey along the Soviet 1970 century.
Is Donald Trump fascist?
He plays on the fears and moods that characterize American society. But does it make sense to call him a fascist?
A limited democracy?
The documentary on police treatment of student demonstrations in London paints a frightening picture of both brutality and the use of the justice system to limit freedom of expression. "The development is worrying," says the director.
Patrick Cockburn: The Rise of the Islamic State
A book about ISIS that has a military more than a religious focus.
"We want a new legal system"
He drafted a constitution for a new Catalan republic – and was sentenced to three years in prison. Ny Tid has met the Catalan lawyer Santiago Vidal.
The most serious stories
With the death of Ståle Eskeland the 26. December 2015, Norway has lost an important alternative voice in foreign and security policy.