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Rødt considers capitalism to be the fundamental structure behind the world's main challenges, whether it is about war, exploitation or climate change. With this ideological starting point, war is considered a natural consequence of the economic system we live in. The party therefore wants a transition from capitalism to socialism. With this starting point, Rødt's work program for 2021–2025 appears[1] as stronger in its anti-war rhetoric than the other programmes. The policy proposed here for the defensive arrangement of the Armed Forces, and raising the threshold for going to war, is thus also more radical than that of the other parties.
Rødt's work program assumes that Norway is an integral part of the global imperialist system, which is militarily rooted in the "attack alliance NATO". Here, Norway operates in a subordinate role in relation to US interests. Therefore, Norway has gone from being a "nation of peace" to becoming a "nation of war". Red wants to free Norway from this structure. Thus, working for example for arms control or disarmament within the framework of NATO is not a relevant issue. Based on Rødt's ideology, there is also not always a distinction between the political and the economic in military policy. This is because it is fundamentally about oppressors and those who are oppressed. The arms industry is therefore also understood as an economic actor that benefits from high levels of tension and conflict.
In Rødt's work program for 2021–2025, it is argued that the threshold for going to war must be increased considerably. This is because Norway's warfare abroad harms those who live there, but also because it makes Norway more insecure. The program declares support for an international legal order that safeguards international law. Rødt wants Norway to contribute to resolving conflicts peacefully, so that abuse and violence are limited. Furthermore, peace efforts and humanitarian efforts must be prioritized, and imperialist wars of aggression must be opposed. Rødt will work to ensure that Norway's main role internationally is to contribute to disarmament, peace mediation and long-term support for reconstruction after conflicts.
A peace perspective Rødt's election program is alone on, is the right to military refusal; political work in that military; and the right to training in forms of civil resistance. Red will work to ensure that training is provided to civilian peacekeeping contingents who can carry out relief work in conflicts where the parties accept this. Such promotion of civilian non-violent conflict management is rare and clearly based on peace politics.
[1] As explained above, the last program is added here
draft for the national meeting as a basis.
