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More weapons will prolong the war

Lars Birkelund: War as ordered? – NATO, Ukraine, Russia, Russophobia and other reasons for the war in (about) Ukraine

UKRAINE: There are many indications that the war in Ukraine has been provoked and desired by the USA and NATO. The mass media have turned into effective ideological institutions that perform a system-supporting propaganda function.
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Why do we resort to bombs and guns?

Christopher Blattman: Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace

WAR: Christopher Blattman's long-term project has been to explore the reasons why conflict between groups and nations erupts into war.
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The military-industrial complex

MODERN TIMES CONVERSATIONS: From someone who should know the intricacies of foreign policy and geopolitics: Thorbjørn Jagland on military rearmament and enemy images – when it comes to the USA, Russia, China, Turkey, and Libya.
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What is security today?

Debate: If we want peace, we must prepare for peace, not war. In the preliminary party programs, no party in the Storting is in favor of disarmament.
Ingeborg Breines -

Galtung's method of peace

CONFLICT RESOLUTION:: Johan Galtung turns 90 on UN Day on 24 October.
Susanne Urban -

When the Nobel Peace Prize winners meet

NOBEL PEACE SUMMIT: Is there any point in such meetings, or are they just for a narrower circle?
Ingeborg Breines -

Can the desire for peace win over American warlifers?

USA VS CHINA: US foreign policy elite engages in anti-Chinese rhetoric and has cut diplomacy in favor of demands.
Ann Lee -

On a tandem bike into the future

Becky Alexis-Martin: Disarming Doomsday: The Human Impact of Nuclear Weapons since Hiroshima

: NUCLEAR WEAPONS: Despite repeated demonstrations, the nuclear weapons are still with us, and they are at least as dangerous as before. This book contains what you need to know about the history of nuclear weapons.
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Is it really useful to get involved in peace policy issues?

: The current government no longer supports peace information work.
Anneli Setalo -

- There is no contradiction between the peace movement, the Home Defense or the Defense

: MODERN TIMES is on site and asks Home Guard soldiers who participated in the Trident Juncture exercise in Central Norway recently, why they joined the military and their relationship to war.
Kaisa Ytterhaug -

When is Norway on the track?

: Great power policy puts sticks in the wheels of the Weapons Convention's work to ban autonomous weapons systems. The columnist from Norges Fredslag calls for Norway's involvement in the case.
Lene Grimstad -

An obedient NATO lackey

: Central Norway is preparing to receive 40 soldiers and the comprehensive NATO exercise Trident Juncture, which starts in October. Imagine if we could have an equally gigantic peace exercise?
Kari Elisabet Svare -

Johan Galtung: How is Norway going?

: How independent and critical can one be? In part 2 of the double interview with Johan Galtung, we talk about Norway's relations with the USA, Sweden, Muslims, anarchism and Marxism.
Truls Lie -

A little war, if appropriate

Kristoffer Egeberg: Peace nation Norway

: The nation of peace Norway shows how laxly controlled our «peace contributions» in the world are.
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Full 100-page MODERN TIMES including the appendix Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

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