The past week has shown that increased freedom of speech is needed in Norway. It testifies to the fates of the whistleblowers Odd F. Lindberg, Mordechai Vanunu and Per Yngve-Monsen.
Next week, the Foreign Ministry is heading to the Middle East to negotiate for the Palestinians' freedom of movement. But among Palestinians there is little faith in the international community.
Cutting Thursday is five years since the US invaded Iraq. Now the US authorities claim they are on the right path, but for the Iraqis, it is still far off.
Norway is gambling that Putin, Hu, Chavez and Bush are good investment objects. Ny Tid presents here how the Petroleum Fund invests more and more Norwegian money in controversial states.
Hans Olav Lahlum: When Kjell Magne Bondevik and Børge Brende were in government, the answers about Burma were a study in non-committal fog talk and explanations.