Kevin Rudd: The Avoidable War. The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping’s China
USA / CHINA: Is the current US-China systemic divide unbridgeable? According to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken: "Our relationship with China will be competitive when it has to, cooperative when it can, and hostile when it has to." On the other hand, China is now led by a man who, according to book author Kevin Rudd, has considerable intellectual resources – under his leadership, China has grown into a superpower.
Konflikt: The fact that unemployed urban youth go into drug dealing, street gangs, militias and sectarian political organizations is not surprising. Yet something else may be more important than crime prevention and counter-terrorism.
NRK Radio Theater: Made in Norway – For security and peace
WAR INDUSTRY: When the oil age is over, we can live off war – if we turn right. Drama series Made in Norway raises ethical issues for the Norwegian arms industry.
Baz Lecocq, Amy Niang: Identity societies and temps of crisis
AFRICA: Very many consultants and contract researchers have made good money on the crises in the belt that stretches across Africa. The Sahel has become important not only for Norway, but also for the EU and the USA.
Syria: The Assad family has ruled Syria since 1970. Sam Dagher's new book shows how the family has clung to power at all costs, exposing their cynical strategies and brutal acts of violence.
NO TO USA: The Anti-War Initiative asks the Government to say no to the request from the United States to contribute militarily to the crisis in the Persian Gulf.
ISRAEL: For almost fifty years, Lea Tsemel has been at the forefront of the fight for justice and compassion for those who are lost and impossible to defend.
Eli Berman, David A. Lake: Proxy Wars. Suppressing Violence through Local Agents
: PROXY WARS: The United States and Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia have an indirect involvement in conflicts that are something quite different from conventional warfare.