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Konflikt

Conflict is an editorial mainline in MODERN TIMES, where we look at violent conflicts, and the military and the use of weapons.

Four civilians were killed by artillery as they queued to get out of Donetsk

As the war in eastern Ukraine enters its third year, the weapons are heavier and the losses more than in many months. 
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A new era in the land of Kilimanjaro

Most people agree that Tanzania's new head of state, John Magufuli, has earned his nickname "The Bulldozer." But where do the boundaries between clean-up and over-control go?
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Who is shooting prime ministers?

The hatred of Olof Palme was intense in several camps when he was killed in 1986, and the theories around who would remove him are many.  
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Nordmann among bombs and casualties in Yemen

Sissel Overvoll works for MSF in war-torn Yemen: "We are constantly hearing air strikes and getting patients injured by bombing every single day," the Norwegian nurse says. 
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Female Leadership for Peace 

Throughout history, women have been constantly neglected as important peacemakers. But it is absolutely crucial to invest in women as leaders, peace brokers and ...
Linda Noor -

From power politics to anxiety politics

The nuclear issue became more and more important in Orientering in the years leading up to 1958. The newspaper was active in its coverage and not least prior to its ...
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NATO is criticized for "distorted and dishonest" documentary

Professor Richard Sakwa believes that NATO is conducting pure propaganda in a new documentary about the fire in Odessa two years ago, which took 42 lives.
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High block under attack

Grimstad Short Film Festival: The Government Building and its Social Democratic Symbolic Value were attacked 22. July 2011. But are there perhaps other and more peaceful forces that threaten the same values?
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As the sun fell over Hiroshima

Through the filmmaker's own family history, The Day tells the Sun Fell about the consequences of Japan's nuclear bombing – a national trauma constantly associated with stigma and lack of knowledge in the Sun's realm. 
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Mahmud's Escape (streaming!)

It is deeply poignant to come close to Mahmoud's family during the flight from Syria to Switzerland. Even the life-threatening inflatable boat ride over icy seas has been documented – with a small mobile camera.
Hilde Susan Jaegtnes -

Masterpiece on the history of South Africa

The history book we needed about South Africa has finally arrived – and it probably couldn't have been carried by anyone else. The story is dramatic, diverse and appalling, but also leaves behind optimism and hope.
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Freshwater pearl about the Bosnia war

Reading Faruk Sehic's novel is like washing off the gray dust of everyday language and the sweaty smell of political dichotomies.
Birgitte Bjørnøy -

The documentary filmmaker who had learned the lesson say

Revealing documentary about Kadyrov's Chechnya, or propaganda film in favor of Putin's Russia? Our reviewer thinks the latter.
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War crimes with Norwegian ammunition?

The war in Yemen has led to the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. All the warring parties are responsible for war crimes, according to the UN. Nevertheless, Norway continues to export arms to the parties.
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US soldiers ignore rape of Afghan children

NATO soldiers in Afghanistan are training Afghan security forces to respect human rights, the US president claims. At the same time, it appears that US soldiers have been ordered to overlook systematic rapes of children perpetrated by the same security forces.
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Is there war in Western Sahara?

"Unless the peacekeeping force is restored, we are forced into a war to achieve independence," says a Saharawan journalist.
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