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Democracy extremism

While Myanmar's population has gained greater freedom and must vote in parliamentary elections on 8. November, Buddhist extremism, abuse and discrimination against Muslims is being institutionalized.
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Always prepared (for God and the Fatherland)

Much common thought explains why so many of the foremost leaders of NS's youth work had scouting backgrounds, says idea historian Espen Schaaning.
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The Holocaust should get some rest

Are we serving to keep the wounds of the Holocaust open forever? asks Jewish historian Tony Judt.
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The Babylon, Haunted and Disorient documentaries

Between 21. September and 4. October, the Internet-based viewing platform Doc Alliance Films focused on films about refugees. Here are some of them.
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Meat with Frøy

Bokessay based on Knut Ødegård's Edda poems, volumes I – III (Cappelen Damm, 2013–2015) and Gerður Guðjónsdóttir's Blóðhófnir (Mál og menning, 2010) The veranda faces ...
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To heal moral wounds

We have a duty to take on the war experience of returning soldiers, regardless of political point of view, says author and philosopher Nancy Sherman.
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How to prevent terror

Oslo Dokumentarkino arranged the debate Terrorbeskyttelse vs. legal certainty in connection with the screening of the documentary (T) error (1). It is again interesting to note ...
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"We can't get peace without dreaming about it"

PEACE CONFERENCE: Nordic brotherhood can be the start of a strong, active peace movement.
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A Count in Humanitarian Preparedness

Folke Bernadotte is best known as the leader of the legendary white buses. But he was also a precursor to what today are the cornerstones of Scandinavian diplomacy and foreign policy.
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A ruined country

The new peace agreement will be implemented within 30 months. But is there hope for a ravaged South Sudan?
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Norwegian thorns in the rose bushes gate

An anonymous house on the outskirts of Skien. The Norwegian, suspected of the attack on the Jewish restaurant Goldenberg in Paris in 1982, has found a perfect hiding place. It's no coincidence.
Vibeke Rachline -

New framework for the weapons industry?

The Defense Logistics Organization is closed down and EU directives are introduced. How does this affect the weapons industry?
Tori Aarseth -

One thousand and one stories

IRAK: In the streets, homemade road bombs dominate, and last week at least 76 people were killed by an explosive-charged refrigerator. But on the banks of the river is a statue of Shereherad, the protagonist of the Thousand and One Nights. Baghdad is the city that just goes on and on, where history follows history.
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New, fresh air for Iran

The nuclear deal has created a wave of hope and joy among many Iranians, who have paid a high price while waiting for it.
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Orientering June 17, 1967

Orientering the week after the Six Day War: In this month's Orienteringcolumn, we print both the leader about the role of the Norwegian press during the war in the Middle East and an interview with Jean-Paul Sartre about how he sees the road to peace in the region. This year is 20 years since the Oslo agreement (1993-1995), and we are constantly bringing this topic to Ny Tid.
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The Slavko Curuvija killing: A dry and dangerous media landscape

SERBIA: An ongoing lawsuit in Serbia lays brutal assaults on freedom of the press and freedom of speech under the Milosevic regime. It also places a critical spotlight on today's Serbian media landscape.
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