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Published in: HomeA death in the CongoOn 18 August, Tjostolv Moland, a 32-year-old former officer of the Norwegian army, was found dead in his prison cell...
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Published in: HomeDon’t look to Norway, Mr Cameron!Many in Britain now suggest taking Norway as an inspiration for successful life outside the EU – but is the...
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Published in: Home'Brexit': a view from NorwayNorway has often been cited as an example of what Britain's future relationship with the EU might look like. One of...
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Published in: HomeInnocence of America: orientalism, hooligans and radicals
This is not a debate about “blasphemy”, about freedom of expression; this is a debate about a carefully orchestrated...
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Published in: HomeRecovering from terror
A year on from the Anders Behring Breivik's terrorist attacks on Norway, Marte Christensen conducted a series of...
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Published in: HomeSomething rotten in the kingdom of Norway
At the end of his trial, the terrorist Anders Behring Breivik was deemed sufficiently sane to be imprisoned. But the...
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Published in: HomeTrilogy of tragedyThree texts taken together invoke Norway’s darkest day in peacetime.
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Published in: HomeNorway’s democratic example
The process and result in the trial of Anders Breivik are a vindication of Norway’s liberal democracy and a lesson...
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Published in: openSecurityBreivik court verdict: security lessons?
Now that the legal question of Anders Breivik’s sanity has been resolved it should be possible to focus more closely...
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Published in: HomeLegal insanity - look to Norway?The Norwegian penal law is one of the very few in the world that adheres to what is referred to as the medical...
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Published in: HomeJustice is just a wordThis Friday, Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik hears his verdict. It will do little to console the wreckage...
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Published in: HomeOne year after terrorism struck Norway: taking stock
Key figures in the Norwegian media have acted on the assumption that open confrontation with right-wing bloggers and...
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Published in: HomeBreivik and the Norwegian immigration debate
There is a limit to how much you can learn about moderates by looking at extremists. And if you stop noticing the...
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Published in: HomeNotes from the Editor-in-Chief
Our Editor-in-Chief launches a new front page feature. His first note reflects on Norway's past year and the need...
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Published in: HomeNorway - one year after: an open woundPopulist right-wing politicians expressing extreme views on immigration, Islam and Muslims, have in general been...
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Published in: HomeThe power of hate and the potential of Norway
Before 9/11, I hardly knew or saw anyone who wore a hijab or a long beard. Over the past decade, this has changed,...
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Published in: HomeNorway's trial, and a democratic lesson
The legal procedure in the case of Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the Norwegian massacre of July 2011,...
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Published in: HomeNorway's atrocity: a story of non-impact
The immediate reactions to the terrorist attack in Oslo in July 2011 were both politicised and inaccurate. The...
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Published in: HomeHeart Against Stone: the story of a survivor from UtøyaThis excerpt is the first English translation of a remarkable account of the experience of one of the young...
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Published in: HomeEurope’s radical right: recognising and managing the ‘threat’
Safeguarding communities and nations from the potential threats of radical right narratives is not about controlling...
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