Our work
Here you will find all our work and everything others write about us. We are constantly working to produce new content, including notes, consultation input, chronicles and debate posts.
Highlighted
Nyeste
Priority areas
All publications
Input to NBIM’s Climate Action Plan: Mitigating climate risk
We encourage NBIM to communicate these risks to policymakers in Norway and abroad and to ‘lead by example’ for other asset owners seeking a roadmap to stay the course on transition amidst unprecedented volatility.
Eiendom Norge conference 2025: When and how will artificial intelligence make a difference in society?
Aksel Braanen Sterri gave a talk at Eiendom Norge's conference to talk about artificial intelligence, and what impact we can expect on society.
Politicisation of knowledge is a serious issue in the debate over the origins of the pandemic
This is a serious matter and there is a lot at stake.
Norway needs more immigration
When Trump sends world-leading scientists on the run, Norway should welcome them with open arms.
Norwegian aid management should be streamlined
How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 2 of 4.
12 climate actions that should be included in a climate agreement
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre wants a broad climate agreement. Now the Storting must seize the climate opportunity — before it is too late, writes Sondre Hansmark in the think-tank Langsikt.
New climate vision for the Støre government
Twelve proposals for a better climate policy before the election
I put my trust in Jens Stoltenberg
Now we have a finance minister who understands security policy better than most. Someone who knows that defending Norway is more than bullets and gunpowder.
Dear Minister of Development: -- The answer to USAID cuts should be increased support for IDA
Senior Adviser Cindy Robles writes this post as an open letter to our Minister of Development: “The World Bank accepts extraordinary contributions at any time, so I hereby challenge you: Will you strengthen the aid superhero through an extraordinary contribution to IDA?”
Media coverage
Serious criticism of Norwegian salmon farming
The Albert Schweitzer Foundation in Germany writes about serious conditions in Norwegian salmon farming, referring to the Langsikt note “Beneath the Surface: The Animal Welfare Crisis in the Farming Industry”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the criticism in a new Langsikt policy note: “Will significantly damage the management and follow-up of Norwegian aid.
The Foreign Ministry rejects the foreign service being subsidised by aid and believes cuts in administration costs of half a billion kronor are a bad idea.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) is spending $500 million too much to administer aid.
In addition, NOK 200 million from UD's operating budget should be transferred to Norad. Cindy Robles, Senior Advisor at Langsikt, is interviewed by Panorama News about new Langsikt policy note.
Will move at least 700 million aid from the State Department
Too much of Norway's aid goes to administration, and an excessively high proportion of administration costs falls to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Eirik Mofoss, General Manager of Langsikt, is interviewed by Minerva about a new Langsikt policy note.
Norway introduces EU regulations for genetically modified food and feed
The EEA regulations with the coaching record of a full 22 years are finally introduced in Norway. Sigrid Bratlie, Senior Advisor at Lang, debated the issue with Geir Pollestad in Dagsnytt 18.
Powerful AI tool launched in Norway: Create videos in seconds
Anders Eidesvik, advisor at Langsikt, is interviewed by NRK in connection with the launch of the AI-video tool Sora in Norway. -We are seeing signs that European leaders will soften the regulations a little bit [around AI]. This is to be able to compete with China and the United States in the field of AI, according to Eidesvik.
The Lab Leak Theory: - The Great Scandal
Sigrid Bratlie, Senior Advisor at Langsikt, believes that the corona pandemic, most likely, was caused by an infectious accident at a laboratory at the Chinese Wuhan Institute of Virology.
It is naive to think that China will not try to exploit the situation.
Jon Lomøy, special advisor at Langsikt, believes that Trump's aid freeze, and expectations of cuts, have created an economic and political vacuum. China may use the situation to strengthen its own influence
Weight loss drugs are an effective measure against obesity
Senior Research Officer in Long Term, Aksel Braanen Sterri, discussed weight loss drugs in Dagsnytt 18 with Carina Elisabeth Carlsen
CIA mener covid trolig stammer fra lab
- Denne saken er den viktigste i vår tid. Hvis forskning og teknologi har skapt en global katastrofe, er vi nødt til å rydde opp i det. Seniorrådgiver i Langsikt, Sigrid Bratlie, er intervjuet om lablekkasjeteorien.