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Leadership in crisis: a Nordic counter-reaction to Trump
With cuts to USAID, the world needs greater and more effective investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Norway's war profits should be spent on defending Ukraine
The Oil Fund's "rule of action" is subordinate to peace in Europe. We can no longer allow ourselves to be Europe's Uncle Screw.
Criticism must be based on facts to contribute to improvement
A former aid adviser criticizes both aid organizations, Norad and Long Term for defending themselves rather than providing answers. But without truthful stories, there is little to answer.
Have we reached “peak aid”?
The United States and several European countries are turning their backs on the world. Is this the beginning of the end for aid as we know it?
Three AI advancements to look out for in 2025
War, film and work are among the areas that will be characterized by KI in 2025.
Deepseek should be a wake-up call. It's time for Norway to develop its own AI.
Artificial intelligence is too important to be left to oligarchs and party dictatorships.
Aftenposten prevents an enlightened aid debate
Shutting down aid is as knowledgable as shutting down health care.
We are not prepared for the most severe threats
The white paper on total preparedness national security, but we do not know what dangers threaten us or what to do about them.
More knowledge-based aid. What's the next step?
Tighter budgets and new crises make it even more important to have knowledge-based and cost-effective aid. Norway is already doing a lot to make this happen, but we have more to go on. A working group has presented a report with new recommendations.
Media coverage
The economists banged on, but the Research Council only let in the technologists
Bram Timmermans responds to Braanen Sterri's chronicle about the lack of presence of social economists when the “Ki-milliardern” was handed out.
Advarer mot Norec-nedleggelse
Fremskrittspartiet vil kutte støtten til Norec dersom det blir borgerlig regjering til høsten, noe også Langsikt tok til orde for notatet "Tid for omprioritering". Det advarer utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust (Ap) sterkt imot.
Kritiserer ny 100-dagersplan: Langsikt må tenke mer langsiktig
Tankesmien Langsikt mener at en ny regjering bør gjøre 20 endringer i bistanden i løpet av sine første 100 dager. – Det er et utålmodig notat der ting skal gjøres fort, sier CMI-forsker Ottar Mæstad.
Eirik Mofoss om endringer i et langsiktig perspektiv på Storebrand-konferansen
Se hele foredraget på Storebrand sine nettsider.
Jan-Christian Vestre and Eirik Mofoss at Ekko
The Minister of Health and Care Services and the Generel Manager of Langsikt spoke about the WHO, the aid cuts, health security and the EU Health Union.
Stortingsseminar om Framtidspanelet den 2. juni
En oppsummering fra stortingsseminaret om Framtidspanelets anbefalinger om Oljefondet ligger tilgjengelig på Framtidspanelets nettsider. Langsikt var medarrangør av eventet.
High-level power play ahead of Gavi's funding round
Development Today writes about the upcoming Gavi replenishment and mentions Langand Eirik Mofoss's work with Norwegian authorities and with the Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health.
Sigrid Bratlie on the podcast Drivkraft
“Everyone who is safe is wrong,” says the scientist who believes the Covid virus originated in a Wuhan laboratory. She hopes she's wrong.
Three media cases in Panorama Nyheter following Long-Term memo on “Locally led support for development”.
Development Minister Åsmund Aukrust and three civil society organisations have responded to the criticism in a new memo from Langwho believes that too much power and money in aid is being left in Norway.
“The Mystery of Wuhan - The Hunt for the Origin of the Covid Pandemic” by Sigrid Bratlie with various media coverage in newspapers, television and on the radio.
The book of Langsikt's senior advisor was reviewed by NRK, VG and Morgenbladet, and Sigrid was interviewed by Aftenposten, Nettavisen and Vårt Land, and appeared on Dagsrevyen, Good Morning Norway and Wolfgang W on launch day.