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Improving the efficiency of Norwegian aid through the UN and the World Bank
In 2023, 31.7 billion Norwegian kroner (54% of Norway's aid budget) was allocated through multilateral organizations, with the UN system and the World Bank Group being the two main recipients. This note presents recommendations to the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Norad on how the foreign service can become a more effective and coordinated donor to Norway's largest partners. We focus on the UN system and the World Bank in this first note of the series.
An invisible environmental poison costs millions of lives
Lead in food and paint causes health damage to millions of children every year. Poor countries in particular have a long way to go.
Salmon suffering is Norway's darkest secret
... and the government does nothing. Here are four steps that can help with Norway's biggest animal welfare disaster.
AI must be democratic and cheap
Last week, the leading AI company Open AI announced that the premium version of the best Chat GPT model will go from costing $20 to $200 a month. So you have to spend 25,000 Norwegian kroner a year if you want the latest technology from Silicon Valley.
California has declared a state of emergency. The bird flu could become a global pandemic.
We are in a race against the clock.
Hello, power cable opponents. Can any of you show me where I'm wrong?
High electricity prices are a blessing.
Norwegian aid 2025 - what do the different parties think?
We have looked at the parties' alternative aid budget. Here's what we found.
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.