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Survey on Norwegians' attitudes to aid
Langsikt has designed a survey on Norwegians' attitudes to aid, which was conducted by Ipsos on a representative sample of 1,069 Norwegians in the two weeks before the election in September 2025. Press the Download button to read the full report in which Ipsos summarizes the results.
Five predictions about the future of aid
International aid is not dead, but changing. Five trends in particular will shape the future of development, according to aid veteran Masood Ahmed.
The Arguments "Bondelaget" Leads Are Weak
Farmers should not stand in the way of GMOs that can make the farming industry more sustainable and strengthen fish welfare.
Preserving the wealth tax is good conservative policy
The wealth tax is an insurance against the greater vulnerability of the tax system, writes Aksel Braanen Sterri in a reply to Eirik Løkke.
Genetic engineering for better fish welfare
GMO fears are costing the farming industry billions - and going beyond the lives and health of salmon.
Media crisis on the stairs
Artificial intelligence can undermine the media business model.
Not everyone has 100 days
Norwegian aid can save more lives, if it is properly prioritised by our politicians. Read how on langsikt.no/en/100dager
Climate Investment Fund should be scaled up without Ministry of Finance as brake
Parliament has asked the government to strengthen the Climate Investment Fund, but the way it is done is crucial. The Treasury Department should not stand in the way.
Can't we trust the rich?
The country's richest are not fulfilling their part of the societal contract.
Media coverage
Maya (38) was selected to sit in a public panel: — Like winning the Lotto
The citizens who will sit on the Future Panel, a people's panel that will discuss Norway's wealth and future, have now been selected. TV2 Nyheter interviews some of the participants.
Nigeria's Minister of Health: Norwegian leadership can save lives
Better global health will benefit everyone, both in Nigeria and Norway, writes Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Muhammad Ali Pate.
Norway is gearing up against bird flu
VG writes about Norway's response to bird flu, and mentions Langsikt among key actors who have warned against the virus early on.
I'm a cable skeptic. Here is an answer to a power cable supporter.
Øystein Sjølie, social economist and author of “The Oil Book: How Norwegian Oil and Gas Makes the World a Better Place”, has written a response to Aksel Braanen Sterri's column on electricity cables in Aftenposten.
The biggest research breakthroughs of the year
Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie, together with Torkild Jemterud, Inga Strümke and Aksel Kjær Vidnes, summarizes the science and technology year 2024 in two parts of Abels Tårn. Part 2 of the programme can be found on NRK radio's website.
Pandemics cannot be predicted
Professor Emeritus Stig S. Frøland writes in Aftenposten about the bird flu and Norway's pandemic preparedness, and comments, among other things, on the uncertainty of the numbers on the likelihood of a pandemic, which the Stoltenberg committee and several of Langsikt's staff often have referred to.
Fears a new pandemic
Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor in Langsikt Sigrid Bratlie is interviewed about the risk of a bird flu pandemic following outbreaks of the virus in 659 U.S. dairy farms.
The bird flu could become a race against the clock
Molecular biologist and Senior Advisor at Langsikt, Sigrid Bratlie, fears a new pandemic as a result of the flare-up of bird flu in the US.
New ChatGPT is a master at deceiving you
The latest model of ChatGPT has proven in new tests to be able to deceive its users. Anders Eidesvik, AI advisor in Langsikt, comments on the story and calls this a warning shot of what may come when agents and even more advanced systems become widely available.
Bill Gates on Norway: Never before has the world had a bigger need for Norway's moral leadership
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in Aftenposten about the importance of Norwegian leadership on global aid. He highlights, among other things, the Stoltenberg Committee on Global Health, and underlines the conclusions of the report they presented in November.