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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.
Gene technology for better fish welfare
GMO anxiety does not merely cost the aquaculture industry billions of Norwegian kroner; it also harms the lives and health of salmon. To prevent avoidable suffering, industry leaders and policymakers must act quickly.
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.
Welcome as new NORAD Director
You can make Norwegian aid even better. Here are 10 suggestions on how.
This is how budget growth can be slowed
The government should get help to stop new spending. It comes out in the state's own evaluation.
Media coverage
Abid Raja profile removed from booking agency after lecture criticism
Sondre Hansmark, seniorrådgiver i Langsikt, kritiserte Abid Raja for å ta betalt for å holde foredrag. I mediestormen som fulgte ble profilen til Raja hos bookingbyrået fjernet. Saken ble også dekket i VG, Nettavisen og Dagsnytt 18.
Interview with Nobel laureate in economics, Micheal Kremer, about the cuts to USAID
Micheal Kremer recently visited Oslo and gave lectures on effective aid, among others, hosted by Lang. The general manager of Long-Term, Eirik Mofoss, is interviewed in the report.
Aksel Braanen Sterri diskuterer Framtidspanelet på TV2 Nyhetskompaniet
Fagsjef i Langsikt gjestet TV2 Nyhetskompaniet fredag 16. mai.
“You can't get AI to generate something completely similar to, for example, Munch's paintings [...] without them having trained on their images"
Anders Eidesvik, AI advisor in Langsikt, is interviewed about copyright and AI in NRK.
What happened to the climate fight? Sondre Hansmark on Civita podcast
Is the Greta Thunberg generation dead, or does the climate fight just look different in 2025? Hear episode of “Think About It!” with Sondre Hansmark, a senior adviser in Langsikt and former leader of the Young Liberal Party.
Sigrid Bratlie on podcast about cell and gene therapy
What is cell and gene therapy, what treatments are approved and what are the bottlenecks and opportunities? Sigrid Bratlie, special adviser Langsikt, spoke about this and more as a guest on the podcast Radium.
NOREC exchange and information support are ineffective, says the think-tank Langsikt
A number of measures in Norwegian aid are “not effective” and should be cut altogether, Eirik Mofoss and Cindy Robles said in an interview with Panorama. The money saved, they will spend on other aid measures.
Digitalization minister Tung is one of the Parliament's least in-demand ministers.
The Parliament's lack of interest in digitalisation is worrying. “There is still a prevailing view that digitalisation is an unsexy political area,” says Anders Eidesvik in Langsikt.
Do you keep up with the AI development? Here are the main breakthroughs now
“The trend seems to have accelerated recently [and] this is perhaps the most important technical development happening right now,” says Jakob Graabak, AI expert and special adviser in Langsikt.
Eirik Mofoss on the podcast Liberal Halvtime
What is long-term policy, and why do we need to think long-term? General Manager of Langsikt, Eirik Mofoss, discusses with Mathilde Fasting about what should be done to get more long-term vision in politics.