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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?”
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?
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— Norwegian UN support should be streamlined
Norwegian support for the World Bank and the United Nations is characterised by too many agreements, costly intermediaries and poor coordination, according to the think tank Langsikt.
Lederliv with Eirik Mofoss
CEO of Lang, Eirik Mofoss, has been a guest on the podcast Lederliv with Ole Christian Apeland. There they discuss, among other things, management, donations and Eirik's experiences in starting a new political think tank.
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.