“Jeg kan ikke tenke meg noe bedre uttrykk for fremtidshåp enn å plante et tre som du selv aldri vil sitte i skyggen av.”
Asle Toje (b. 1974)
Asle Toje (b. 1974) is the Deputy Leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee which is responsible for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is a scholar and an author who has lived and worked in Germany, France, Belgium, England, and the United States. He was educated at the Universities of Oslo and Tromsø and received his PhD from Cambridge University. He speaks English and Norwegian and dabbles in German and Spanish.
While at Cambridge, Toje worked on three main fields of study: international relations theory, war studies and European studies. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis, titled “American Influence on EU Security Policies,” under the supervision of Geoffrey Edwards.
Asle Toje is the author of numerous acclaimed books on international politics, peace, and history. His works reflect a deep understanding of global affairs and the pursuit of peace.
Essays & Commentary
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Suez i Hormuz?
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Publisert i E24 dem 10 mai 2026 Amerikansk eventyrpolitikk setter Europa i et strategisk dilemma Asle Toje, utenrikspolitisk forsker og…
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Supersyklus: Lær deg ordet.
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For Oljefondet kan kollidere med et godstog ved navn Fremtiden Asle Toje, utenrikspolitisk forsker og kommentator Vår tid er preget…
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Når Norden rimer
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Publisert i Weekendavisen 24 Mar 2026 Det danske valget forener taktisk mestring med strategisk blindhet. Skandinavisk politikk er ikke synkron, men…
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En kald erkjennelse
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Publisert i Weekendavisen 10 Jan 2026 Forvaret av Grønland: Hva sagaene lærer oss om geopolitikkAsle TojeIkke siden trekongemøtet i Malmø…
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På tilliten løs
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Publisert i E24 21 Feb 2026Lenge ble engasjementspolitikkens kritikere mistenkeliggjort. Vi fikk rett.Asle Toje Kritikken av norges humanitær-politiske kompleks kom…
Podcasts
Events
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Transatlantic Diplomacy after 9/11: The U.S. and Norway Collective Memory Project
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Click Here to download a transcription of this interview Biographical Note: Dr. Asle Toje (D.Phil., University of Oxford) served as research…
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Vladimir Putin Meets with Members of the Valdai Discussion Club.
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Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai Discussion Club’s 14th Annual Meeting, which this year took the…
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Globalizing Compassion: Advancing the Work of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
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“Friends! We live in an age of rapid globalisation. We are connected through high-speed Internet. We exchange our goods and…
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The Nobel Peace Prize: Past, Present, and Future
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The Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious award of its kind in the world, and Asle Toje, a member…
Books & Edited Volumes
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Mellemspil: Historien om tiåret da Europa brast 2010-2020
De gamle klassiske akser i europæisk politik er brudt sammen på tværs af verdensdelen og i de store nationale parlamenter. Men ud af sammenbruddet vokser også noget nyt. Hvad det…
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Will China’s Rise Be Peaceful?: Security, Stability, and Legitimacy
The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century. More than a dramatic symbol of the redistribution of global wealth, the event has…
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The European Union as a Small Power: After the Post-Cold War (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)
The post-Cold War period is coming to an end. After a decade of foreign policy integration Europe faces multipolarity internally divided and externally weak. Toje argues that due to the…
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The Causes of Peace: What we know now
Almost a decade after Steven Pinker published his seminal book The Better Angels of Our Nature and popularised interest in the idea that humanity is becoming more peaceful, the debate…
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Rødt, hvitt & blått: Om demokratiet i Europa
Europa er inne i en brytningstid. Kartet stemmer dårlig overens med terrenget. De arvede sjablongene, begrepene som vi har brukt til å forstå vår samtid med dekker bare deler av…
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Neoclassical realism in European politics: Bringing power back in.
Realism is making a comeback in Europe. This book brings together a new generation of realist scholars. It provides a rigorous survey for specialists seeking to understand the dynamics of…
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Jernburet: Liberalismens krise
Hvorfor utkontraktere folkestyret til Brussel? Fordi det lønner seg. Hvorfor akseptere frihandel som fører til tap av jobber? Fordi det lønner seg. Hvorfor godta kontinuerlig masseinnvandring? Fordi det lønner seg.…
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Gullbrikkespillet
Alle vet at i Europa gnisser en ny, innvandret underklasse mot den innfødte trygdeklassen; vi vet at liberalismen er i krise, og at middelklassen har delt seg i kosmopolitter og…
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America, the EU and Strategic Culture: Renegotiating the Transatlantic Bargain (Contemporary Security Studies) 1st Edition
This book provides a provocative analysis of relations between Europe and America during the tempestuous years 1998-2004. Analysing EU foreign policy, it concludes that the lessons learnt in interacting with…
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EUROPATRILOGIEN
Samleutgave av Asle Tojes tre bøker, Rødt, hvitt og blått, Jernburet og Gullbrikkespillet. Man trenger ikke å være enig i alt Toje skriver. Men det er forfriskende å lese frimodige…