What ails Europe?
A region likely to underperform in the medium to long term. Published in The European Spectator, March 23 2012 Amidst the first green shoots of an American economic recovery Europe…
Asle Toje
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Iran’s willingness to confront US and Israel points to its potential to be Mideast’s new leading power
January 2 2007 The Financial Times From Dr Asle Toje. Sir, David Gardner is correct in his end-of-year prediction that the chances of American military action against the Iranian nuclear…
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If Nato fails, so too does Europe on security
By Benjamin Schreer and Asle Toje Published in The Financial Times March 11 2008 Nato’s struggle preoccupies European strategic debate. Nato is fighting an uphill battle to maintain alliance cohesion in the…
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Farcical, indeed.
Dominic Green’s essay (January 9, 2021) on Unni Turrettini’s new book “The farce of the Nobel Peace Prize” is riddled with factual errors. It is claimed that “the idea was…
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Vår Afghanske Krig
To år før tilbaketrekningen fra Afghanistan er etterkrigsoppgjøret alt i gang. Debatten om hvorvidt intervensjonen er vellykket eller mislykket, er for lengst over. Optimistene tapte. Forklaringene spriker i alle retninger.…
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Obamas tale
La det med en gang være sagt. Jeg har aldri hørt en så god utenrikspolitisk redegjørelse. Vaglet på den lange benken langs langveggen i Rådhussalen grep jeg meg i å…