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Crises force changes in foreign policy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Foreign Minister Børge Brende got right to the point when he recently delivered the government's annual foreign policy address to the Norwegian...

Diplomats issue a new border alarm

Two top diplomats in Norway's foreign ministry have warned that the pressure on Europe's borders will only increase, and that border blockades in the Balkans...

Ministry report draws criticism

It didn't take long for an internal and highly pessimistic assessment of the refugee crisis, prepared by diplomats at Norway's foreign ministry, to draw criticism....

Solberg calls in political troops

UPDATED: After a friendly dinner at her residence Monday night, Prime Minister Erna Solberg gathered the leaders of the parties supporting her minority government...

‘Vigilante’ group descends into chaos

Internal conflicts and the appointment of a new leader with a long record of criminal convictions has led to more controversy and chaos for...

Norway ready for spying of its own

The Norwegian defense department's brand new surveillance vessel, dubbed in local media as the country's "spy ship," is taking over intelligence-gathering duties this year...

Fewer Norwegians hail immigration

A new survey shows that the numbers of Norwegians who think immigration is good for the country have fallen markedly during the past year....

Young asylum seekers moved after alleged assaults

More than 20 teenage asylum seekers who arrived in Norway without their families will no longer be allowed to attend classes at a local junior...

Jan Egeland coordinating Syrian aid

Veteran Norwegian diplomat Jan Egeland, a former UN special envoy who most recently has been heading the Norwegian Refugee Council, has been tapped to...

NATO to help fight ‘illegal migration’

UPDATED: Norway, most concerned with securing NATO's help in protecting Arctic areas, appeared skeptical this week towards efforts aimed at drawing NATO into the refugee crisis. NATO ministers...

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