Tag: foreign policy
Diplomats ‘star’ in award-winning play
Veteran Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen thinks it was a bit "embarrassing" to see himself portrayed in the hit play Oslo on Broadway. Now it's...
US’ mixed signals confuse diplomats
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian diplomats are among those all over Europe finding themselves confused and uncertain since US President Donald J Trump took office in January. Now several are...
Norway’s ‘success’ attracts North Korea
UPDATED: North Korea views Norway's social welfare state as a "success," according to an expert on the isolated country. That may be why talks are reportedly...
Norway boosts its relevance for Trump
NEWS ANALYSIS: Foreign Minister Børge Brende recapped his visit to Washington DC last week with some of the typical diplomatic rhetoric that stressed, for...
‘Norway Creates Jobs in the US’
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende flew to Washington DC this past week with a bold and unusual message for the new US Trump Administration and...
Foreign minister back in the USA
Foreign Minister Børge Brende headed for the US this week, not least to forge new ties and meet more formally with the new US Secretary of State Rex...
How Norway can ease Trump trauma
As Norwegian politicians feel compelled to "wait and see" how their longtime US ally behaves under its tough-talking new president, Donald J Trump, others warn against remaining too...
Foreign minister meeting Duterte
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was back in the Philippines on Friday, with plans to meet the island nation's controversial new president, Rodrigo Duterte. Between...
Canons roared as state visit from Singapore began
The president of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary Tan arrived in Oslo on Monday for the first state visit ever...
Nobel committee surprises again
The Norwegian Nobel Committee defied most all speculation and even, arguably, the voters of Colombia in awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize on Friday...
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