Assoc. Prof. of International Studies at Oslo New University College. @UWC & @UVa alumna. Fulbright Visiting Fellow at @ClementsCenter @UTAustin fall 2024.
Oslo, Norway
Joined November 2010
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Har vært gjest i Trygdekontoret, der jeg og Thomas Seltzer diskuterte min nye bok, "USA: En nekrolog?" Jeg fikk til og med inn et par setninger i samtalen, det er derfor Thomas ser så trist ut.
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Michigan’s Muslim population is 2-3 times larger than its Jewish population. The feelings of the latter get blanket attention, whereas I’ve seen no analysis or reporting on how Michigan Muslims feel about Rogers’ messaging and ads suggesting his Muslim opponent is a terrorist
If you're trying to understand why so many Michigan Jewish Democrats are defecting, I wrote in August about it. It's not, per se, about foreign policy. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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The results of Israel’s elections demonstrate how racism has permeated the Jewish collective—not just the fascist contingent of Smotritch, Ben Gvir, Netanyahu & their ilk. The Palestinian-Arab citizens of Israel continue to be targeted, excluded & smeared while the Zionist majority brazenly adopts the extremist policies of genocidal Israel.
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#Newsletter from the Editor: Geopolitics in the Arctic are unfolding right before us. As I write this, two Chinese vessels have been positioned off the Norwegian coast for two weeks, China is testing satellites in the Arctic and Putin is testing @NATO
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Det er bemerkelsesverdig at Jan Heiret må gå av som direktør for Holocaust-senteret rett og slett for å ha gjort jobben sin - for å ha forsvart akademisk frihet. klassekampen.no/artikkel/202…
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NEWS: I quit the newspaper to launch an independent newsletter covering power and politics in Louisiana. Sign-up to @perdidostnews to receive a morning dispatch with the latest from New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and beyond. perdidostreet.news/
Welcome to Perdido Street, an independent newsletter covering power and politics in Louisiana. Today's edition featured an exclusive on the stalled negotiations between New Orleans and @essencefest over a contract that would bring the event back in 2027. perdidostreet.news/p/essence…
EN UKE TIL MELLOMVALGET! Blå bølge, blå tsunami... eller blå fis? Valgsystemet og ikke minst forsøket på valgjuks fra Republikanerne er viktige momenter her. Les min guide til mellomvalget:
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"Top officials in the State Department made clear that only candidates who voted for President Donald Trump would be eligible for the mid-to-upper level foreign service roles. They also told candidates that their campaign donation history would be examined and any donation to Democrats would be disqualifying."
SCOOP: The State Dept has started asking career diplomats up for promotion if they voted for Trump in 16, 20, 24.
Federal law prohibits politically based hiring for career staff.
State tells @washingtonsun it's screening for "fidelity" and execution of the president's vision👇
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Din guide til mellomvalget i USA
Demokratene ligger veldig godt an. Men det er begrenset hvor mange nye seter de kan vinne ved valget 3. november.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds talks in Oslo with top US envoys in a bid to get strained relations with Washington "on a more constructive path", Norway says. u.afp.com/SCzK
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Arrived in Norway with my team. Important meetings are scheduled: a trilateral with Jonas Gahr Støre and Alex Stubb, a bilateral with Steve Witkoff, and a meeting of all four of us. I will also have an audience with King Haakon VIII of Norway and a meeting with the Storting. We are maintaining all contacts that can help bring peace. We will also discuss strengthening our air defense and joint production. I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine and a dignified path to peace.
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WSJ Editorial Board:
“Congress is preoccupied with the Nov. 3 election, but Mr. Trump may not appreciate the anger he’s courting if he keeps aiding Mr. Putin. When the election is over there needs to be a bipartisan reckoning for Mr. Trump’s budding alliance with the Kremlin against Ukraine, Europe and American interests.”
Amen.
Norwegian news right now: Keeping track of the historic meeting today while trying to explain why on earth Steve Witkoff, golf buddy and business associate of Trump, is involved in any of this... (Headline reads, "Had never even done diplomacy two years ago").
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Ossoff: Now maybe you saw Trump's so desperate he's begging Putin for diesel. But listen to this, at the very same time, the White House is brokering the sale of billions in Russian energy assets to people who fund the Trump family and the Trump campaign. We're talking oil fields, refineries, gas stations all over the world to be sold to the first family's cronies in a deal brokered and backed by the U.S. government…
Amidst a global energy crisis, the president's son-in-law and the president's business partner are brokering the sale of Russian oil fields to the first family's friends. The same friends who have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Trump family businesses.
And then there's Marco Rubio committing $1.6 billion of your money to back the Trump boys' mining interests in Kazakhstan. Did you hear about that? Pete Hegseth steering hundreds of millions of Pentagon dollars to back Don Jr.'s magnet investment. Venezuelan oil money turning up in Qatari bank accounts. Because, see, they are literally the elites they pretend to hate. And here's the bottom line: If you're involved in any of this, next year you'll be raising your right hand and swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God, in front of the United States Congress.
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Then why doesn’t Musk call on Putin to end the war and withdraw his invading force?
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"What if Trump is pivoting to Putin not to help his party to win but because he really wants Russia to?" @sbg1 wonders. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
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It's been a good week for Putin. In recent days, Trump has:
* Struck a diesel deal lifting some sanctions
* Restricted Starshield for Ukraine
* Cut intel warnings of Russian missile launches against Ukraine for several days
* Canceled Lindsey Graham sanctions
* Demanded Ukraine dump Zelensky
* Absolved Russia for helping Iran fight the US
* Pushed Europe to resume buying Russian gas
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I'm in the West Bank this week as part of the “Protect the Harvest” coalition along with @israelispeaceny, @ucpinpalestine & Protect the Harvest, which is bringing people together from around the world to help Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the face of state-sanctioned settler terrorism.
Our goals for the trip are to help protect the olive harvest — and to shed a light on the reality of the occupation. To ensure that international solidarity goes beyond the harvest, to become a sustained commitment to protecting Palestinian communities from settler violence, forced displacement, and the ongoing threats to their right to remain on their land.
And, speedily and in our day, to secure human rights, safety, equality & freedom for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Thankfully, our corner of today's harvest was peaceful and successful. But violence unfortunately is never far away.
We’ll keep you posted on our efforts this week, especially the stories we hear from Palestinians on the ground. Protect the Harvest.