My considerations and opinions about things outside Norway’s borders
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends Finland and perhaps Sweden to NATO. Finland is probably only weeks away from submitting an application for membership, while Sweden may follow suit. Putin’s attempts to pull NATO further away from Russia’s borders may thus have the opposite effect. 1340 kilometers is the border between Finland and Russia. Finland…
On August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact. The agreement is named after the two countries’ foreign ministers Molotov and Ribbentrorp. An additional part to the Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement divided Europe into two. Which lands Germany and the Soviet Union had the right to take. In addition, which lands should…
Recently, Belarus’s main opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky was sentenced to 18 years in prison for organizing demonstrations ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Several others have been sentenced to long prison terms for the same as Sergei Tikhanovsky. Sergei Tikhanovsky was the foremost counter -candidate of the sitting Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko until he…
Where do all the refugees who are now on the border between Belarus and Poland come from? Most probably they were brought by Belarus with two purposes. One is to retaliate against EU sanctions against Belarus after the authorities in Belarus forced a passenger plane to land in Minsk in order to arrest a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently said he wanted a peaceful reunification with Taiwan. Taiwan has never formally declared its independence from China. The reason why Taiwan has not declared independence is simple. Such a declaration will lead to an even more tense relationship between the countries and will probably lead to China taking military…
What will Afghanistan look like under the Taliban? What will everyday life be like for women, what about human rights? There are many questions after the Taliban’s sudden takeover of power in Afghanistan. What seems certain is that the US and NATO’s withdrawal was poorly thought out and went too quickly. The entire 20-year…