The Netherlands decided to take Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for Russia’s involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) 6 years ago. Justice for the victims has the highest priority for the government of the Netherlands. Shot down over Ukraine MH17 was shot down over the area controlled…
I remember the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Chances would have it so that I was lying at home on the sofa with a broken leg when the Olympics started and was at home during the entire summer Olympics. I got to see legendary long jump, Americans with clenched fists on the podium. But what I…
Bornholm, which is strategically located in the Baltic Sea, has throughout history been partly in Danish and partly in Swedish hands. But after the end of World War II, it was actually in Soviet hands for 11 months. It wasn’t until 5 April 1946 that peace came to the Danish island. Celebrated the peace…
It is clear for Donald Trump and his rallies. The election campaign in the USA has definitely started. Many are reacting to Donald Trump choosing to move the first public meeting to Tulsa. The town where blacks were subjected to a massacre on 31 May 1921 and 300 died. The choice of city and…
Completely without any attention in the Norwegian media, a new drama unfolds in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine over the Crimean peninsula. The battle for water from the Dnieper. Following Russia’s annexation of the peninsula in 2014, Ukraine shut off its water supply. Water shortages could lead to another major war in central…
I write this blog for two reasons. Firstly, it’s a fun story and secondly, an easy way to explain what a financial bubble is. Strange as it may sound, this story is true. That is the story when tulips were the cause of the financial bubble in the Netherlands. Netherlands and tulips The Netherlands…