Category: Business News
For decades, American foreign policy has rested on a consensus view about the United States’ role in the world. In an international order where there is one unrivaled superpower, foreign policy experts agree that U.S. soldiers and taxpayer dollars are essential for preserving global stability. But that is an assumption that is not necessarily shared […]
Source: Time
Category: Business News
OSLO — Norway’s government approved on Thursday the building of a copper mine near Europe’s northernmost point despite years of opposition from indigenous Sami herders and fishermen. Norway’s decision on the copper mine has been viewed as a litmus test for the Arctic, where climate change and technology are enabling mineral and energy extraction, shipping […]
Source: Reuters
Category: Business News
The richest Scandinavians are having a budget dispute involving Norway’s worst terrorist and a capsized warship. The row started after Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg proposed an “under the line” budget item to cover the estimated 19 billion kroner ($2.2 billion) it will cost to replace a navy frigate that collided with a tanker and […]
Source: Bloomberg
Published: February 2, 2019
Category: Business News
By Sveinung Sleire Kicking off the year in a T-shirt proclaiming that she “loves, loves the EEA,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide hinted at the high-stakes fight that’s brewing in Norway over its relationship with the European Union. Soreide’s show of passion comes 25 years after Norway linked itself to the EU in a free-trade […]
Source: Bloomberg
Published: February 5, 2019
Category: Business News
I dag kunngjorde amerikanske myndigheter at norsk industri, i likhet med andre europeiske land som blant andre Danmark og Nederland, har passert nåløyet og blitt tildelt det europeiske ansvaret for komponentvedlikehold for flere teknologigrupper til F-35-partnerskapet. Det er Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace og AIM Norway som har fått hovedansvaret for å bygge opp en kapasitet […]
Source: regjeringen.no
Published: February 12, 2019