Politics - My little world

President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 by The Norwegian Nobel Committee. There have been a lot of reactions of course since this is he world’s most prestigious prize – some positive and some very negative. Since my blog is about Norway and the Nordic countries, I though I should reflect […]

2008 Nobel Peace Prize to Martti Ahtisaari

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| History

This year there was 197 nominees and some of the hottest candidates was; former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl; Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika; Hu Jia, Chinese activist and dissident; another Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng; Israel’s Mordechai Vanunu; Vietnamese monk Thich Quang Do; The African Union and even Bob Geldof. The Nobel Committee consists of 5 members […]

Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore or Vint Cerf?

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| Habits, History

You might rise your eyebrows because of this caption, but let me explain, step by step and start with todays announcement from The Norwegian Nobel Committee: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for […]

Muhammad Yunus awarded The Nobel Peace Prize

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| History, Tradition

This evening I had the great privilege of being invited to an event celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, which immediately preceded the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. It was a great thrill to hear his speech on how Micro-credit has proved to be an important liberating force in societies where […]

The Nobel Peace Prize Recidence

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| History

On my way from the buss to work this morning, I passed the Grand Hotel at Oslo’s main street, Karl Johan. It’s close to the parliament, the old university and the Kings Castle, so it gives you a majestic atmosphere. At this hotel, the Nobel Peace Price winner of the year take residence in the […]

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Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Peace Prize to Barack Obama

2008 Nobel Peace Prize to Martti Ahtisaari

Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore or Vint Cerf?

Muhammad Yunus awarded The Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize Recidence