He has a background as newspaper and magazine editor – for 30 years. He is the editor of our ‘cinepolitical’ documentary magazine Modern Times Review (since 2017).
From 2015-2027 he has been editor/publisher of NY TID (modern times), a Norwegian quarterly non-fiction printed book magazine.
HISTORY: Previous publisher and editor-in-chief of Morgenbladet in Oslo (1993–2003) and Le Monde diplomatique (2003-2013). He was also previously editor of the magazine DOX at EDN for 4 years. Here an old selection will be available in some time (Norwegian/English)…
Latest articles in Modern Times Review:
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The ecocentric man
NATURE: A conversation with author Erland Kiøsterud about our ecological responsibility.
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The eco-anarchist on Greek Hydra: To be able to step out of our everyday western life
PORTRAIT: Can you live a life today where you sing until sunrise and dance at sunset? According to Don Lowe, all Greeks are anarchists at heart.
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Ittaf, failed Palestinian suicide bomber after many years in prison
Palestine Appendix: Ramallah (2014)
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We documented everything in place for a Palestinian state
The Palestine Annex: Salam Fayyad, former Prime Minister of Palestine, Ramallah (2014)
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A woman’s struggle with reality
WOMEN OF EUROPE: Sweden’s former Foreign and Vice Prime Minister Margot Wallström believes we currently live in a world of autocrats, where Nordic welfare values have poor conditions.
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Where are we going now?
VIEWS: Is globalisation an evil that should now be fought? No, it’s more nuanced. We who have an international orientation look with fear at how international cooperation is now weakening with the pandemic.
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A future Palestinian state can only be sustainable if it has a good relationship with Israel
The Palestine Annex: Espen Barth Eide, former Foreign Minister, Jerusalem (2013)
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Permanent state of emergency?
Coronavirus: Are the European authorities truthful about how long the measures will last? Can you lock up a population for 12-18 months before a vaccine is developed?
Some favourite essays:
The Specific Intellectual
In memory of Marker
POV: The War of the spirit
THOUGHT MADE VISIBLE: The movie auteurs
