I think integration in Norway is, by all standards, going relatively well. People are working, taking education, learning the language. But, yes, it is a challenge. And democracy and democratic debate has to be open to take that debate openly… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Extremist perspectives win sympathy and recruits because they offer narratives that claim to identify deep injustices and enemies. — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Confronting and undermining the narratives and ideas of extremism must therefore be one of our key tasks. To do this, we must retain the… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
The notion of 'we' is very important. I think, for any family, any community to be able to say 'we' in this family, it… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Norway will be recognized as an open democracy with the rule of law, with the universal human rights, and with the broad international engagement… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
As foreign minister of Norway, I learnt how natural changes provoked by climate change are creating new sources of political instability. — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Nature is good at connectivity. The impact of diverse human activities is observed and absorbed throughout nature. Everything is linked. Nature has no problem… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
My impression, having been in the Norwegian government for several years, is that taking a child into care is an extremely serious decision which… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Virtually all modern forms of extremism accuse liberal Western democratic systems of being hypocritical and, ultimately, weak. — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
Open debate is our strongest tool in standing up to extremism. The far more dangerous avenue is to force extremist ideas underground, where they… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
According to the comprehensive Global Burden of Disease project, the leading risk factors for ill health and premature death are linked to lifestyle, what… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
I experienced how foreign aid for large-scale vaccination projects helps to save the life of children and thus give a real input to growth… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
In general, it should be in our interest to get organizations out of military activity and into politics. — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
