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 and to escaping poverty. Jonas Gahr Store aidchildescape Change image and share on social
Norway will be recognized as an open democracy with the rule of law, with the universal human rights, and with the broad international engagement on the international scene taking upon ourselves responsibilities, because we are a privileged country. Jonas Gahr Store broadcountrydemocracy share on social
If Hamas wants to be part of the real world, it has to end up accepting Israel's right to exist. Jonas Gahr Store acceptendexist Change image and share on social
Extremist perspectives win sympathy and recruits because they offer narratives that claim to identify deep injustices and enemies. Jonas Gahr Store claimdeepenemy Change image and share on social
Nature is good at connectivity. The impact of diverse human activities is observed and absorbed throughout nature. Everything is linked. Nature has no problem with coherence. Ecosystems react with their own logic. Jonas Gahr Store absorbactivitycoherence share on social
In general, it should be in our interest to get organizations out of military activity and into politics. Jonas Gahr Store activitygeneralinterest Change image and share on social
Open debate is our strongest tool in standing up to extremism. The far more dangerous avenue is to force extremist ideas underground, where they can fester without competition. Jonas Gahr Store avenuecompetitiondangerous Change image and share on social
Virtually all modern forms of extremism accuse liberal Western democratic systems of being hypocritical and, ultimately, weak. Jonas Gahr Store accusedemocraticextremism Change image and share on social
This paradigm of the war on terror, connecting all kinds of armed resistance around the globe in one huge ideological framework, as a new ideology at a stage in history when most of the major ideologies are gone, does not reflect the facts on the ground. Jonas Gahr Store armconnectfact share on social
The notion of 'we' is very important. I think, for any family, any community to be able to say 'we' in this family, it means something. It's dangerous to society when somebody will place himself or herself on the outside of 'we.' Jonas Gahr Store communitydangerousfamily share on social
