Excellent 🇪🇺

This made me happy this Monday morning

Am I the only one who has absolutely no idea what happens after a bungee jump? Do they get hoisted back up like a caught fish, or just… gently lowered and told “good luck” down there?

Not every country can become Denmark — but that’s no reason to stop trying

I just presented a paper at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Rio de Janeiro, where I argued that alcohol as a public health issue has largely been absent from the EU Council Presidency agenda since 2012 Despite this rather sobering conclusion, the conference—and Rio—have been truly fantastic

Emil Lilleberg skrev seg inn i historiebøkene 28. mars 2026 som den fjerde nordmannen noensinne med en trepoengskamp i NHL, og slutter seg til Mats Zuccarello (41), Espen Knutsen (4) & Patrick Thoresen (1). Lilleberg scoret ett mål & noterte to assists da Tampa Bay Lightning slo Ottawa Senators 4–2!

Happy Nordic Day to all who celebrate—I certainly do! www.norden.org/en/nordic-day

This makes so much sense: Nordic countries and Canada to strengthen cooperation www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...

The Office of the Norwegian Prime Minister announced today that the Canadian Prime Minister will visit Norway later this week 🇳🇴🇨🇦 I am genuinely happy to see this, but it is quite astonishing that this will be the first official visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to Norway since 1980!

Ikke akkurat en flatterende omtale av Norge i The New York Times i dag.

Når det gjelder å vinne OL-medalje og deretter innrømme utroskap foran hele verden, ligger Bærum helt på topp. @elinlestrange.bsky.social

Rest in peace, Jesse Jackson. I will always remember your visit to Bishop’s University in February 2012. @ubishops.bsky.social

Friendly rivalry alert: After 118 years, Norway has finally snatched back the lead against Sweden! 🥇 As of today: 🇳🇴 : 220 Olympic Gold Medals 🇸🇪 : 119 Olympic Gold Medals

It is unlikely that even a hundred medals can make up for the reputational damage Norway has suffered in recent weeks

Great question, Chrystia Freeland

Neste år slår vi dere nok, Danmark

Bare så dere vet det: Norges omdømme i utlandet har fått en betydelig knekk denne uken. Pensumjustering kan bli nødvendig.

To visjoner i Davos: En sammenligning av Carneys og Trumps taler

Boris Johnson has permanently ruined my ChatGPT experience. Every time I open the app, I hear his voice—complete with that corky pronunciation—in my head: “I love ChatGPT”

Norwegian media and podcasts have been full of praise for Mark Carney’s keynote address in Davos.

Klar tale fra Canadas statsminister. Han oppsummerte landets tilnærming til internasjonal politikk som «prinsipiell pragmatisme» – et begrep vi i Norden lett kan kjenne oss igjen i.

Canada strong 🇨🇦

Cool Europe 🇪🇺 Macron on Europe: “predictable, loyal and where you know that the rule of the game is just the rule of law. It is a good place»

Wow, what a crowd!

Europe united in support of Greenland

Donald Trump’s threats against Greenland undermine NATO, but also risk fatally harming cooperation among the A7 Arctic states. Our Nordic allies are clear and united that Greenland is part of K. of Denmark and its future is for Greenlanders to decide. Canada must be as clear.

Et ærlig spørsmål: Hvorfor er norske toppolitikere – og andre som sier de står opp for demokratiske verdier – fortsatt på X i desember 2025?

Good news for all! I will forever cherish my ERASMUS exchange at Queen’s University Belfast

Someday, I hope to call a cosy boat in Christianshavn, Copenhagen my home

Here is my feedback: Dear European Commission, it is long past time to leave X

Hva om den norske Nobelkomiteen deler ut verdensmesterskapet i fotball til Norge?

Norway may not produce as many hockey stars as Finland and Sweden, but our very own Mats Zuccarello just hit 700 NHL points on November 29, 2025—a truly impressive milestone. What a superstar! Nordic NHL points leaders by country: Selanne 🇫🇮 1457 Sundin 🇸🇪 1349 Zuccarello 🇳🇴 700 Ehlers 🇩🇰 535

Time flies. Hard to believe it is already my last day as a guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen. Thank you for the generous hospitality during my sabbatical @ucph.bsky.social! In January, I will be back to teaching and researching at Bishop’s University @ubishops.bsky.social

Jeg vet ikke om dette er en yrkesskade etter mange år som professor i europeisk politikk, men likner ikke Ole Gustav Gjekstad på en annen ambisiøs leder – nemlig Charles de Gaulle?

The more winter activities you throw yourself into, the shorter the season feels. Take it from someone who is both Canadian and Norwegian—I know winter, and this trick works ❄️

More of this, please 🇨🇦 🇳🇴

Happy for Ireland 🇮🇪 today! ⚽️

For a Norwegian observer, it has been refreshing to follow the Danish campaign leading up to the 18 November local elections. While national party leaders tend to dominate debates and media coverage before local elections in Norway, the Danish campaign stands out for its distinctly local profile

To gode nyheter til å avslutte en allerede god dag

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, a top-10 Tesla shareholder, announced today that it will vote against Elon Musk’s proposed pay package, which could exceed $1 trillion.

Stumbled into a convocation ceremony at the beautiful University of Barcelona today—what a joyful surprise!

Which Nobel Prize is this gentleman most likely to win?

I am now well settled at the University of Copenhagen, in my capacity as a guest researcher for the Fall

Nothing to see here—just Swedes dragging a whole wooden church across town. If the followers cannot come to you… build a moving service for God

My wife took this incredible night photo of the Percé Rock in Quebec while I was sleeping. Apparently only one of us is serious about sightseeing

I am beginning to suspect that BlueSky’s “Show less like this” button for cat videos is just decorative. I keep pressing it, yet my feed still looks like I accidentally joined Cats Unlimited

I can still fish… I just cannot, apparently, catch

Late-night calm and early-morning beauty from my glamping escape in Miguasha, Gaspésie, QC

What a great experience — a jazz festival right here in our little hometown of just over 600 people! The very first North Hatley Jazz Festival

Excellent breaking news from Norway: Alec Luhn has been found safe and in good health