{"id":181432,"date":"2026-10-27T08:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=181432"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:33:36","slug":"glenn-diesen-pressas-bort-fran-norge-tystas-av-politiker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/glenn-diesen-is-being-forced-out-of-norway-and-silenced-by-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Diesen Is Being Forced Out of Norway\u2014Silenced by Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Glenn Diesen plans to leave Norway after years of political attacks, canceled lectures, and accusations of Russian propaganda. Now the professor is launching a fierce counterattack against the government, the media, and organizations he believes are trying to destroy his career. His stand has garnered widespread international support.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Norwegian professor and geopolitical commentator <strong>Glenn Diesen<\/strong> has applied for unpaid leave for almost the entire year of 2027 to conduct research in China and Australia. According to the newspaper <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khrono.no\/diesen-vil-forske-i-kina-mener-forskningen-hans-blir-kriminalisert-i-norge\/1092538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khrono<\/a> <\/strong>He wants to leave the country following a long-running campaign against his research on Russia, China, and the NATO military alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Glenn_Diesen\/status\/2113309883483533581\"><strong>post on X<\/strong><\/a> Diesen describes how his academic career and reputation are repeatedly attacked in public. The reason? He questions the geopolitical game, the warmongering in the West, and NATO\u2019s aggressive expansion. He directs sharp criticism at the politicians and media outlets that attempt to silence objective debates with personal attacks and accusations of spreading \u201dpropaganda\u201d for other powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The very public attack on my professorship and reputation continues in Norway. Today\u2019s media article about me makes three claims that are misleading and\/or false.<br>1) The article dismisses my claim that my research is being criminalized, as the journalists merely cite the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b0DQg1cxmS\">pic.twitter.com\/b0DQg1cxmS<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Glenn_Diesen\/status\/2113309883483533581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Criticizes the government's methods<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diesen argues that his research is, in practice, being \u201dcriminalized\u201d by those in power. He describes how Norway\u2019s defense minister accused him of spreading Russian propaganda following his analysis that NATO\u2019s aggressive eastward expansion in Europe contributed to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022. The minister is also said to have lashed out at two podcast hosts simply because they interviewed Diesen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dBy attacking an individual academic for questioning official truths, the government has already claimed a monopoly on the truth.\u201d<\/em>, writes Diesen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lectures are suspended\u2014the employer is under pressure<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also describes how his public appearances have been thwarted. On one occasion, an event at a church was canceled because he was scheduled to appear alongside the former CIA officer <strong>John Kiriakou<\/strong>. When an alternative venue was found, a journalist spread false information claiming that that event had also been canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also accuses the Norwegian Helsinki Committee\u2014a \u201dhuman rights organization\u201d with ties to the government and the U.S.\u2014of trying to get him fired, stop his lectures, and publish a photo of his home. The organization has previously accused him of spreading Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also levels harsh criticism at the Norwegian tax-funded broadcaster NRK\u2019s \u201dinvestigation\u201d of his statements regarding the war in Ukraine. He believes that the journalists distorted his claims that only 20 percent of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO between 1991 and 2014, the Western powers\u2019 war aims, and how the West sabotaged the peace negotiations in Istanbul in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Diesen, information supporting his argument has been omitted, while his analyses have been dismissed as \u201ddisinformation.\u201d He points out that those who attack him are desperately trying to protect the established narrative of the war in Ukraine and to suppress perceptions and opinions that challenge it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strong support\u2014despite the attacks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What has happened to Diesen has sparked strong reactions around the world. One of these is the British politician<strong> George Galloway<\/strong>, who, like Diesen, is an outspoken critic of the geopolitical game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dTime for exile, Glenn\u201d<\/em>, Galloway writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The university denies that Diesen's research is being criminalized and states that no research projects have been rejected. A decision on his request for a leave of absence is expected in November.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Diesen is leaving Norway after years of political attacks. 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