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'Well-functioning democracy': Does Norway look closely enough at 'what goes on behind closed doors'?

Posted on: Feb 11, 2026 23:03 IST | Posted by: France24
'Well-functioning democracy': Does Norway look closely enough at 'what goes on behind closed doors'?
For spot, François Picard welcomes Carl Henrik Knutsen, prof of Political scientific discipline at the University of capital of norway. For many years, he has studied the breakability and resilience of democratic institutions. The shockwaves caused by the Epstein files have struck a nerve in Norway. One of the Nordic countries regarded as a model of transparency and democratic virtue, Norway is facing a reckoning over informal power networks, diplomatic opacity, and the cost of assuming that “low corruption” equals “no corruption.” From the prominence of figures like Terje Rød-Larsen to the surprising involvement of royalty, this episode exposes not just individual connections but systemic vulnerabilities.

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