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Extra newsletter: Politiken's Editor-in-chief, Christian Jensen, comments on the disagreement between Danish PM Mette Frederiksen and Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland's president Alexander Stubb.

Read the newsletter here.

by Nene La Beet

Newsletter November 2026: Welcome to The Moment of Truth. Opinion-makers from across the Nordic region have been invited to speak openly about our internal blind spots, bruised sensitivities and willingness to think together. We insist on debating concrete issues across national borders. We want genuine cross-border debate, rooted in a strong belief that free thought and free speech can create change.

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by Nene La Beet

Nyhedsbrev september 2026: Hvilken rolle skal kunst og kultur spille i fremtiden? Midt i verdens største samling af nordisk modernistisk kunst KUNSTSILO i Kristiansand havde vi, sammen med museet, sat knivskarpe forfattere og tænkere stævne til at svare på det spørgsmål. Der kom mange svar – men der var enighed om, at det er NU, hvor den regelbaserede verdensorden vakler, at vi skal opprioritere kultur og kunst i hele Norden.

Se nyhedsbrevet for september her.

by Nene La Beet

Long article in the Danish specialty media "Byrum (cityscape) monitor"

The article is based on our event in Stockholm in June and includes interviews with Stockholm’s current city architect, Copenhagens former city architect and Lise Bach-Hansen from Nord55. It also describes Nord55 and our purpose.

Link to the article in Danish. Not behind paywall.

by Nene La Beet

Newsletter June 2026: Denmark dominates because a lot has happened. New minority government with The North in its government platform. But no mention of culture. But WE deliver culture: a scathing poem from Swedish writer and poet Faysa Idle about growing up in the Stockholm suburb Tensta

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by Nene La Beet

Newsletter May 2026: A refreshing Nordic debate. Can the public cultural debate be renewed? Should we do "cultural prepping"?

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by Nene La Beet

Newsletter February 2026: As the world changes faster than policy, the Nordics must rethink. What should culture defend today – and how can we do it together?

Read our newsletter from February 2026: https://mailchi.mp/jppol/uten-tillit-ingen-norden-50404

by admin

We are strengthening our Executive Board of Advisors!

We are delighted to welcome two prominent Nordic media figures, Masaana Egede and Christian Jensen, to the NORD 55° steering group!

With Masaana Egede and Christian Jensen, we are strengthening the steering group with experience and perspectives that, in their own way, contribute to the understanding of democracy, public life and responsibility in a Nordic context.

Masaana Egede is CEO and editor-in-chief at Mediehuset Sermitsiaq, and Christian Jensen is editor-in-chief at Politiken.

Their arrival strengthens our work to create space for conversations across borders, experiences and voices — and to develop a vibrant, diverse Nordic public sphere.

Welcome to both of you!

by admin

Newsletter December 2025: Nordic trust is under pressure. The conversations in Copenhagen showed why we must act now—and build our own robust public platforms.

by admin

We should read more literature from our Nordic neighbours

In Bogmagasinet from last month, our board member Lise Bach Hansen talks about how we, in the Nordic region, should read more of each others literature: read the interview in the magazine here on page 54.

Note that the interview is in Danish.

by admin

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