En fredsgevinst for Norge - eller fortsatt opprustning? – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

The document analyzes trends in Norwegian military expenditure and employment, noting that while the defense burden as a share of GNP has declined over fifty years, absolute spending remains historically high, potentially driven by the need to protect maritime petroleum and fish resources.

• Norwegian military spending in fixed prices has decreased over the last twenty years, yet it continues to be high by historical standards.
• The defense burden, defined as military expenditure relative to gross national product, has been decreasing for fifty years and may reach a historical low.
• High absolute levels of military spending in Norway may be stimulated by the expansion of maritime sovereignty and the presence of significant petroleum and fish resources, despite the absence of Cold War-era threats.

APA

Gleditsch, N. P., Bjerkholt, O., & Cappelen, Å. (2012). En fredsgevinst for Norge - eller fortsatt opprustning? – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://www.prio.org/publications/7050

Chicago

Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Olav Bjerkholt, and Ådne Cappelen. En fredsgevinst for Norge - eller fortsatt opprustning? – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2012. https://www.prio.org/publications/7050.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gleditsch2012fredsgevinst, author = {Gleditsch, Nils Petter and Bjerkholt, Olav and Cappelen, Ådne}, title = {{En fredsgevinst for Norge - eller fortsatt opprustning? – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2012}, month = sep, url = {https://www.prio.org/publications/7050}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }