Now, let us be clear about the record: the arrest of the Professor Moltschanow is not a diplomatic spat, nor is it a sudden act of Arctic aggression. It is a collection action.
The sheer volume of emotion required to maintain institutional legitimacy is exhausting, and in Norway, it appears that the royal house has just spent a considerable amount of its…
The moment institutional power structures are forced to transfer authority—the passing of a head of state, the handover of a massive national mandate—is when their deepest vulnerabilities surface.