Helge Ø. Pharo
Helge Ø. Pharo is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Archaeology, Conservation and History at the University of Oslo and contributor to norgeshistorie.no.
Contributions to nordics.info
2020.02.06 | The Quick Read, Helge Ø. Pharo, The Nordics in the World, Globalisation
Norway, the West and the Soviet Union, 1944-48
The term ’bridge-building’ is often used to describe Norwegian foreign policy from the tail end of the Second World War until Norway's turn to the West in early 1948. Even though the term is ambiguous at best, it now occupies an established place in Norwegian historiography, and reflects the perceived position of Norway between East and West in…
2020.01.06 | Article, Helge Ø. Pharo, The Nordics in the World, Globalisation
The India Foundation: The beginning of Norwegian aid
The Foundation for Assistance for Underdeveloped Areas, or India Foundation as it was known, marked the beginning of Norwegian international development aid in 1952. Against the backdrop of the Marshall Plan and the burgeoning Cold War, there were persuasive political reasons for the initiative, over and above its purported purpose to assist India.
2019.11.22 | Article, Helge Ø. Pharo, Cooperation, Region-building
Nordic Cooperation 1947 – 1960: a Norwegian perspective
Immediately before and after the Nordic Council was founded in 1952, there was much debate over what form cooperation should take amongst the Scandinavian/Nordic countries, primarily with respect to the economy and defence. Norway’s attempts to support a customs union/common market in 1947, 1950 and 1954 belied its repeated blocking of initiatives…