Glenn Diesen
Glenn Diesen (born 1979) is a Norwegian writer who is known for his support for Vladimir Putin's regime. He was formerly based in Russia and affiliated with the Moscow-based Higher School of Economics, but now works at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He is a regular commentator on Russia Today (RT), and has been widely described as a Russian propagandist by Norwegian media, Russia experts and other academics.[1][2][3][4][5] He also writes for Steigan,[6] a self-described "anti-globalist" website that is known for publishing conspiracy theories and pro-Russian views.[7] In 2020, Diesen wrote an op-ed in Aftenposten with Arne Treholt, who was convicted of treason for spying for the Soviet Union during the Cold War, that claimed that Russia has "legitimate interests and security needs" and claimed that Russia was unfairly demonized for its invasion of Ukraine.[8] The paper's foreign affairs editor Kjell Dragnes wrote that Diesen and Treholt promoted Russian propaganda.[9]
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- ^ "Professor beskyldes for å drive russisk propaganda fra norsk universitet: På Norges fjerde største universitet sitter en professor og taler Russlands sak" [Professor accused of spreading Russian propaganda from Norwegian university: At Norway's fourth largest university, a professor is speaking for Russia.]. TV2. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Kritiserer USN-professor som skriver for russernes propagandakanal" [USN professor who writes for Russian propaganda channel faces criticism]. Varden. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Sier og skriver det Russland helst vil høre" [He says and writes what Russia wants to hear]. Norges Forsvarsforening. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "I fjor skrev den norske professoren over femti artikler for den statlige, russiske nyhetskanalen RT" [Last year this Norwegian professor wrote over fifty articles for the Russian RT channel]. Forskerforum. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Kritiseres for å skrive i statlige, russiske RT" [Professor faces criticism for articles in Russia's RT]. Khrono. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Glenn Diesen". Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Færseth, John (2021). Fyrtårnet i øst: Putins Russland og vestlige ekstremister [The lighthouse in the east: Putin's Russia and Western extremists]. Humanist. ISBN 9788282821704.
- ^ "Norge som frontlinje mot Russland". Aftenposten. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Russland med front mot Norge". Aftenposten. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
