Geopolitika

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'''Geopolitika''' is a Norwegian [[alt-right]] self-styled online newspaper that promotes [[Putinism|Putinist]] apologia and pro-Kremlin [[propaganda]], anti-"[[Globalism]]," [[Islamophobia]] and biological [[racism]]. It claims to be inspired by {{wpl|The National Interest}} and the [[Realpolitik|realist school of international relations]]. It was founded in 2024 by a group of defectors/veterans from now defunct alt-right website [[Resett.no]], led by Henrik S. Werenskiold who used to be Resett's CEO after {{wpl|:no:Helge Lurås|Helge Lurås}} was ousted as editor, and who also used to be a close associate of Lurås.<ref>[https://www.journalisten.no/tidligere-resett-sjef-lanserer-nytt-nettsted/604750 Tidligere Resett-sjef lanserer nytt nettsted], ''Journalisten''</ref> Werenskiold used to be affiliated with Lurås' "research institute," "Centre for International and Strategic Analysis," as a "research assistant/editor."<ref name=sisa/> Curiously, Lurås' new project iNyheter has written critically about Geopolitika, highlighting its cooperation with a man, Ciwan Maksut Can, who is accused of being a [[Chinese]] spy.<ref>[https://inyheter.no/05/07/2024/skulle-samarbeide-med-spionsiktet-om-konferanse-i-norge/ Skulle samarbeide med spionsiktet om konferanse i Norge]</ref> Geopolitika admitted that Can used to write for the publication.<ref name=Can>[https://geopolitika.no/derfor-navngir-geopolitika-navnet-pa-spionsiktet-nordmann/ Spionsiktet nordmann har skrevet for Geopolitika]</ref> Interestingly, Can also used to be affiliated with Lurås' own "institute."<ref name=sisa>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414205205/http://strategiskanalyse.no/index.php/nn/employees Employees]</ref> The self-styled newspaper is published by a limited company wholly owned by Werenskiold.<ref>[https://proff.no/aksjon%C3%A6rer/bedrift/geopolitika-norge-as/932950332 Proff.no]</ref>

==Contributors==

The website's main contributors are a motley crew.<ref>[https://geopolitika.no/om-oss/ Om oss] [About us]</ref>
*Henrik S. Werenskiold, editor, is the former CEO of alt-right website Resett
*Einar Hammer, one of the mainstays of Resett
*Charles Støeng, a so-called "military expert" who says he used to be a sergeant with the French Foreign Legion
*Andre Martinsen, a particularly odd character who has used at least half a dozen different names, including seemingly made-up fantastical-sounding names such as "Andreas A. H. J. E. Martinsen av Nordenstjerne" (av Nordenstjerne=of the North Star) as of 2014 and "Andreas Zahl Martinsen de Nordenstjerne" as of 2018.<ref>[https://archive.ph/V3bhF Autobiography of "Andreas A. H. J. E. Martinsen av Nordenstjerne" (=Andre Martinsen)] (2014)</ref><ref name=martinsen>[https://archive.ph/2018.07.15-133312/https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Bruker:Andreas_Martinsen_de_Nordenstjerne Autobiography of "Andreas Zahl Martinsen de Nordenstjerne" (=Andre Martinsen)] (2018)</ref> He has also called himself "Andreas Zahl Nordenstjerne."<ref>[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php?title=Andreas_Zahl_Nordenstjerne&redirect=no "Andreas Zahl Nordenstjerne" (=Andre Martinsen)]</ref> He is from {{wpl|Mosjøen||,}} a small town with 9,000 inhabitants, where his entirely ordinary family ran a garage. However, he speaks of them as if they were royalty, often highlighting their income and level of spending, which he likes—in the spirit of {{wpl|Bør Børson jr. (novel)|Bør Børson}}—to point out was well above average in Mosjøen, noting that his family has "had financial prosperity exceeding the average, including a monthly expenditure of 30,000-50,000 kroner"<ref>[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php?title=Martinsen_(bilforhandlere_i_Mosj%C3%B8en)&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop Andre Martinsen's article on his family]</ref> and that he descends from the "upper class."<ref name=martinsen/> He was apparently once involved with {{wpl|Liberalistene|The Capitalist Party||,}} a tiny [[libertarian]] [[fringe]] party, and seems to be have adopted pro-[[Russian]]/pro-Putin views when living in Russia as a student.
*Ciwan Maksut Can, was arrested in 2024 and accused of being a Chinese spy<ref name=Can/>

==See also==
*[[Resett.no]]

==External links==
*[https://www.geopolitika.no/ Geopolitika]

==References==
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