Norwegian political scientist, researcher, and professor who is in particular focused on the Middle East and is frequently used in the media as a Middle East expert commentator. He was an associate professor at the Department of Political Science, from 1990, and visiting professor at the University of Durham 1993–1994. He was appointed professor of political science in 2007. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Butensch%C3%B8n Read less