Langsikt - Centre for Long-Term Policy

Langsikt (formally Senter for langsiktig politikk AS) is an independent, non-profit think tank headquartered in Oslo, Norway, dedicated to promoting more long-term policymaking. The organization was founded on April 11, 2023, by Eirik Mofoss and Aksel Braanen Sterri, and officially launched on August 30, 2023. Langsikt works at the intersection of research and policy development, focusing on major global challenges including artificial intelligence, pandemic preparedness, biotechnology and biosecurity, extreme poverty, antimicrobial resistance, climate change, animal welfare, and institutional design for future generations. The think tank prioritizes issues where political change in Norway can have the greatest positive impact for the largest number of people, concentrating on areas where policymaking suffers from structural weaknesses. The organization operates on four foundational principles: prioritizing global impact, maintaining a global perspective recognizing that pressing problems are cross-border in nature, taking a long-term outlook understanding that today's decisions shape society far into the future, and grounding all work in evidence while maintaining strict political independence. Langsikt's team includes managing director Eirik Mofoss, who previously served as policy director at Norad and co-founded the first Norwegian branch of the effective altruism movement at NTNU in 2014, and research director Aksel Braanen Sterri, a political scientist and philosopher who has taught AI ethics at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Oslo. Notable initiatives include the Future Panel (Framtidspanelet), a citizens' assembly of 56 randomly selected Norwegians convened in early 2025 to deliberate on how Norway's oil wealth should serve current and future generations. Langsikt has also proposed three institutional reforms: establishing a future representative to safeguard the interests of future generations, amending Norway's Constitution to enshrine duties toward future generations' welfare, and requiring the government to present a message to Parliament every four years on long-term threats. In AI policy, Langsikt has produced analysis on autonomous AI disaster scenarios, advocated for a national security body to test AI models, and provided formal input to Norway's Conservative Party expert committee on artificial intelligence. The organization also runs an academy for politically interested youth and hosts regular seminars featuring expert speakers on long-term policy topics. Langsikt is inspired by effective institutional models such as Norway's fiscal rule, independent central banks, the Ombudsman for Children, carbon pricing, and the Non-Proliferation Treaty, aiming to design similar institutional solutions for new problem areas. The organization is structured as an ideal AS (non-profit limited company) with no goal of profit.