Summoned by Mona Juul to halt Oslo research Waage says in spring 2000 she was called to Juul’s office, then foreign‑ministerial secretary, and told she could not continue her evaluation of the Oslo peace process, a meeting reported by VG and detailed in her Khrono interview [1][4].
Alleged attempt to control narrative and missing documents Waage claims Juul and husband Terje Rød‑Larsen wanted to steer the portrayal of the Oslo Process, preventing scrutiny, and notes that Ministry archives lack any documents from January to September 1993, a gap she highlighted in her 2024 scholarly article and Khrono interview [1][5][6].
Threat of legal action and ministerial intervention Waage recounts that the Foreign Ministry warned of a lawsuit against her, prompting then‑foreign minister Thorvald Stoltenberg to step in, illustrating the pressure she faced on academic freedom [1].
Academic career advanced despite controversy After the disputes, Waage was hired as associate professor of history at the University of Oslo in 2005 and promoted to full professor in 2007; her Oslo‑process research was published in a leading historical journal, marking her international breakthrough [1].
Juul and Jagland under corruption investigation linked to Epstein Recent media reports connect former diplomat Mona Juul, her husband Terje Rød‑Larsen, and ex‑prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland to alleged corruption stemming from their friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as covered by Aftenposten and NRK [2][3].
Juul’s lawyer emphasizes focus on Økokrim probe In response to inquiries, Juul’s attorney Thomas Skjelbred stated his client is concentrating on cooperating with Økokrim and handling intense media scrutiny, while declining to comment on the decades‑old episode [1].