Olav Riste (11 April 1933 – 21 July 2015) was a Norwegian historian.
degree at the University of Oxford with a thesis on Norway's stance in the First World War entitled Norway's relations with belligerent powers in the First World War.
A book based on the thesis called The Neutral Ally: Norway's relations with belligerent powers in the First World War was published in 1965.
His research focus has been on international and national security, and military history.
[3] He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 2003.