Books
Tveit wrote three books on energy politics in the early 1970s. From the mid-1980s the theme for his books has been the Middle East. He issued the book Alt for Israel. Oslo-Jerusalem 1948-1978 ("All for Israel") in 1996, and Krig og diplomati. Oslo-Jerusalem 1978-1996 ("War and Diplomacy") in 2005. He was awarded the Brage Prize for non-fiction in 2005, for Krig og diplomati.
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