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How does digitalization lead to new kinds of global connections and disconnections in the developing countries? And which role does digitalization play for the UN's sustainable development goals? NUPI researchers set out to explore this in a new research project that maps cybersecurity in the Global South.

The EU’s relationship with several neighbouring countries has shifted from harmony to tension. But might the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) have served to make security political bonds stronger? A new book edited by NUPI senior researcher Pernille Rieker looks into this question.

What lessons can Norway and Poland learn from each other in the fields of energy, security and migration? Quite a few, according to the final conference of the joint NUPI-PISM project GoodGov.

For the past 13 years, the UN has ensured peace and security in Liberia. Now this West African country must paddle its own canoe – but it is still a weak state, marked by recession and political rivalry.

Senior Research Fellow Randi Solhjell (NUPI) examined waste management, water and electricity in DR Congo to investigate statehood in her PhD thesis. 

NUPI participates in the high-level thematic debate on UN, Peace and Security organized by the UN General Assembly 10-11 May 2016.

Nationalism is increasingly evident in Russian society. Researchers Helge Blakkisrud (NUPI) and Pål Kolstø (UiO) take a closer look at the phenomenon in their most recent book.

Africa does not need saviors, but partners, according to Cedric de Coning and John Karlsrud, co-editors of the recent book ‘The Future of African Peace Operations: From Janjaweed to Boko Haram’.

How should the EU respond to the American ‘pivot’ – the strategic shift towards the Asia-Pacific?

NUPI ranks third worldwide in government affiliated think tanks in this year's Global Go to think tank index – the most renowned ranking in its field.