Putin's Power Revisited: How identity positions and great power interaction condition strategic cooperation in Syria
This article investigates how Russian foreign policies are shaped in a two-level interactive social game. Russian foreign policies take their cue from ingrained identity positions articulated by the state leadership and negotiated in domestic debates, but they are also informed by interaction with other states. The article explains the shift in Russian policies away from pragmatic cooperation with the West in Syria from autumn 2015 onwards. While the Russian leadership initially sought such cooperation, the prominence of anti-Western discourse in Russia following the crisis in Ukraine as well as the West's rejection of Russia in this period spurred Russia to act independently in Syria.
Dei interne bremsene for valdseskalering: Når ekstremistar vel å ikkje bruke vald
Trass i auka forsking på valdseskalering i ekstreme grupper, finst det framleis ingen gode svar på kvifor desse gruppene nokre gonger vel å ikkje bruke vald sjølv om dei har høve til det.
Frukostseminar: Angrepet på den frie pressa – og kvifor vi må slå tilbake
Journalisten Peter Greste blei i 2014 arrestert i Egypt og skulda for terrorisme. Det heile enda med 400 dagar i fengsel. Greste meiner dette er eit ekstremt døme på at pressefridommen er under eit større globalt angrep, og kjem til NUPI for å snakke om kvifor det er viktig at ein kjempar tilbake mot dette angrepet.
Mind the Gap: National Views of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Japan has played an intrinsic role in formulating and promoting the concept of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) by making its version a core element of its foreign policy repertoire as it continues to strengthen and expand its presence beyond its immediate neighborhood. This chapter discusses the diplomatic, political, economic and security dimensions of Japan’s FOIP, expanding on both the strengths and challenges of the concept and its implementation.