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The latest news from NUPI
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PODCAST: The EU’s role in European security and defence
13 May 2022On the 21 of March 2022, the Council of the EU adopted a Strategic Compass, a roadmap for the EU to become a stronger security and defence actor. But what does this really mean, and does it change the EUs role as a security actor in any significant way?
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PODCAST: Can Europe get out of Russian gas?
2 Apr 2022In this new episode of The World Stage, Jarand Rystad, Jakub M. Godzimirski and Ulf Sverdrup take a closer look at European dependence of Russian gas and the possibilities that lies within Europe.
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The Ukraine war and the NATO responses in the Baltic and the High North regions
24 Mar 2022The World Stage had a chance to talk to NATO General Jörg Vollmer and Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo about the challenges that Russia represents in the Baltic and High North Regions, and how NATO and Norway can best respond.
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Navigating High-Profile and Low Availability: Norway and the Emerging US Maritime-Strategic Approach
26 Jan 2022- Amund Nørstrud Lundesgaard
Despite an increase in US naval presence on NATO’s Northern Flank, their availability for reinforcing the region is low, according to a new policy brief.
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Reduced influence in the Arctic?
4 Nov 2021In the Arctic Council, eight states work on, among several other pressing issues, the alarming impacts of global climate change. But who gets a say? Research Professor Elana Wilson Rowe investigates this in a new article.
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Studying Nuclear Storytelling: How Britain Makes Its Bomb Make Sense
9 Aug 2021How did consecutive British governments maintain the idea that its nuclear weapons are a legitimate, desirable and a sensible way to spend scarce resources? This is the key question in Senior Research Fellow Paul Beaumont's new book.
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Seven new research projects to NUPI
24 Jun 2021Exciting new research on topics ranging from energy and climate, cyber security and vulnerable states will be done by NUPI in the coming years. Seven new research projects have won funding from the Research Council of Norway. A total of 260 applications were funded, in fierce...
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Africa-Europe Dialogue on sustaining multilateral cooperation in support of Sudan’s peace process
18 Jun 2021The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFP) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) hosted a virtual roundtable on the 14th June 2021 as a part of their Africa-Europe dialogue...
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Britain’s Inward Facing Nuclear Politics
25 May 2021Boris Johnson’s government decided to increase its nuclear stockpile from 180 nuclear warheads to 260. Taking a closer look at this decision in new op-ed, NUPI’s senior researcher Paul Beaumont argues that to make Britain’s nuclear weapon policy make sense, you need to look...
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The crises threatening the EU today
5 Mar 2021Corona crisis, legitimization crisis and climate crisis. These are merely a few of the obstacles currently facing the EU. How is it coping? And where will the EU find itself in 2025? EU crisis management is in focus in a new book by Prof. Marianne Riddervold (NUPI and HINN)...
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NUPI replaces NRK P2's 'Ekko' this week
7 Dec 2020NUPI has produced ten hours of high quality radio about foreign policy and international relations. The programs will air on NRK P2 during week 50, Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 11.00. Tune in!
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Book launch: EEA and the alternatives – what about NOREXIT?
9 Nov 2020What are the alternatives to the EEA Agreement? What happens if Norway joins the EU, or if the EEA is terminated? A new book edited by Arne Melchior and Frode Nilssen looks into this.
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Tax for Development Webinar Series Presenting the TaxCapDev-Network
4 Nov 2020Taxation is the key to state-building and the pathway out of fragility. An important theme forming the basis for the TaxCapDev-network.
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19 questions for a safer future
12 Aug 2020Europe is divided, and cooperation is essential to ensure a safe future. NUPI’s Julie Wilhelmsen is one of the experts in the Cooperative Security Initiative (CSI), an initiative which is designed to generate ideas and shift momentum in favor of cooperative security and...
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Norwegians adapting to a changing world
17 Jun 2020The world as we have come to know it is changing. How do Norwegians respond to these changes? What are their views of Norwegian foreign policy?
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How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the Africa-Europe partnership?
20 May 2020It is already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to significantly disrupt the political, economic and social fabric in Africa and Europe, but how will it affect the relationship between Africa and Europe?
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What previous crises tell us about the likely impact of Covid-19 on the EU
13 May 2020- Jarle Trondal
- Aksemi Newsome
The Covid-19 crisis and its wide-ranging consequences illustrate the importance of understanding how the EU responds to crises. Drawing on a forthcoming book, Marianne Riddervold (NUPI), Jarle Trondal (University of Agder and ARENA) and Akasemi Newsome (UC Berkeley) discuss...
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Crisis tests China’s relations to Europe
30 Apr 2020A new report takes the temperature on China’s relations to European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Norway is one of the places characterized by little controversy.
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How do the Nordics position themselves in the new European security landscape?
19 Mar 2020In a new joint report, researchers from NUPI and research institutes in the Nordics have investigated this.
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Common fears, common opportunities?
5 Mar 2020How do Czechia and Norway assess and respond to a changing international political context?
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Drivers of violent extremism: NUPI to coordinate EU-funded project
19 Dec 2019PREVEX will shed light on how the various drivers of violent extremism operate.
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Has the West forgotten about Chechnya?
6 Dec 2019PODCAST: Ramzan Kadyrov’s reign in Chechnya has cast a wave of fear and oppression across this Russian republic. What does that mean for the people living there, and for those who have fled the region in fear? And why don’t we talk more about this in the West?
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David Petraeus visits NUPI
2 Oct 2019NUPI had the pleasure of hosting David H. Petraeus on 30. September. The four-star General (Ret) and former director of CIA shared his insights and prognosis for the geopolitical landscape ahead at the event entitled “Global Security Threats and Western Responses”.
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New project examines root causes of migration in Africa and the Middle East
27 Sep 2019What is the relationship between migration and development?
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PODCAST: Why populism? Why here? Why now?
26 Sep 2019Are we living through a populist moment, or is the term just a journalistic cliché?
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Rethinking differentiated integration
17 Sep 2019Several NUPI researchers contributed to the debate about differentiated integration in the area of security and defence at the annual conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA) in Sofia, Bulgaria last week.
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Top marks for NUPI’s EU project
10 Sep 2019Reviewers find NUPI-led research on the EU’s crisis response "exceptional"!
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Turkish Foreign Minister visited NUPI
30 Aug 2019Turkey's Foreign Minister H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited NUPI on Friday August 30th.
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How to negotiate with difficult partners?
16 May 2019Ambassador Christopher R. Hill shares his insights and experiences from the frontline of American diplomacy in this episode of NUPI podcast.
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EUNPACK Final Conference: synthesising three years of research on the EU’s crisis response
26 Mar 2019Conflict sensitivity in focus as the three-year NUPI-led research project on the EU’s crisis response (EUNPACK) organised a final conference in Brussels in March.
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How can the EU improve its response to crises?
25 Mar 2019Researchers within and beyond Europe have been studying the EU's approach to conflict and crises. Here's what they found out.
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Norway’s cooperation with the EU – 4 ways ahead
28 Feb 2019Can Norway benefit from closer collaboration with the EU on foreign and security policy?
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European countries differ in how they talk critical issues with China
28 Jan 2019This is the conclusion in a new report addressing political values in Europe-China relations. Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (NUPI and UiB) has written the chapter on Norway.
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ANALYSIS: Resolving Brexit
19 Dec 2018- Nick Sitter
Brexit is in crisis. The options are limited, and they have not changed much since 2016. Now, time is running out. Exiting the EU without an agreement, widely recognized as the worst option, is the default. Moreover, this is no longer simply a question about how to deal...
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PODCAST: Is the EU ready to handle the major challenges it is facing?
30 Nov 2018Ivan Krastev reflects on the crises that has shaped the EU for the past decades.
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The EU in the Middle East - how to prevent terrorism and violent extremism?
13 Nov 2018That was the topic for the project EUNPACK's contribution to the MERI Forum 2018.
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The Russia Conference: Cold Peace in the Arctic?
14 Sep 2018On September 14, NUPI’s Russia Conference took place in Oslo. Couldn’t be there? Watch the entire event, including Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's key note speech, on YouTube.
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Cyberattacks: How to protect critical infrastructure?
7 Sep 2018Michael Chertoff, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, shares his insights on cybersecurity in a new NUPI podcast episode.
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PODCAST: Friendships that move the world
5 Sep 2018What did two of the world’s most important state leaders – Barack Obama and David Cameron – signal by this image? Senior Research Fellow Kristin Haugevik has examined how relationships between states become ‘special’ in a new book.
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Russia vs. the West: 'An increasingly dangerous situation'
11 May 2018Listen to Christopher Coker's talk in our podcast.
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PODCAST: What will Europe look like after Brexit?
7 May 2018This was the key question for EU expert Caroline de Gruyter’s NUPI talk.
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China: New Silk Road stir mixed reactions in Europe
6 Apr 2018Europeans are growing more wary of China, but still welcome many of its contributions.
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Asia is booming – what are the implications?
6 Mar 2018Connectivity has become a buzzword today. It topped the agenda at the joint conference on trade, infrastructure and Europe–Asia relations, organized by NUPI and the MFA to mark ASEM day.
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Analysis: Nordic Peacekeepers for Ukraine: Back in Blue?
16 Feb 2018- Richard Gowan
Could the Ukrainian crisis inspire a new generation of Nordic peacekeeping?
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PODCAST: Brexit and implications for the EU, EEA and Norway
31 Oct 201730 October marked the end of the three yearlong EUNOR project. Podcasts are now available on all the topics that were discussed during the conference.
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NEW BOOK: What does France want with its foreign policy?
28 Sep 2017Hear the podcast from the book launch of Senior Research Fellow Pernille Rieker's new book.
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New hub for countering hybrid war opens in Finland
8 Sep 2017Dr. Patrick Cullen (NUPI) presented key findings from his research on hybrid warfare.
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New era for French exceptionalism?
16 Jun 2017France still has a deep desire to play a major international role. Will President Macron succeed? In her new book, Senior Research Fellow Pernille Rieker takes a closer look at French foreign policy.
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The risk of undifferentiated news
15 May 2017How are radicalization issues covered in international media?
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Your weekly NUPI recap – week 18
5 May 2017A week dedicated to American foreign and security policy has come to an end.