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The latest news on NUPI's research.
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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
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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.
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The Bear and the Triangle
25 Apr 2017What shapes EU policy towards China? This is the topic for NUPI Research Fellow Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson's new article.
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Norway: Small state in big energy politics
2 Mar 2017Should energy policies serve the nation, or the European community?
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VIDEO: Research for a safer Europe
2 Dec 2016‘Europe needs a more consistent security policy’, explains senior research fellow Nina Græger (NUPI). Through an exchange programme for Nordic researchers she has been working with that issue in close collaboration with Swedish colleagues.
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From cooperation to conflict
14 Nov 2016How does Russia see Europe? That is the topic of the latest book by Iver Neumann, who finds that the pendulum swings between the view of Europe as decadent and rotten, and Europe as something to emulate.
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Considerable gain with TTIP
2 Nov 2016If Norway chooses to join the potential trade agreement between USA and the EU (TTIP), this will gain Norwegian economy considerably, according to a report on TTIP that was published on Wednesday.
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Good neighbours – the end of the affair?
29 Jun 2016The 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...
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Work together, govern better
26 May 2016What 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.
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Building Bridges with the EU
25 Apr 2016The activities that NATO has undertaken to address the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean focus on intelligence and surveillance, and are designed to complement the efforts of the EU and Turkey, writes Nina Græger for European Futures.
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Energy security in Northern Europe and the Baltic region
1 Mar 2016As an input to the EU’s work with their new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, NUPI and EUISS organized a roundtable session on energy security in Northern Europe and the Baltic region on February 11.
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EU-Russia gas relations: Back to «business as usual»?
8 Feb 2016Commercial interests in the European Union (EU) and Russia (Gazprom) have agreed to double the capacity in the Nord Stream pipeline transporting gas from Russia to Germany. The project has become one of the most controversial issues in EU gas-related debates today, above...
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What's next for Europe?
4 Feb 2016How should the EU respond to the American ‘pivot’ – the strategic shift towards the Asia-Pacific?
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In the wake of the crisis
14 Jan 2016After the Ukraine crisis, the EU’s approach towards Russia has changed, according to results from a NUPI research project.
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Prestigious funding to NUPI
11 Dec 2015NUPI has been awarded prestigious TOPPFORSK project funding to study how states cope with challenges in the field of power and geo-politics.
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The power of energy
13 Nov 2015Today, Russia delivers one third of the EU’s energy imports – but after the Ukraine crisis, relations have become tense. Are energy imports from the USA or Brazil the answer?