Theme

Asia

The global centre of gravity: moving towards Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent, home to more than 60% of the total world population. It can be subdivided in five regions – North Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, South-east Asia and Western Asia – and consists of 52 nation states, two of which (Turkey and the Russian Federation) lie partially in Europe. China has become the most important country in Asia, and is a political and economic driver for the development of the continent

At NUPI, research on Asia is broadly conceived. Important thematic areas include the role of Asia in the world economic, regional trade agreements and economic development, Norway’s economic relations with Asian countries, as well as foreign policy and security policy in the region. Among other things, this involves studies of how Asian counties work together within organizations like ASEAN, and how the two Asian great powers, China and India, influence policy developments within the region as well as globally.

Sources: Store Norske Leksikon and NUPI.

News about asia

The challenges of illicit economies and financial flows
2 May 2018
- - Frida Kvamme
– Illicit economies pitch the advantages of borderless transport, communications and financial flows against legal systems that remain bound by the confines of the Westphalian nation state. What to do?

Economic growth Development policy Africa Asia
REPORT: Building tax systems in fragile states
13 Apr 2018
- - Frida Kvamme
New report from the TaxCapDev network recommends nine entry points for Norwegian support to taxation in fragile states.

Economic growth Development policy Africa Asia The Middle East and North Africa Norwegian foreign policy
China: New Silk Road stir mixed reactions in Europe
6 Apr 2018
- - Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
- - Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson
Europeans are growing more wary of China, but still welcome many of its contributions.

Asia Europe Trade International economics The EU

All news about asia (total 37)

Events about asia

Tue 21 Aug 2018

Feeding India: Poverty, prices and value chains

Time: 10:00 Location: NUPI
With India’s massive poverty, food issues rank high on the policy agenda, including food consumption and food prices, and the income and power distribution along the food value chains. In recent work, NUPI researchers and partners have shed new light on key issues in the field.

Researchers on asia

All researchers on asia (total 8)

Publications about asia

Publication : ARTIKKEL
The cyber frontier and digital pitfalls in the Global South
2018
- - Niels Nagelhus Schia
How does digitalisation lead to new kinds of global connections and disconnections in the Global South? And what are the pitfalls that accompany this development? Much of the policy literature on digitalisation and development has focused on the importance of connecting developing countries to digital...
Cyber Norwegian foreign policy Security policy Development policy International organizations Africa Asia Europe Economic growth
Publication : ARTIKKEL
The Duty of Care for Citizens Abroad: Security and Responsibility in the In Amenas and Fukushima Crises
2018
- - Nina Græger
- - Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
This article analyses the state’s duty of care (DoC) for citizens who fall victim to unforeseen catastrophic or violent events abroad. The DoC highlights the challenges, dynamics and relations involved in diplomatic practice that is aimed at protecting citizens outside of state borders and where traditional...
Norwegian foreign policy Security policy Diplomacy Asia The Middle East and North Africa Energy Governance
Publication
Sino-Nordic sub-regional diplomacy and the 5+1 model
2018
- - Ulf Sverdrup
- - Marc Lanteigne
During the last few years China has expressed a willingness to relate to the Nordic states in a more coordinated and structured manner, similar to how China has organized its relationhip with countries in East and central europe. In this paper, we discuss some of the issues related tp whether the Nordic...
Asia Norden Diplomacy Norwegian foreign policy