Defence
The task of the armed forces is to safeguard national security and defend the country against attacks.
Research at NUPI is engaged in developing ideas, theories and procedures for the armed forces, in Norway and abroad. We focus on combining the overarching issues of security policy with the practical and technical military challenges involved. NUPI works closely with military practitioners and academic scholars, internationally as well as domestically, seeking to bridge the gap between analyses on the political level and on the ground.
Some topics of NUPI research in the sphere of defence:
• maritime security
• cyber-security
• new technology
• civilian–military relations
• irregular warfare.
News about defence
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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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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.
Publications about defence
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Publication
: Popular scientific lecture
Recent developments in the High North and the relevance of the Cooperative Security Initiative
Distrustful relations between neighbors in the High North is a multi-actor game – on all sides – no willingness to meet, listen and compromise will play into the hands of those who want confrontation – on all sides – validating the claim that ‘they are out to get us’ – pushing the spiral of distrust... -
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: Popular scientific article
Er vi iboende gode?
2020Mektige stater anklager hverandre for være dobbeltmoralske, og verden blir et dårligere sted. -
Publication
: Popular scientific article
Det haster med ny etterretningslov
Norway needs a new law on foreign intelligence
Research projects about defence
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Research project
New frameworks for Norwegian security and defence policy (TEOTEK)
2019 - 2021 (Ongoing)This project aims to employ diverse theoretical perspectives to enhance our understanding of the development of new technology, and its consequences and implications for Norwegian security and defence...
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Research project
Common Fear Factors in Foreign Policy (COMFEAR)
2019 - 2020 (Ongoing)COMFEAR aims to identify key issues of common concern and shared threats as perceived by publics and policymakers in Czechia and Norway.
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Research project
Flanks: Security Challenges in Northern and Southern Europe (FLANKS)
2020 - 2021 (Ongoing)The aim of this project is to develop enhanced knowledge of Russia's behaviour in the Kola Peninsula and the Arctic region, as well as in the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea region – and to compare...