Ulf Sverdrup
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Summary
Ulf Sverdrup was the Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) from 2011 to 2023.
Sverdrup led a government appointed commission on the long-term perspectives for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, and he was the Head of the Secretariat for the Official Norwegian Europe Review (NOU 2012:2.)
Sverdrup published extensively on various topics in international politics, with a particular emphasis on European affairs and Norwegian foreign policy.
Expertise
Education
2000 Dr. polit, Arena/Department of political science, University of Oslo
1993 Cand. polit, University of Bergen
Work Experience
2011-2023 Director, NUPI
2010-2011 Head of the Secretariat for the Official Norwegian Europe Review (NOU 2012:2)
2000-2011 Research professor at ARENA, Centre for European Studies, at the University of Oslo
2008-2010 Professor at BI
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Is America turning its back on Europe?
Recent events, such as the ill-prepared evacuation from Afghanistan and the secret negotiation over Australian submarines at the expense of France...
Europe, Norway, and the Ukraine crisis
How does the war in Ukraine affect security, trade, economy, and migration in Europe and in Norway?With Mark Leonard (Director, ECFR) and Ulf Sver...
Can Europe get out of Russian gas?
After the invasion of Ukraine, Europeans are now rethinking its relationship with Russia, and its dependence on Russian gas. There is a strong des...
AI and Geopolitics
How should we regulate AI? How will AI impact the power balance between the US and China? And how does Microsoft navigate this complex landscape?...
Government allocates NOK 45 million to Geopolitics Research Centre led by NUPI
Norway and Poland as actors in a changing security landscape (NORPOLFACTOR)
The aim of the project is to develop enhanced knowledge of the security-related challenges, risks and threats Poland and Norway face in their strategic environment in the aftermath of ...