2021

  • Foreign Fighters in the War in Ukraine
    Event
    Sun 21 Mar 2021
    Time: 09:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft Teams

    During the last decade at least 17 000 individuals, mostly Russians but also up to 1000 Westerners, joined the war in Ukraine. Many came from extremist settings, predominantly far-right (brown) but also far-left (red). This seminar will look into where these fighters are now, and what they have don1

  • Electronic Payment Technology and Tax Capacity: Evidence from Uruguay’s Financial Inclusion Reform
    Event
    Mon 8 Mar 2021
    Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Zoom

    We are excited to announce this semester’s second webinar in our Tax for Development Webinar Series featuring Anne Brockmeyer talking about financial inclusion reform in Uruguay.

  • EU's strategic compass
    Event
    Thu 18 Mar 2021
    Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft teams

    The EU is currently developing a ‘Strategic Compass’ for its security and defense policy. Join this webinar to learn more about the background, the progress, and the challenges the process is facing.

  • What’s in the new EU-UK relationship?
    Event
    Wed 3 Mar 2021
    Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft teams

    The EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement was reached on 24 December 2020, after more that four years of negotiation. Join this webinar to learn more on what the deal holds for the future, both in terms of EU-UK relations and their wider context.

  • Tax compliance, culture and local institutions: The legacy of pre-colonial centralization in Uganda
    Event
    Mon 8 Feb 2021
    Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Zoom

    We are excited to announce that this semester’s first webinar in our Tax for Development Webinar Series featuring Merima Ali (CMI and Syracuse University)

  • The Belt and Road Initiative and New Regionalism
    Event
    Mon 25 Jan 2021
    Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Zoom

    While framed by China as an inclusive platform of multilateral cooperation, The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been met with mixed perceptions in Europe. Join this webinar to learn more about the nature, dynamics and influence of the BRI.

  • Digitalization, growth and international trade
    Event
    Wed 27 Jan 2021
    Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Zoom

    ICTs, growth, income inequalities and international trade are on the agenda when UiO and NUPI invites to webinar the 28th of january.