Forskningsprosjekt
Transatlantic Security – Challenges and Opportunities
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Norwegian security policy has had a transatlantic foothold for at least 70 years. In the foreseeable future, the United States will remain Norways’s most important security guarantor and partner in defense and security. This reflects US overall interest in Europe, primarily in the NATO framework, and Russa’s maritime and nuclear forces in the north that constitute a challenge to US and transatlantic security. That all Nordic countries will become members of NATO will contribute to deepening the USA engagement in Northern Europe.
However, we must prepare for the fact that American policy may undergo major shifts. The United States increased awareness of Asia may lead to less vigorous engagement in Europe and a change in form. The demographic and geographical center of gravity of the United States is moving away from the east coast with its traditional connection to Europe. In two or six years, there will be a new president who might be less enthusiastic about the transatlantic partnership. It is even more important than before to understand the American scene and the long-term consequence of foreign and security policy, regardless of administration.
After Brexit, the UK has an ambition to be a global security actor. It has at the same time increased its interest for Northern Europe, particularly within the framework of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). There is every reason to pay close attention to its further development as it poses an opportunity for Norway to further strengthen its bilateral security cooperation.
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Solving Europe’s Defense Dilemma: Overcoming the Challenges to European Defense Cooperation
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has led to a transformational moment for European defense. However, Europe has a dilemma: it is spending more on defense but cooperating less—all despite three decades of political initiatives designed to improve European defense cooperation.
Kulturkampene i USA og betydning for politisk klima og utenrikspolitikk
I denne analysen skal vi se nærmere på den underliggende interne dynamikken for kulturkampene. Vi begynner med venstresiden før vi ser på høyresiden og til slutt spør om dette også kan få betydning for amerikansk utenrikspolitikk.
USAs demokratiske krise og dets utenrikspolitiske konsekvenser
Under og etter andre verdenskrig konstruerte USA en internasjonal orden som USA selv skulle lede. Denne til dels liberale verdensordenen (avhengig av hvor i verden man befant seg under Den kalde krigen) gagnet USA økonomisk og sikkerhetsmessig. Dette var det tverrpolitisk enighet om, en enighet som ble forsterket av måten slutten på den kalde krigen ble tolket på i USA: Den amerikanske modellen hadde beseiret kommunismen, og liberalt, kapitalistisk demokrati var, som Francis Fukuyama så berømt skrev, enden på verdens ideologiske historie.