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Bennich-Björkman, Li & Sergiy Kurbatov, eds. When the Future Came: The Collapse of the USSR and the Emergence of National Memory in Post-Soviet His...

Perestroika, the fateful years when Mikhail Gorbachev's plans for reforming the Soviet structure ended with the Union’s full collapse, is for many of us still a lived memory. But how is perestroika remembered today in the states that arose from the ashes of the USSR? And what can this tell us about national self-understanding in the Soviet successor states? This is the starting point for Li Bennich-Björkman and Sergiy Kurbatov’s edited volume When the Future Came: The Collapse of the USSR and the Emergence of National Memory in Post-Soviet History Textbooks. The volume consists of four case studies of history textbooks currently in use in secondary schools and universities in four of the former union republics – Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine – and a close reading of how these cover perestroika as part of the new "national" history.

  • Regions
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Nation-building
  • Regions
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Nation-building
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Climate change and violent conflict in Mali

Since May 2020, violent conflict has killed 2,070 people in Mali. Insecurity has forcibly displaced more than 300,000 people, of whom 56 per cent are women. The drivers of Mali’s multiple conflicts are not arcane. Meaningful dialogues around poverty, marginalisation, limited livelihood opportunities, weak governance, political instability and more, can open doors to engaging with the community militias and armed groups that operate in the country. More reason, then, to ensure that the turbulent winds of climate change do not blow those doors shut.

  • Regions
  • Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Conflict
  • Natural resources and climate
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  • Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Conflict
  • Natural resources and climate
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Future of UN Peace Operations: UN Support Offices to Regional Counterterrorism Operations?

United Nations peace operations and the prevention of violent extremism and counterterrorism agendas (PVE/CT) have been on converging paths since the launch of the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism in 2014. During this time, the UN Security Council has discussed various ways to strengthen operational assistance (which currently includes fuel, rations, medical evacuation, and engineering support) to the Group of Five Sahel Force (G5S Force), a cooperative counterterrorism operation between Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. These discussions continued last month during the renewal mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).

  • Defence and security
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • Regions
  • Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Peace operations
  • Global governance
  • United Nations
  • Defence and security
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • Regions
  • Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Peace operations
  • Global governance
  • United Nations
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Geir Flikke: Russlands rebeller: Protest og reaksjon i Putins Russland (2011–2020)

Based on a review of extensive source material, Geir Flikke describes how Alexei Navalny has gradually evolved into becoming one of the Russian opposition’s top profiles, a process that culminated in Navalny's (failed) campaign to be registered as a candidate in the 2018 presidential election. Flikke provides an in-depth and detailed review of strategies, slogans and protest repertoire. Both "rebels" and the regime are increasingly using creative methods – the opposition to reach their target audience, the authorities to stifle all attempts at what is often referred to as a potential "color revolution".

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  • Russia and Eurasia
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Education as Activism in the Syrian Civil War

The Syrian Civil War has witnessed grassroots mobilization for education combined with agendas of political resistance. The article explains why education lends itself to activism in the face of extreme adversity.

  • Regions
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
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  • The Middle East and North Africa
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Why the Nordic states maintain differentiated foreign policies

Nordic governments frequently broadcast their ambition to do more together on the international stage. In this blog post, Kristin Haugevik and Ole Jacob Sending explain why we still shouldn’t expect to see any profound increase in joint Nordic foreign policy positions and actions – and especially not when it comes to relations with greater powers.

  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Regions
  • The Nordic countries
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  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Diplomacy
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  • Regions
  • The Nordic countries
Event
15:00 - 16:30 Europe/Oslo
Microsoft Teams
Engelsk
Event
15:00 - 16:30 Europe/Oslo
Microsoft Teams
Engelsk
21. Sept 2021
Event
15:00 - 16:30 Europe/Oslo
Microsoft Teams
Engelsk

Living with the Taliban?

How do local communities experience the Taliban vis a vis questions of security? What did the police reform look like before the Taliban takeover, and will there be a role for the police under Taliban?

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EUs grønne giv – implikasjoner for norsk europapolitikk

EU lanserte mot slutten av 2019 European Green Deal. Dette er en klimastrategi for å nå målene i Parisavtalen, men også en økonomisk vekststrategi, og forventes å definere EUs sentrale prioriteringer i årene fremover. Hvordan vil dette påvirke Norge, og norsk europapolitikk? En ny NUPI-rapport, forsøker å gi svar. Norge er tett koblet til EU via EØS avtalen og en lang rekke andre avtaler, herunder Klimaavtalen som definerer rammene for norsk klimapolitikk frem mot 2030. Når EU endrer sine mål og sin virkemåte, så vil dette også påvirke Norge i stor grad. Noen sentrale observasjoner i rapporten er at: • Det er en spenning i Norge mellom energipolitikken i form av fortsatt olje- og gassproduksjon, på den ene siden, og ambisiøse klimamål, på den andre. EUs grønne giv løfter klimapolitikken til politikkens elitedivisjon og kan gjøre det mer krevende å håndtere denne spenningen. Tradisjonelle allierte i EU - som Sverige og Danmark - har f.eks et annet syn på gass som del av løsningen enn det Norge har. • Grønn Giv innebærer at EU utvikler nye regler med potensielt stor betydning for Norge, men det forvaltningsmessige oppsettet for vurdering og håndtering av nye EU regler i Norge er ikke tilpasset en slik økning i volumet på nye regler. • Grønn giv er "sektorovergripende" og trekker EU Kommisjonen i retning av større integrasjon på tvers av ulike saksfelt. Norsk forvaltning er imidlertid definert av et sektor-prinsipp. Dette innebærer en betydelig økning av behovet for koordinering på tvers av ulike departementer og etater i Norge. • Fordi Norge står utenfor EU, har Norge størst mulighet til å påvirke innretting på nye regler og tiltak tidlig i prosessen, gjennom deltakelse i ekspertgrupper i en forberedende fase. Tempoet og omfanget av nye regler som nå utarbeides gjør dette arbeidet krevende. • Grønn giv innebærer en serie med endringer som potensielt griper inn i eksisterende konfliktlinjer i norsk politikk knyttet til EØS og suverenitetsavståelse. • Det er behov for økt kunnskap og dialog mellom forvaltningen, næringslivet, akademia og sivilt samfunn om hvilke muligheter og utfordringer EUs grønne giv innebærer. Et "grønn giv forum" kan være nyttig for å sikre at ulike norske aktører utnytter de muligheter som ligger i EUs grønne giv. • Grønn giv viser at EØS avtalen har sine begrensninger som det sentrale tilkoblingspunktet til EU. En mer institusjonalisert dialog på øverste politiske nivå mellom Norge og EU vil kunne bidra til å bøte på disse utfordringene. Rapporten er finansiert av Utenriksdepartementet.

  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Foreign policy
  • Regions
  • Europe
  • Natural resources and climate
  • Climate
  • Global governance
  • The EU
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  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Foreign policy
  • Regions
  • Europe
  • Natural resources and climate
  • Climate
  • Global governance
  • The EU
Event
13:00 - 14:30 Europe/Oslo
Microsoft Teams
Engelsk
Event
13:00 - 14:30 Europe/Oslo
Microsoft Teams
Engelsk
22. Sept 2021
Event
13:00 - 14:30 Europe/Oslo
Microsoft Teams
Engelsk

The 2021 Parliamentary Elections as a Window into Russian Politics

The 2021 September State Duma elections are occurring in an atmosphere of rising repressions against political opposition activists in Russia. Popular anti-Kremlin candidates are not allowed to run. Can elections still play a role in the legitimation strategy of the regime when the popular choice is so limited?

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