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The Middle East and North Africa

The conflicts and crises in the Middle East and North Africa are central themes in NUPI research on the region.

What roles do the emergent big powers play in these conflicts? How do great-power politics influence regional dynamics? These are central question that affect relations elsewhere around the globe, especially as regards energy issues. Developments in individual countries like Egypt, Syria and Iran are also followed closely by NUPI researchers, as are questions of the security situation in the area and how this is affected by actors and conflicts elsewhere in Africa.
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ANALYSIS: Kurdish State-building and the Struggle for Natural Resources in Iraq

What role do taxation and natural resource management have in Kurdish state-building?

  • Development policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Conflict
Research project
2017 - 2021 (Completed)

Fragile states and violent entrepreneurs: conflict, climate, refugees (FRAGVENT)

What forms of authority underpin, enable, and extend violent entrepreneurs in fragile states, and how do the combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate impact this?...

  • Terrorism and extremism
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Migration
  • Insurgencies
  • Climate
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Migration
  • Insurgencies
  • Climate
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The EU in the Middle East - how to prevent terrorism and violent extremism?

That was the topic for the project EUNPACK's contribution to the MERI Forum 2018.

  • Security policy
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • Europe
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Conflict
  • Insurgencies
  • The EU
Bildet viser paneldeltakerne Roman Blecua (EUs ambassadør i Irak), Steven Blockmans (CEPS), Tine Gade (NUPI), Kamaran Palani Mohammed (MERI), Morten Bøås (NUPI), Dlawer Ala’Aldeen (MERI)
Forskningsprosjekt
2018 - 2023 (Completed)

Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON)

NUPI together with 40 partners from across the globe have established an international network to undertake research into the effectiveness of peace operations....

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Development policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • North America
  • South and Central America
  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • International organizations
  • The EU
  • AU
  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Development policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • North America
  • South and Central America
  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • International organizations
  • The EU
  • AU
Ole Martin  Stormoen
Researchers

Ole Martin Stormoen

Researcher

Ole Martin Stormoen is a doctoral research fellow associated with NUPI's Research group on security and defence and has previously been a research...

  • Terrorism and extremism
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • The Middle East and North Africa
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Scientific article

Militser inntar regjeringskontorene i Irak

Militslederen Muqtada al-Sadr kom seirende ut fra det nylige valget i Irak, og nå tar han trolig med seg Iran-vennlige militser inn i regjering.

  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Conflict
  • Governance
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Conflict
  • Governance
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The frustrating nature of international counter-terrorism partnerships

Fighting terrorism requires wide-ranging cooperation between states. What does such cooperation look like in practice, and does it work?

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Terrorism and extremism
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
Publications
Publications
Scientific article

Israel og moralsk balansegang

Kritikere av lsraels overgrep mot palestinere blir ofte urettmessig beskyldt for antisemittisme. Samtidig er antisemittisme et økende problem i deler av Europa og USA.

  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Human rights
  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Human rights
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REPORT: Building tax systems in fragile states

New report from the TaxCapDev network recommends nine entry points for Norwegian support to taxation in fragile states. 

  • International economics
  • Economic growth
  • Development policy
  • Foreign policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Asia
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Publications
Chapter

Teheran. Revolusjon og reaksjon.

(Norwegian only): Temaet for kapitlet er Teherans rolle og betydning i et Midtøsten i endring og konflikt. Jeg ser byen som brennpunkt for tre store slag som står i regionen: kampene over Vestens rolle, folkets makt over politiske avgjørelser og islam som samfunnskontrakt. Jeg viser hvordan kampene spilles ut i Teheran, og hvordan de speiler Irans utfordringer som regional makt. Kapitlet drøfter forholdet mellom innen- og utenrikspolitikk og tar konflikten med Saudi-Arabia som eksempel.

  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Conflict
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Conflict
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