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The Nordic countries

The Nordic countries are among the most affluent in the world, and represent a stabil and well-functioning part of a changing Europe.

Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy is the core in NUPI's research on Nordic issues. Important questions are how the Nordic countries' different alliance policies affect their ability to cooperate in practice, and what possibilities the Nordic countries have as a block in international politics.
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Nordens plass i Kinas nye æra?

Knapt året etter at norske myndigheter er ute av kineserens fryseboks har Xi Jinping nylig erklært til den 19 partikongressen at Kina er på vei inn i en ny epoke. Denne tredje epoken siden folkerepublikkens grunnleggelse, vil være den hvor Kina gjeninntar sin posisjon som global stormakt. Alle trender peker mot at verdens største økonomi snart vil være ikke-vestlig og ikke-demokratisk, for første gang siden Karl Johan var brödrafolkens konung. Hvordan har de nordiske land forholdt seg til denne historiske omskiftningen, og hvilke ringvirkninger ligger i vente for Norden i den nye kinesiske æra?

  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • The Nordic countries
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • The Nordic countries
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Scientific article

Norden og Storbritannia – et nytt avsnitt

In this special issue of Internasjonal Politikk, we discuss how Britain’s decision to leave the EU will influence Norden and the individual Nordic countries. A little more than a year has now passed since the British EU referendum, which ended with a majority of those voting recommending that Britain should leave the Union. “Brexit” marks a crossroads in European political history, and will be central in European politics for many years to come. The outcome of the negotiations is uncertain, as are the long-term implications of Britain’s withdrawal. What is certain is that Brexit has already created unrest and insecurity in Europe, and that it will change both Britain’s role in Europe and intra-EU dynamics. These changes will in all likelihood also influence the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – which belong in the Northwestern corner of Europe and historically have had close ties to Britain. Independent of their formal attachment to the EU, they all need to redefine their relations with Britain as well as with Europe and the EU post-Brexit.

  • Regional integration
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Nordic countries
  • The EU
  • Regional integration
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Nordic countries
  • The EU
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Scientific article

Hva betyr brexit for utenforlandet Norge?

What does Brexit mean for EU outsider Norway? This article discusses how the British decision to leave the EU has influenced Norwegian EU debate thus far, and what implications Brexit might have for Norway’s relations with the EU and with Britain. I begin by presenting Norway’s current association model with the EU, and the ongoing political and media debate about membership and the EEA agreement, before I introduce Brexit as a breaking point. In the remainder of the article, I examine how the Norwegian government has approached Brexit so far, and reflect on how Britain’s departure from the EU may influence Norway’s relations with the EU, the EEA agreement and the British-Norwegian bilateral relationship.

  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Nordic countries
  • The EU
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Nordic countries
  • The EU
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NEW BOOK: Meeting the dragon in the North

The Nordics have a lot to gain from learning from each other's relationship with China.

  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia
  • The Nordic countries
Den finske, danske, norske og svenske forsvarssjefen møtes
Research project
2016 - 2019 (Completed)

Nordic responses to Geopolitical challenges (GEONOR)

Which tools to politicians in the Nordic countries have available to them in a more challenging geopolitical sphere?...

  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Nordic countries
  • Governance
  • International organizations
  • The EU
  • United Nations
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The Nordic countries
  • Governance
  • International organizations
  • The EU
  • United Nations
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News

China meets the Nordics at NUPI

How does the world appear seen from China and the Nordics?

  • Trade
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia
  • The Arctic
  • The Nordic countries
  • Climate
  • Human rights
  • International organizations
Event
09:30 - 12:00
NUPI
Engelsk
Event
09:30 - 12:00
NUPI
Engelsk
7. Sept 2017
Event
09:30 - 12:00
NUPI
Engelsk

China and the Nordics - Global Challenges in Chinese and Nordic Perspectives

Experts from leading think tanks visit NUPI to discuss the China-Nordic relationship in light of today's challenges.

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Report

Swedish–Norwegian Defence Cooperation: New opportunities?

Swedish–Norwegian defence cooperation has encountered rough seas in recent years, but now seems to have entered smoother waters. This is due to both push and pull factors: push because the new security environment has increased the likelihood of a crisis in the Nordic/Baltic region, which would probably involve all Nordic states, irrespective of NATO or EU membership. Pull because of the renewed US engagement in the region, because of the EU incentives for industrial defence cooperation – and because geographical proximity in itself creates possibilities for shared solutions and practices. This Policy Brief focuses on Swedish–Norwegian defence cooperation in the broader Nordic/Baltic context. We begin by reviewing recent developments in Swedish defence policies, and the implications of previous failed joint Swedish–Norwegian projects. We then turn to opportunities that may emerge as a result of the mentioned push and pull factors. These opportunities are to be considered as ideas; they have not been thoroughly discussed and assessed, but may serve as starting points for follow-on debates and explorations.

  • Security policy
  • The Nordic countries
  • Security policy
  • The Nordic countries
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Scientific article

Det illiberale Europa

Det er klare fellestrekk i landenes politiske utvikling. Gjennom lovendringer svekker myndighetene uavhengigheten til domstolene, sivilsamfunnet og media. I tillegg deler de et konservativt politisk tankegods, hvor regjeringene vektlegger statlig suverenitet, religion, familie og nasjon som et alternativ til det liberaldemokratiske tankegodset i EU.

  • Europe
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Nordic countries
  • Governance
  • Europe
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Nordic countries
  • Governance
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News

Swedish-Norwegian Defence Cooperation: New opportunities?

Having encountered rough seas in recent years, the cooperation now seems to have entered smoother waters.

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • The Nordic countries
Bidet viser forsvarsminister Ine Marie Eriksen og svenske kollega Peter Hultqvist
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