Erik Skare
Erik Skare (PhD) is a senior researcher and historian based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He specializes on Palestin...
From the Algiers Process to the Inter-Malian Dialogue: Women’s Participation in Peace and Reconciliation Processes in Mali 2013-2025
This research note discusses challenges and opportunities regarding women’s meaningful participation in the Algiers peace process (2013-2023) and the Inter-Malian Dialogue for Peace and National Reconciliation (DIMPR) (2023-2025). Activists, practitioners and policymakers have used UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the WPS agenda and related policy frameworks to push for women’s meaningful participation, at all levels, in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts around the world. Still, women remain under-represented in peace processes. In Mali, women, girls and other marginalised groups are directly affected by conflict yet face significant challenges in influencing conflict resolution and dialogue processes. Women’s meaningful participation in future conflict resolution and dialogue efforts in Mali and the Sahel is therefore key to ensuring a broader involvement of the affected populations and more sustainable peaceful solutions.
Report on the Status of Norwegian Support to Women, Peace and Security
This report aims to provide an overview of Norwegian support to WPS, with a focus on the work of the Foreign Service in the priority countries identified in Norway’s National Action Plan for 2023-2030 (NAP). Based on interviews, conversations, observation and desk research, the report discusses the support to WPS and the challenges to implementation in the priority countries. The report also addresses aspects related to institutionalization and mainstreaming, as well as monitoring the progress of implementation and results. The report finds that there is a high degree of knowledge in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the work and support to WPS, and that the 2023-2030 NAP has thus far been successful in setting overarching priorities and in mobilizing and raising awareness. Yet there is variation in the extent to which the NAP is a driver or tool of strategic implementation of efforts. Regarding institutionalisation and mainstreaming across the foreign service, the report finds that many important tools, frameworks, policies and practices have been established, but that this work is somewhat uneven and requires continued effort.
Kupp og kaos: Sahel i unntakstilstand
Hva er et kupp? Hvorfor er Afrika verdens mest kupputsatte kontinent? Og kanskje viktigst av alt: Hva betyr dette for de menneskene som lever der?...
Economic Security at Stake: Investment Screening and the Future of Globalization
Who gets to invest – and on what terms?
Revisiting the past, looking to future – Moving beyond the fiscal contract?
For over a decade, the TaxCapDev network has brought together scholars and practitioners to examine how taxation shapes governance, state-building, and development. This final conference (21–23 October 2025) offers both a moment of reflection and an opportunity to ask where research and policy should go next.
Shifting Geopolitical Dynamics in East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for Norway
This roundtable will explore the shifting geopolitical dynamics between the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific and what this means for Norway’s relations with regional partners. Perspectives from Taiwan, China and Japan.