Environmental dimensions of conflict in the Lake Chad region
This report illuminates the environmental dimensions of conflict in the Lake Chad region by examining how insecurity impacts the environment and how conflict dynamics are shaped by environmental factors. It is a contribution to the CPS-Lake Chad Project, a partnership led by NUPI to study the effectiveness of the Regional Strategy for the Stabilisation Resilience and Recovery (RS-SRR). The report draws from published literature, field reports by project partners, remotely conducted interviews with regional experts, and satellite image analysis.
Ubalansen i Russlands krigsøkonomi
Etter Russlands fullskalainvasjon av Ukraina i 2022 har russiske myndigheter i økende grad omorganisert økonomien for å støtte krigsinnsatsen. I de første årene kom krigsutgiftene på toppen av allerede høye budsjetter, finansiert av ekstraordinært høye petroleumsinntekter, tapping av oppsparte midler og økende statlig låneopptak. Dette kunnskapsnotatet tar for seg hvordan den voldsomme pengebruken har gitt den økonomiske aktiviteten et løft, men også bidratt til et overopphetet arbeidsmarked og press på produksjonskapasiteten. I 2025 har de makroøkonomiske ubalansene nådd en grense, og veksten har bremset opp. For å finansiere krigen videre, har regimet gradvis nedprioritert sivile formål, og skjerpet skatte- og avgiftsnivået. Det redegjøres for at krigsøkonomien trolig kan videreføres i noen år til, men til økende kostnad: privatnæringsliv og velferdsordninger svekkes, og de politiske og sosiale belastningene blir stadig større.
Breakfast seminar: Legitimacy’s labour lost: The social and psychological work of compliance and consent in wartime Russia
How has Russian public support for the war in Ukraine remained so resilient – and what dynamics are keeping it in place?
European nuclear deterrence: The french initiative
Join us for a conversation on European security in a time marked by war, nuclear threats, and growing strategic uncertainty. Against the backdrop...
Resilience, peacebuilding, and preventing violent extremism
What are the role of resilience and peacebuilding perspectives and approaches when it comes to preventing violent extremism? How can resilience an...
Resilience, Peacebuilding, and Preventing Violent Extremism
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the complex drivers of violent extremism, along with recommendations for strengthening social and institutional resilience through peacebuilding and development efforts.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan*
Afghanistan faces severe climate vulnerability while being more exposed to extreme weather events and natural hazards (including droughts and floods) than the global average. This has been compounded by environmental degradation caused by prolonged conflict, poor natural resource management and limited resilient infrastructure. Together with complex humanitarian and economic crises and mass returns of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan, all these factors deepen the population’s vulnerability to overlapping crises. * This is an updated version of the fact sheets on Afghanistan published in February 2022 and February 2023.
Responding to climate change-related insecurity in the Lake Chad region
In this report, the authors aim to contribute to generating evidence-based knowledge on the most effective strategies for preventing and managing climate-related conflict and instability. The focus in this report is on the Lake Chad region and its Regional Strategy for Stabilisation, Recovery and Resilience of the Boko Haram-affected Areas of the Lake Chad Basin Region (RS-SRR). An updated version was uploaded on 12 May 2026. The authors have identified three implementation gaps, and present eight recommendations to address them.