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• Security realities of freezing politics and thawing landscapes in the Arctic

  17 Feb 2023

  • Karsten Friis
  • Elana Wilson Rowe
  • Mike Sfraga
  • Ulf Sverdrup
  • Pavel Baev
  • Troy J. Bouffard
  • Marc Lanteigne
  • Marisol Maddox
  • Jan-Gunnar Winther

  How to address Arctic security and governance issues in a region marked by climate change and geopolitical challenges?

  Security policy  Defence and security  Governance  Oceans  Conflict  Russia and Eurasia  Europe  The Arctic

  

• The Military Power Seminar 2020: Transatlantic security relations after the US Presidential elections: What to expect?

  Event

  Sun 15 Nov 2020

  Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Webinar

  We are delighted to welcome you to the Military Power Seminar 2020 – this year in a digital format! Join us in the discussion when we take a closer look at what the US Presidential election will mean for Norway’s security relations with the USA.

  

• Theory Seminar: Political Memory and State Power – Holocaust Remembrance after Communism

  Event

  Thu 24 Jan 2019

  Time: 13:15 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  Jelena Subotic will talk about her project that investigates the strength and limits of state power in regulating contested political memory.

  

• China and the nuclear crises in Iran and North Korea

  Event

  Tue 29 Jan 2019

  Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  The nuclear deal with Iran is in crisis, and talks on the North Korean nuclear program has made little progress. At the same time, China is well on its way to become one of the world’s most powerful states. How important is it for China to prevent any further proliferation of nuclear weapons?

  

• The EU, Migrants and Refugees: Building Walls, Fueling Global Crisis?

  Event

  Tue 19 Mar 2019

  Time: 13:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Brussel

  Marking the end of the EUNPACK project, experts will discuss whether the EU’s crisis response in the Middle East and Sahel has been helpful or counterproductive.

  

• The International Criminal Court and the 2008 Russo-Georgian War

  Event

  Tue 14 May 2019

  Time: 13:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  What is the impact of the International Criminal Court's investigation of Russia and Georgia?

  

• What is the impact of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan?

  Event

  Tue 28 May 2019

  Time: 09:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  On the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeeping, NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with a focus on the effectiveness of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan.

  

• CANCELLED: How can the EU improve its crisis response?

  Event

  Sun 5 May 2019

  Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  One month ago, the NUPI-led and Horizon 2020-funded research project EUNPACK was finalised. This seminar will provide an opportunity to look back at three years of research and fieldwork to consider the policy implications of its findings.

  

• Breakfast seminar: Diplomacy at work in turbulent times

  Event

  Mon 13 May 2019

  Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  How do you negotiate with difficult partners? This is what Ambassador Chris Hill will talk about when he visits NUPI on 14 May.

  

• Breakfast seminar: The global war on journalism

  Event

  Mon 3 Jun 2019

  Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI

  Journalist Peter Greste was in 2014 arrested in Egypt and charged with terrorism. It ended with 400 days behind bars. Greste argues that this is an extreme example of a much wider global assault on the media, and he emphasizes why it is important that we fight back.