Cooperation in an Era of Strategic CompetitionEU-NATO Relations in the Context of War and Rivalry
Denne Policy Brief-en ser på det voksende forholdet og samarbeidet mellom EU og NATO. Den er skrevet i kontekst av en retur mot krig i Europa, og økende strategisk rivalisering mellom USA og Kina. Europeere har lenge ønsket å ta mer ansvar for sitt eget forsvar, og det er nå en mulighet til å bygge disse relasjonene.
Tsjekkiske og norske perspektiver på nye sikkerhetstrusler forbundet med Russlands krig mot Ukraina (CZECHNORSEC)
Dette prosjektet skal undersøke hvordan krigen i Ukraina er i ferd med å endre sikkerhetsoppfatninger i Tsjekkia og Norge....
Håndtering av utfordringer i kontekst av COVID-19 og krigen i Ukraina (FLANKS 2)
Prosjektet skal undersøke hvordan land i Norden og i Svartehavsregionen bør håndtere utfordringene bruken av politisk krigføring og ulike ikke-militære maktinstrumenter fører med seg....
Norge og Polen som aktører i et sikkerhetslandskap i endring (NORPOLFACTOR)
Målet med dette prosjektet er å utvikle økt kunnskap om sikkerhetsrelaterte utfordringer, risikoer og trusler Polen og Norge står overfor i sitt strategiske miljø i kjølvannet av den russiske invasjon...
NUPI-forskere bidro til Forsvarskommisjonens rapport
Public resistance in Russia: Mobilizational opportunities and the effect of protest on public attitudes
Ever since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 the level of resistance against the Putin regime and the general protest potential in Russian society have been in the limelight. The decade preceding the invasion had witnessed the highest number of mass protests in modern Russian history. This Policy Brief explores one of the most successful of these regional protest movements, the Shiyes movement. How was the movement able to grow, sustain itself, and diffuse under Putin’s authoritarian regime? And what can this tell us about the protest potential in today’s Russia?
Solving Europe’s Defense Dilemma: Overcoming the Challenges to European Defense Cooperation
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has led to a transformational moment for European defense. However, Europe has a dilemma: it is spending more on defense but cooperating less—all despite three decades of political initiatives designed to improve European defense cooperation.
Russian nuclear energy diplomacy and its implications for energy security in the context of the war in Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the possibility of reducing Europe’s energy dependence on Russian resources has been hotly debated. The fossil fuel industries received most attention as European Union leaders first introduced gradual sanctions on Russian coal and later on oil and gas, while Russia responded with supply cuts. However, Russia’s role as a major player in the global nuclear power sector has remained largely below the sanctions radar, despite dependencies on Russian nuclear technology, uranium supplies and handling of spent nuclear fuel. Here we analyse the state nuclear company Rosatom and its subsidiaries as tools of Russian energy statecraft. We map the company’s global portfolio, then categorize countries where Russia is active according to the degree and intensity of dependence. We offer a taxonomy of long-term energy dependencies, highlighting specific security risks associated with each of them. We conclude that the war and Russia’s actions in the energy sector will undermine Rosatom’s position in Europe and damage its reputation as a reliable supplier, but its global standing may remain strong.
NATO and the Invasion, One Year On
Next year will mark 75 years since NATO was founded in 1949. The Atlantic alliance has faced many challenges over seven decades, but Russia’s war of conquest in Ukraine might be its biggest test yet.