Frukostseminar: Amerikansk tryggingspolitikk under president Trump
I løpet av dei tre første månadene sine som president har Trumps tryggingspolitikk skilt seg mykje frå valkampløfta til presidenten.
Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions
The paper examines the Icelandic government’s consideration to withdraw its support for the sanctions against Russia over Ukraine in 2015. The consideration came as a surprise to many since Iceland in the past has habitually aligned itself closely with the United States and the European Union in such matters. The Icelandic fishing industry lobbied hard for the sanctions to be lifted to avoid Russian counter-sanctions on Iceland. After considerable internal debate, the government decided to uphold the sanctions, but settled on a policy of not taking part in EU´s foreign policy declarations about the sanctions. This move is interesting given Iceland’s traditional positioning between two gravitational centres in world politics: the EU and the US. The paper discusses what this case tells us about Icelandic policymakers’ room for maneuvering in the formulation and enactment of its foreign policy, and about Iceland’s foreign policy bonds to the US and the EU.
Fransk val nachspiel: Korleis blir den franske politikken?
Emmanuel Macron skal styre Frankrike dei neste åra. Christian Lequesne gjestar NUPI for å snakke om utfallet av valet.
Regionale reformer i Russland: Public Management
NUPI har gleda av å invitere til seminar som markerer slutten på prosjektet "Local government budgeting reforms in Russia: Implications and Tensions (BUDRUS)”.