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Anders C. Sjaastad

Working on the triangle relationship China-Japan-USA, and also involved in maritime security.

Security policy

Arne Melchior

Arne Melchior’s research areas include international trade and global development; trade policy and international economic...

International economics Trade Economic growth Norwegian foreign policy International organizations Asia

Bård Drange

Bård Drange is a junior research fellow in the

Peace operations International organizations Conflict resolution South and Central America

Benjamin de Carvalho

Benjamin de Carvalho is a senior research fellow at NUPI. His research interests are, broadly speaking, between three...

Peace operations Humanitarian issues Diplomacy Norwegian foreign policy United Nations Conflict resolution South and Central America

Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson

Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson is interested and engaged in research on a broad specter of topics related to Chinese foreign...

Asia Diplomacy Norwegian foreign policy United Nations

Cedric H. de Coning

Cedric de Coning is a Senior Research Fellow in the

Peace operations United Nations Africa International organizations

Christophe Hillion

Christophe Hillion is research professor at NUPI, professor of European Law at the universities of Leiden & Gothenburg,...

Europe The EU Security policy Governance Trade Human rights

Daniyar Kussainov

Daniyar Kussainov is a political scientist from Kazakhstan. He is a visiting research fellow and a member of the research...

Human rights Development policy Russia and Eurasia International organizations

Elana Wilson Rowe

Elana Wilson Rowe is research professor at NUPI and an adjunct professor at Nord University.She holds a PhD in...

Climate Diplomacy Norwegian foreign policy International organizations United Nations The Arctic Russia and Eurasia

Eli Stamnes

Eli Stamnes' research interests revolves around critical approaches to peace and security, peacebuilding, conflict prevention,...

Peace operations International organizations United Nations

Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud

Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud holds an MA in Security Policy Studies from the George Washington University. His research interests...

Defence Security policy NATO Conflict resolution Terrorism Norwegian foreign policy

Francesca R. Jensenius

Francesca R. Jensenius is Senior Research Fellow (part time) at NUPI and also Associate Professor at the Institute for...

Asia Economic growth Human rights Development policy Governance South and Central America Norwegian foreign policy

Frida Bjørneseth

Frida Bjørneseth is a research fellow with the research group on Global Order and Diplomacy. She holds a MSc in International...

Africa Humanitarian issues Human rights International organizations

Frida Kvamme

Frida Kvamme is a research assistant in the

International economics

Halvard Leira

Halvard Leira’s main areas of research is foreign policy and diplomacy, with a special emphasis on the Norwegian varieties....

Diplomacy Norwegian foreign policy

Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr

Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (PhD) is a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and a postdoctoral...

Asia Economic growth Development policy Diplomacy International organizations

Hege Medin

Hege Medin works with international trade. She completed her PhD at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 2013.Her...

International economics Trade

Helge Blakkisrud

Helge Blakkisrud’s main research interests include Russian federalism and centre–region relations, in particular, the...

Russia and Eurasia The Arctic

Henriette Ullavik Erstad

Henriette Ullavik Erstad is junior research fellow in the Peace, Conflict and Development Research Group at NUPI. Erstad...

Security policy Conflict resolution The Middle East and North Africa

Henrik Stålhane Hiim

Henrik Stålhane Hiim's main area of research is Chinese foreign and security policy. He also has a strong interest in...

Asia Defence Diplomacy Security policy

Indra Overland

Indra Overland heads the

Russia and Eurasia Climate Energy The Arctic Asia