Julie Wilhelmsen
Senior Research FellowJulie Wilhelmsen is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. She holds a PhD in political science and conducts research in the fields of critical security studies, Russian foreign and security policies and the radicalization of Islam in Eurasia.
The two post-soviet Chechen wars have been a constant focus in her research and she is also heads projects related to conflict resolution in the North Caucasus. From 2012 to 2016 she was the editor of the Scandinavian-language journal Internasjonal Politikk, and has a wide outreach to the Norwegian public on issues related to Russia and Eurasia through frequent public talks and media comments. In 2019 – 2021 Wilhelmsen is an expert in the Cooperative Security Initiative (CSI), an initiative which is designed to generate ideas and shift momentum in favor of cooperative security and multilateralism through the OSCE in order to build a safer Europe.
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Publication : Academic article
The Chechen post-war diaspora in Norway and their visions of legal models
This article examines how understandings of the rule of law are shaped in the Chechen diaspora in Norway. Taking as our point of departure studies of legal pluralism and the co-existence of traditional Adat, religious Sharia and Russian secular law in Chechnya, we examine the effect of living in... -
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NUPI replaces NRK P2's 'Ekko' this week
07.12.2020NUPI has produced ten hours of high quality radio about foreign policy and international relations. The programs will air on NRK P2 during week 50, Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 11.00. Tune in! -
Publication : Policy brief
Russia’s view of Georgia: a NATO proxy yet again?
2020After the crises in Ukraine, and despite the Georgian government’s allegedly more pragmatic attitude towards Russia, official statements from Moscow increasingly project Georgia as hostile. This may be the result of the Kremlin stepping up a propaganda campaign to put pressure on Georgia, but it is... -
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NUPI replaces NRK P2's 'Ekko' this week
07.12.2020NUPI has produced ten hours of high quality radio about foreign policy and international relations. The programs will air on NRK P2 during week 50, Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 11.00. Tune in! -
Publication : Popular scientific lecture
Russlands forhold til og interesser i Hviterussland
Lecture to the Norwegian Parliament on Russia's relations to Belarus and what strategy the Kremlin might opt for as the crises evolves -
Publication : Academic lecture
Relations between Russia and Norway: Spiraling towards a new Cold War?
Lecture on how official rhetoric shapes and conditions the space for manoeuvre between two collective political entities. Using the examples of Norway and Russia in the period 2014-2019, I presented how the way in which political leaders talk about each other can contribute to conflict escalation. -
Publication : Book review
"The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace"
1986The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace Julie Wilhelmsen (NUPI, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs) reviews The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace by Oscar Jonsson. -
Publication : Academic article
Spiraling toward a New Cold War in the North? The Effect of Mutual and Multifaceted Securitization
2016Building on a discourse-theoretical reading of securitization theory, this article theorizes and examines how two political entities can become locked in a negative spiral of identification that may lead to a violent confrontation. Through mutual and multifaceted securitization, each party increasingly... -
Thu 15 Oct 2020Event
Georgia’s strategic choices after the elections
Time: 10:00 Location: WebinarGeorgia wants closer integration in Western institutions and is also Russia's neighbour. How does this affect Georgia’s foreign policy?
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The Russia Conference 2020: Great Powers and Arctic Politics
07.09.2020Did you miss the conference on 10 September? Here are all the panels for you to watch! -
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Prestigous award to Julie Wilhelmsen
14.09.2020Wilhelmsen is awarded the ‘Skjerveheimprisen’ for her important work on Russia and the foreign policy debate in Norway. -
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The Russia Conference 2020: Great Powers and Arctic Politics
07.09.2020Did you miss the conference on 10 September? Here are all the panels for you to watch! -
Research project
When every act is war: Post-Crimea conflict dynamics and Russian foreign policy (WARU)
2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)Tension between great powers in world politics is escalating rapidly. What are the driving forces behind deteriorating relations? Can we explain them solely by the ‘aggressiveness’ of the other (be they Russia, China or the USA) as political narratives will have us believe? This research project expounds...
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19 questions for a safer future
12.08.2020Europe is divided, and cooperation is essential to ensure a safe future. NUPI’s Julie Wilhelmsen is one of the experts in the Cooperative Security Initiative (CSI), an initiative which is designed to generate ideas and shift momentum in favor of cooperative security and multilateralism. CSI has identified... -
Publication : Academic lecture
Hvilke sikkerhetspolitiske utfordringer står Norge overfor? Russland som trussel mot Norge
Russia foreign and security policy since Putin came to power with an emphasis on relations with the West. The recent emergence of a new Cold War in the High North and challenges for Norwegian security. -
Publication : Popular scientific lecture
Vi er himmelstormere - hvem var Elisif Wessel?
A seminar about Elisif Wessel with a discussion on political poetry activism and the dilemma of fighting for justice and liberation while avoiding selfrighteousness and hate of your opponent. -
Publication : Popular scientific lecture
Recent developments in the High North and the relevance of the Cooperative Security Initiative
Distrustful relations between neighbors in the High North is a multi-actor game – on all sides – no willingness to meet, listen and compromise will play into the hands of those who want confrontation – on all sides – validating the claim that ‘they are out to get us’ – pushing the spiral of distrust... -
Publication : Popular scientific lecture
Kommer Russerne?
What would a potential conflict with Russia look like? How can we prevent and avoid a new conflict with Russia? Interview with Julie Wilhelmsen and Tormod Heier at launch event for the magazine Samtiden in March 2020. -
Publication : Popular scientific lecture
Krigen skjer på nettet
The war is online:Influencing campaigns, fake news, hackers, magic tricks, hybrid attacks and destabilization: Who's behind it, how big is the threat and does anyone know how to protect ourselves? Lytring invites a debate on the digital gray zone between war and peace. We ask how much Russia and... -
Publication : Academic article
Violent Mobilization and Non-Mobilization in the North Caucasus
2020Introduction and overview over violent mobilization in the North Caucasus: Recent developments and context, conflicting identities, state and sub-state violence, causes and limits of violent mobilization in the region.