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The latest news on NUPI's research.
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The violence in Mali is getting bloodier, but religion is not necessarily at its root
8 Apr 2019The massacre of Fulani in central Mali on 23 March marks a grave, new turn in the conflict. How did we get here? NUPI researchers Natasja Rupesinghe and Morten Bøås provide insight into possible reasons.
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Information worth killing for
2 Apr 2019What is the role of investigative journalism in unveiling financial secrecy?
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EUNPACK Final Conference: synthesising three years of research on the EU’s crisis response
26 Mar 2019Conflict sensitivity in focus as the three-year NUPI-led research project on the EU’s crisis response (EUNPACK) organised a final conference in Brussels in March.
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How can the EU improve its response to crises?
25 Mar 2019Researchers within and beyond Europe have been studying the EU's approach to conflict and crises. Here's what they found out.
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Five paradoxes EU must address to effectively respond to crises beyond its borders
4 Mar 2019Engaging in ongoing conflicts brings with it a set of extraordinary challenges.
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Podcast: Can blockchain save journalism?
4 Mar 2019The underlying technology behind bitcoin may help fight fake news, says Walid Al-Saqaf.
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Norway’s cooperation with the EU – 4 ways ahead
28 Feb 2019Can Norway benefit from closer collaboration with the EU on foreign and security policy?
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Podcast: Giving Chinese tech giants access to Europe - what are the consequences?
7 Feb 2019Are we ready for the implications of giving Chinese tech giant access to European markets?
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European countries differ in how they talk critical issues with China
28 Jan 2019This is the conclusion in a new report addressing political values in Europe-China relations. Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (NUPI and UiB) has written the chapter on Norway.
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New report on China and multilateral development banks
21 Jan 2019China is strengthening its position within international development finance and monetary cooperation.
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ANALYSIS: Resolving Brexit
19 Dec 2018- Nick Sitter
Brexit is in crisis. The options are limited, and they have not changed much since 2016. Now, time is running out. Exiting the EU without an agreement, widely recognized as the worst option, is the default. Moreover, this is no longer simply a question about how to deal...
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Is taxation the new politics of development?
17 Dec 2018According to scholars in the field of development studies, taxation might be the missing piece to the puzzle of peace- and state-building.
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Why are Asia’s nuclear powers rearming?
12 Dec 2018The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has granted NOK 8 million to NUPI researchers Henrik Hiim and Sverre Lodgaard to study the drivers of nuclear rearmament in Asia.
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ANALYSIS: Kurdish State-building and the Struggle for Natural Resources in Iraq
11 Dec 2018What role do taxation and natural resource management have in Kurdish state-building?
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What does foreign policy really mean?
7 Dec 2018This, with other widely used IR concepts, is what Halvard Leira and his project CHOIR team have received funding to explore.
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Transboundary collaboration on conservation and natural resources in East Africa
5 Dec 2018How can transboundary collaboration on conservation and the management of natural resources transform a zone of war into more peaceful coexistence? The case of Uganda-Rwanda-DR Congo holds some promise.
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PODCAST: Is the EU ready to handle the major challenges it is facing?
30 Nov 2018Ivan Krastev reflects on the crises that has shaped the EU for the past decades.
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The EU in the Middle East - how to prevent terrorism and violent extremism?
13 Nov 2018That was the topic for the project EUNPACK's contribution to the MERI Forum 2018.
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Hybrid warfare – how to counter it?
7 Nov 2018In this NUPI Podcast episode, a panel of experts takes a closer look at the challenges posed by hybrid warfare in liberal democracies.
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Prestigious project to NUPI on digitalization and the modern world order
26 Oct 2018New project to investigate vulnerabilities on the Internet and political consequences.
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New book: UN Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
23 Oct 2018In this book launch interview, editors Mateja Peter and Cedric de Coning reflect upon findings from their most recent book, identifying four global transformations and their implications for UN peace operations.
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Four global transformations are changing UN peace operations
23 Oct 2018The global order is changing – how will that uncertainty impact UN peace operations?
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Measuring the risk of radicalization – is that really possible?
3 Oct 2018Are tools for gauging the risk of radicalization used correctly?
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The Russia Conference: Cold Peace in the Arctic?
14 Sep 2018On September 14, NUPI’s Russia Conference took place in Oslo. Couldn’t be there? Watch the entire event, including Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's key note speech, on YouTube.
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PODCAST: Democratic capitalism in crisis?
12 Sep 2018Wolfgang Streeck explains what he means when he says that that democratic capitalism is in crisis – and shares his take on how the crisis evolved.
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Cyberattacks: How to protect critical infrastructure?
7 Sep 2018Michael Chertoff, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, shares his insights on cybersecurity in a new NUPI podcast episode.
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PODCAST: Friendships that move the world
5 Sep 2018What did two of the world’s most important state leaders – Barack Obama and David Cameron – signal by this image? Senior Research Fellow Kristin Haugevik has examined how relationships between states become ‘special’ in a new book.
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The frustrating nature of international counter-terrorism partnerships
10 Aug 2018Fighting terrorism requires wide-ranging cooperation between states. What does such cooperation look like in practice, and does it work?
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Small States vs. Middle Powers — What’s the Difference?
6 Aug 2018Has Norway taken the step into the Middle Power category?
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Prestigious ERC funding to Elana Wilson Rowe – ‘I’m thrilled!’
27 Jul 2018The European Research Council (ERC) yearly awards talented early career researchers project funding through Starting grants. 403 research projects were granted this year, and Elana Wilson Rowe's (NUPI) is one of them.
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Tax is the new gender issue
3 Jul 2018- Ingrid Hjertaker
Increasing attention has been given to the way tax regimes affect women’s lives. Not only is capital flight now considered in a human rights perspective, taxation policies are also becoming relevant for gender equality issues and women’s rights.
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Analysing the political economy in eleven of Norway’s partner countries
22 Jun 2018Project Manager Stein Sundstøl Eriksen gives three key recommendations for Norwegian authorities.
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NEW ARTICLE: The International Renewable Energy Agency has a massive potential
21 Jun 2018So how is the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), founded in 2009, doing?
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Hybrid threats – and why they are so difficult to reveal
8 Jun 2018Hybrid threats calls for innovative and creative thinking by intelligence organizations.
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How to do development studies?
4 Jun 2018Forum for Development Studies addresses the absence of a designated method.
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WORLD PEACEKEEPING DAY: UN Peacekeeping at 70
28 May 2018UN peacekeeping faces significant challenges and some question whether it can remain relevant, but most countries agree on the importance of the UN as the centrepiece of global governance, and that peacekeeping is its flagship enterprise.
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PODCAST: Cyberspace, international norms, and a new initiative in the UN?
23 May 2018In this NUPI podcast, cyber-expert Karsten Geier proposes a new way forward.
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Russia vs. the West: 'An increasingly dangerous situation'
11 May 2018Listen to Christopher Coker's talk in our podcast.
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BOOK: Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform and Development
9 May 2018New book on Taxation in Africa by Mick Moore (ICTD), Wilson Prichard (ICTD) and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (CMI).
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PODCAST: What will Europe look like after Brexit?
7 May 2018This was the key question for EU expert Caroline de Gruyter’s NUPI talk.
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The challenges of illicit economies and financial flows
2 May 2018– Illicit economies pitch the advantages of borderless transport, communications and financial flows against legal systems that remain bound by the confines of the Westphalian nation state. What to do?
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Can a new approach change the UN?
23 Apr 2018The world is facing enormous challenges in light of protracted crises and conflicts. The United Nations are looking for answers with the new ‘sustaining peace’ approach. What are the chances of the new approach to change the UN and create sustainable peace? Cedric de Coning...
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REPORT: Building tax systems in fragile states
13 Apr 2018New report from the TaxCapDev network recommends nine entry points for Norwegian support to taxation in fragile states.
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China: New Silk Road stir mixed reactions in Europe
6 Apr 2018Europeans are growing more wary of China, but still welcome many of its contributions.
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PODCAST: Trump – symptom or cause?
21 Mar 2018‘The scary thing is that Donald Trump now thinks that he’s got the hang of this job’.
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How to understand and deal with Russian strategic communication in Europe?
16 Mar 2018What role does media play in Russian foreign policy?
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Nils Klim Prize awarded to NUPI researcher
13 Mar 2018"An outstanding political scientist and ideally suited as a role model for younger researchers." This is how the jury characterizes this year’s Nils Klim Prize laureate, Francesca R. Jensenius.
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Asia is booming – what are the implications?
6 Mar 2018Connectivity has become a buzzword today. It topped the agenda at the joint conference on trade, infrastructure and Europe–Asia relations, organized by NUPI and the MFA to mark ASEM day.
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Analysis: Chinese politics under Xi Jinping
2 Mar 2018Xi Jinping wanting to scrap formal limitations on presidential terms is making waves.