Theme

Europe

Europe is changing – faced with financial crises, conflicts in its neighbourhood, and power shifts on the international scene.

Europe, the world’s second-smallest continent, consists of 48 states and one territory (Gibraltar). Its natural borders go along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea to the south; the Atlantic Ocean to the west; and the Arctic Ocean, the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea to the north. The eastern border with Asia is not clearly defined, but the Ural Mountains are often used as the dividing line. By that definition, some 115 million Russians are considered to be Europeans.

The EU is the dominant theme of NUPI’s research on Europe. Increased cooperation and the development of common institutions in Europe, EU foreign and defence policy, EU policy towards neighbouring states and adjacent regions, as well as the role of NATO in Europe are all important areas of study. Also central are questions of energy production in Europe and European energy security. Further priority areas for research at NUPI are the special position of Europe in Norwegian foreign policy, and the role of Europe in global geopolitics.

Learn more about NUPI's research on Europe on the webpage of NUPI Centre for European Studies.

Sources: Store Norske Leksikon and NUPI.

News about Europe

19 questions for a safer future

12 Aug 2020

Europe 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...

Security policy International organizations Europe
Norwegians adapting to a changing world

17 Jun 2020

The world as we have come to know it is changing. How do Norwegians respond to these changes? What are their views of Norwegian foreign policy?

Diplomacy Utenrikspolitikk Development policy Security policy NATO Internasjonale investeringer North America Europe Asia
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the Africa-Europe partnership?
20 May 2020
- - Jenny Nortvedt
It is already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to significantly disrupt the political, economic and social fabric in Africa and Europe, but how will it affect the relationship between Africa and Europe?

Africa AU Europe The EU Pandemier

All news about Europe (total 61)

Publications about Europe

Publication : Academic article
Hacking democracy: managing influence campaigns and disinformation in the digital age
2020
- - Niels Nagelhus Schia
- - Lars Gjesvik
How are states responding to the threat of using digital technologies to subvert democratic processes? Protecting political and democratic processes from interference via digital technologies is a new and complicated security threat. In recent years the issue has been most prominent in...
Security policy Cyber Globalisering Europe Styring
Publication : Report
A Comprehensive Strategy EU Strategy for Africa Political Dialogue: Governance, Security and Migration
2020
- - Morten Bøås
Much has changed since the creation of the Joint Africa-European Union (EU) Strategy in 2007. The developing world has been changing fast. Development policy and practices are also transforming, albeit at a slower pace. The divide between emerging economies and ‘fragile states’ is increasing. This is...
Africa Europe The EU
Publication : Report
China’s EU policy in the pandemic era: A new normal?
2020
- - Magnus Langset Trøan
During the pandemic era, media reports and leaks indicate a growing assertiveness from China towards the EU. Is this a sign of a new normal in China's EU policy of something else entirely? To devise an appropriate response, the EU should contrast this perceived assertiveness with China's long-term...
Security policy Trade Diplomacy Utenrikspolitikk Europe Styring The EU