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Unity in Goals, Diversity in Means - and the discourse on female peacekeepers in UN peace operations.
Gender parity at all levels in the UN, as a means towards gender equality, is a two-decades old commitment, reflecting core values as old as the UN itself.... -
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The spiralling effects of the Sino-American trade war
2020Almost two years ago, China and the United States instigated a trade conflict which has had serious international effects, a situation since exacerbated... -
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Biowar next? Security implications of the coronavirus
2020In this Strategic Update, Karsten Friis investigates the pandemic's potential consequences for the world, its armed forces, the integration of Europe,... -
Popular scientific lecture
Åpen høring i Stortingets utenriks- og forsvarskomité torsdag 28. mai 2020
Karsten Friis and Vegard Valther Hansen participated to an open hearing in the Parliament about the proposed new law on the intelligence service. -
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COVID-19 in Latin America: Challenges, responses, and consequences
2020While containment efforts were quickly implemented in many countries, COVID-19 may still prove to have a long-lasting effect in Latin America, a region... -
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Conventional arms control on the Korean Peninsula: The current state and prospects
2020At the end of 2017, the Korean Peninsula reached the brink of a nuclear war, as the US president Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un exchanged... -
Popular scientific lecture
Videokonferansehøring: Vilje til beredskap - evne til forsvar. Langtidsplan for forsvarsektoren (Prop. 62 S (2019-2020))
Ulf Sverdrup and Karsten Friis participated in open hearing about the long-term plan for the armed forces -
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Forsvarets langtidsplan til ompuss
(Op-ed in Norwegian only): The parliament sent the proposed long-term plan for the armed forces back to the government. In this op-ed, Karsten Friis and... -
Academic article
Preferential tariffs and development of Norwegian rose import from Africa
2020Purpose Imports of cut roses increased after Norway implemented a preferential tariff scheme for the Least Developed Countries in 2002. When the scheme... -
Feature article
Hvilken liberal orden?
2020The West has to critically examine its own contributions to the crisis of the 'liberal order'. -
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Hvordan påvirker pandemien den liberale orden?
2020Covid-19 puts more pressure on the liberal order. -
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The Impact of Covid-19 on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
• Women appear to be disproportionately affected by Covid-19 • Pushback on global commitment to gender equality • Gender equality and human development... -
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COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
2020The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted UN peacekeeping operations. In the short-term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations... -
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Handelen med medisinske varer og Covid-19
2020The Covid-19 pandemy has exposed vulnerability for pharmaceuticals and medical goods. Does globalisation create more or less vulnerability? - The majority... -
Popular scientific chapter/article
Norway: Crisis highlights normality in bilateral relations with China
2020The chapter describes the situation in Norway and is part of a larger report on China’s relations to European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The... -
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Preventing Organized Crime. The Need for a Context-Sensitive, System-Wide Approach.
2020Recent years have seen important developments regarding the UN Security Council and the UN Secretariat. The Security Council, which has increasingly recognized... -
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Covid-19 og globalisering: Et fattigdomsperspektiv på turisme og inntektsoverføring fra migranter
This brief is in Norwegian. -
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Lessons from the Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Community engagement, crisis communication and countering rumours
What lessons can we draw from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone? While both the outbreak itself and the context is different,... -
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China, India and the political economy of medical supplies
• The pandemic and lockdowns threaten the supply of medicines, especially from India • Poor countries relying on supplies of cheap Indian medicines are... -
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The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of peace operations
2020Between the African Union, European Union, OSCE, NATO and United Nations there are approximately 160,000 civilian, police and military personnel deployed... -
Academic article
Russian Expert and Official Geopolitical Narratives on the Arctic: Decoding Topical and Paradigmatic DNA
2020This article examines current Russian expert and official narratives on the Arctic, situating them in the broader context of the debate on Russia’s role...