When Russia goes to war

What makes war acceptable? Julie Wilhelmsen launches her most recent book, followed by a conversation with Aftenposten commentator Helene Skjeggestad.

A nuclear-weapons-free-world – utopia, or…?

In September 2016, North Korea celebrated a successful nuclear test. Is a nuclear-weapons-free world feasible – and desirable? Sverre Lodgaard looks into this question in his recent publication on this subject.

Lebanon on knife-edge

With Syria to the north-east, Israel in the south and faced with its own political crises, Lebanon finds itself challenged on many fronts.

The cyber-frontier

How does digitalization lead to new kinds of global connections and disconnections in the developing countries? And which role does digitalization play for the UN's sustainable development goals? NUPI researchers set out to explore this in a new research project that maps cybersecurity in the Global...

Good neighbours – the end of the affair?

The EU’s relationship with several neighbouring countries has shifted from harmony to tension. But might the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) have served to make security political bonds stronger? A new book edited by NUPI senior researcher Pernille Rieker looks into this question.

Work together, govern better

What lessons can Norway and Poland learn from each other in the fields of energy, security and migration? Quite a few, according to the final conference of the joint NUPI-PISM project GoodGov.

Liberia - You'll never walk alone?

For the past 13 years, the UN has ensured peace and security in Liberia. Now this West African country must paddle its own canoe – but it is still a weak state, marked by recession and political rivalry.

What forms a state?

Senior Research Fellow Randi Solhjell (NUPI) examined waste management, water and electricity in DR Congo to investigate statehood in her PhD thesis. 

Peace in a world of threats

NUPI participates in the high-level thematic debate on UN, Peace and Security organized by the UN General Assembly 10-11 May 2016.

Russian nationalism on the rise

Nationalism is increasingly evident in Russian society. Researchers Helge Blakkisrud (NUPI) and Pål Kolstø (UiO) take a closer look at the phenomenon in their most recent book.

The future of peace in Africa

Africa does not need saviors, but partners, according to Cedric de Coning and John Karlsrud, co-editors of the recent book ‘The Future of African Peace Operations: From Janjaweed to Boko Haram’. 

What's next for Europe?

How should the EU respond to the American ‘pivot’ – the strategic shift towards the Asia-Pacific?

Climbing on global ranking

NUPI ranks third worldwide in government affiliated think tanks in this year's Global Go to think tank index – the most renowned ranking in its field.

In the wake of the crisis

After the Ukraine crisis, the EU’s approach towards Russia has changed, according to results from a NUPI research project.

Prestigious funding to NUPI

NUPI has been awarded prestigious TOPPFORSK project funding to study how states cope with challenges in the field of power and geo-politics.

Looking into right-wing extremism

NUPI researcher Tore Bjørgo is to lead a new centre for research on right-wing extremism. The University of Oslo has been granted NOK 50 million to establish the centre.

What does Russia want?

Professor Roy Allison explains the Russian agenda in Syria in this NUPI interview.

The power of energy

Today, Russia delivers one third of the EU’s energy imports – but after the Ukraine crisis, relations have become tense. Are energy imports from the USA or Brazil the answer?

Unpacking EU crisis response

How does the EU respond to crises? This is the key question posed by a group of NUPI researchers who have succeeded in the competition for funding within the world’s largest research programme.

Conflicting theory and practice

Donor mechanisms for control and recipients’ desires for autonomy often collide in the development aid universe, shows a NUPI researcher in a recent book.