Balancing between integration and autonomy. Understanding the drivers and mechanisms of EU's foreign, security and defense policy (EUFLEX)

The project will investigate the ongoing process towards differentiated integration in European foreign, security and defence policy.

Nordic responses to Geopolitical challenges (GEONOR)

Which tools to politicians in the Nordic countries have available to them in a more challenging geopolitical sphere?

Instruments of State Power: History and Theory (ISPO)

The ISPO Workshop Series will develop new and innovative analytical tools and vocabularies to help understand current developments in global politics.

Limits and possibilities for Russia-Western security collaboration in Syria (Russia-West in Syria)

This project examines the prospects for Russia-Western practical cooperation against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and, more broadly, for a rapprochement between Russia, NATO and key NATO member states post-Crimea.

Duty of Care: Protection of Citizens Abroad (DoC:PRO)

How can Norwegian society best be protected, when increasing numbers of citizens are found outside the borders of the state?

Europe in transition – Small states and Europe in an age of global shifts (EUNOR )

What is the significance of the EU for small states in Europe today?

Explaining the EU's perfermance in NATO: EU-NATO relations and challenges facing the EU as a security actor (EUPERFORM )

The project explores the European Union as an international actor in various organisational settings.