VIDEO: Russia and the West – competing realities

NUPI’s annual Russia conference drew a full house.

Your weekly NUPI recap – week 18

A week dedicated to American foreign and security policy has come to an end.

Is NATO delivering?

Several NUPI researchers have contributed to a new book assessing NATO.

Your weekly NUPI recap - week 17

A NUPI week full of events has come to an end. Catch up here.

Syria – an overview

Watch some of Norway’s experts take on the Syria conflict.

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.

How war becomes acceptable

What makes some conflicts difficult to engage in, while others are seen as logical, even necessary?

Radical Islam on the rise in Russia

More than any other country in Europe, Russia is struggling with the challenge of Radical Islam.

How war becomes acceptable

The use of violence may seem acceptable when the counterpart in a conflict is portrayed as radically different from ourselves, according Julie Wilhelmsen, who is defending her doctoral thesis on the Russian war in Chechnya on March 21.