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  • Publication : Report

    The spiralling effects of the Sino-American trade war

    2020
      • Marc Lanteigne
    Almost two years ago, China and the United States instigated a trade conflict which has had serious international effects, a situation since exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. What has truly made a solution to this conflict elusive, however, is that its origins lie well beyond questions of trade deficits...
  • Bildet viser Russlands president Vladimir Putin og tidligere leder for Abkhazia, Raul Khadzhimba, i samtale foran sine respektive flagg i 2017 Research project

    Dynamics of de facto state patron-client relations (DeFacto)

    2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)

    Almost all de facto states that survive for some time have a powerful 'patron' that provides security guarantees and economic support. Too often this has resulted in the de facto states simply being brushed off as hapless pawns in their patron's power play. In 'DeFacto' we challenge...

  • Publication : Academic article

    Governing the Arctic: The Russian State Commission for Arctic Development and the Forging of a New Domestic Arctic Policy Agenda

    2019
      • Helge Blakkisrud
    After a period of relative neglect in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arctic is back on the agenda of the Russian authorities. To ensure efficient coordination and implementation of its Arctic strategy, the government in 2015 established a State Commission for Arctic Development. It was to serve as a...
  • Mon 25 Nov 2019
    Event

    History as politics in Putin’s Russia

    Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

    Professor Alexey Miller give a lecture about Russian memory politics and how memory politics is used and can be understood in relation to the international context.

  • Thu 31 Oct 2019
    Event

    Ukraine's energy transition in a new political landscape

    Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI

    The presidential and parliamentary elections earlier this year resulted in a massive shift of power in Ukrainian politics. How is this affecting the energy sector in Ukraine?

  • Fri 8 Nov 2019
    Event

    Russia and the European Human Rights System

    Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

    There is a change in Russia's approach to the European Convention on Human Rights. What are the prospects for Russian participation in this system?

  • Thu 6 Jun 2019
    Event

    Generation Putin: What’s important to them?

    Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

    Recent polls show that Russian youths differ from their parents in values and orientations. What impact may this have on their political participation and preferences?

  • Mon 27 May 2019
    Event

    The future of Russian arms exports

    Time: 13:30 Location: NUPI

    Will Russian arms export continue to boost Russian influence in the world?

  • Publication : ARTIKKEL

    Museums, memory and meaning-creation: (re)constructing the Tajik nation

    2019
      • Helge Blakkisrud
    To overcome the traumas of the 1992–1997 civil war, the Tajik authorities have turned to history to anchor their post‐independence nation‐building project. This article explores the role of the National Museum of Tajikistan, examining how the museum discursively contributes to ‘nationalising’ history...
  • Publication : NUPI Policy Brief

    The Arctic Council and US domestic policymaking

    2019
      • Elana Wilson Rowe
      • Helge Blakkisrud
    One widely recognized achievement of the Arctic Council and its various working groups has been the production of collectively generated assessments on Arctic problems. Assessment reports such as the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) provide an important baseline of shared knowledge for making...
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    Competency through Cooperation: Advancing knowledge on Georgia's strategic path (GEOPATH)

    2019 - 2022 (Ongoing)

    GEOPATH is a collaborative research project which aims to build competency in the Georgian research sector as well as producing new insights into the crucial question of Georgia's future strategic path between Russia and the EU.

  • Mon 3 Dec 2018
    Event

    Putin’s Russia: Vanguard or rearguard of populism?

    Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

    What are the similarities, differences and linkages between Putin’s Russia and Orban’s Hungary, Trump’s USA and Bolsonaro’s Brazil?

  • Tue 13 Nov 2018
    Event

    Ten years after the Russia-Georgia war: Geopolitics of the South Caucasus and Black Sea Regions

    Time: 10:00 Location: NUPI

    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, David Zalkaliani, visits NUPI to talk about the situation in the region ten years after the war.

  • Wed 31 Oct 2018
    Event

    How do the Russians view the confrontation with the West?

    Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

    Lev Gudkov will give you an insight to the public opinion in Russia in 2018.

  • Mon 22 Oct 2018
    Event

    CANCELLED: New conservatism as national consensus in Russia?

    Time: 14:30 Location: NUPI

    Unfortunately, we have to cancel this seminar due to unforeseen events.

  • Bildet viser utenriksminister ine Eriksen Søreide News

    The Russia Conference: Cold Peace in the Arctic?

    14.09.2018
      • Ane Teksum Isbrekken
    On September 14, NUPI’s Russia Conference took place in Oslo. Couldn’t be there? Watch the entire event, including Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's key note speech, on YouTube.
  • Publication : Rapport/avhandling

    Valdai Paper #92: Russia’s Far East Initiatives in Troubled Geopolitical Times

    2018
      • Helge Blakkisrud
      • Elana Wilson Rowe
      • Roman Vakulchuk
    The China–Russia rapprochement forms the centrepiece of Russia’s much hyped policy of a ‘turn to the East’, a policy aimed at transforming the Russian Far East from a territorial backwater into a new gateway to China, North-East Asia and beyond. In 2013, President Vladimir Putin declared the development...
  • Mon 3 Sep 2018
    Event

    How does Russia prepare for a transition of power?

    Time: 09:00 Location: NUPI

    According to the Russian Constitution, the current term is the last for President Putin. How will the Russian political system prepare for the transition of power?

  • Mon 19 Mar 2018
    Event

    Six new years with Putin – what now?

    Time: 14:30 Location: NUPI

    On 18 March Vladimir Putin will by all appearances be re-elected for a new six-year term as President. What will this mean for Russia?

  • Publication : Del av bok/rapport

    An Asian Pivot Starts at Home: The Russian Far East in Russian Regional Policy

    2018
      • Helge Blakkisrud
    To realize its ambitious goals of turning the Far East into Russia’s gateway to the Asia-Pacific, the Kremlin in 2012 established the Ministry for the Development of the Far East. Structurally, this ministry is a hybrid, with offices at the federal and the regional levels, reflecting both Moscow’s centralized...
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