Launched as an ambitious connectivity idea back in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has since grown into an […]
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Category: Norway
Podcast: “Is this the end of academic freedom in Russia?” (NUPI, Norway)
Freedom of speech in Russia has gradually been shrinking over the years, with a turn for the worse after Putin’s […]
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Hybrid Seminar: “Roadblock politics: The origin of Violence in Central Africa”, June 8 (NUPI, Norway)
Conflict within the heart of Africa has caught the attention of the International Community for decades, without resulting in any […]
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“Adaptive mediation and conflict resolution”, Cedric H. de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
How to secure peace after conflict? In a new book, Cedric de Coning and colleagues examine what lessons can be learned […]
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Podcast: “The EU’s role in European Security and Defence” (NUPI, Norway)
On the 21 of March 2022, the Council of the EU adopted a Strategic Compass, a roadmap for the EU to […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security: Sudan”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie et al. (NUPI, Norway)
Sudan is severely exposed to climate change. As one of the world’s least developed countries, extreme weather, recurrent floods and […]
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“The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and Japan’s Energy Dilemma”, Wrenn Yennie Lindgren (NUPI, Norway)
The war in Ukraine is a game changer not only disrupting financial markets and human migration patterns but also the […]
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“More bark than bite? Assessing China’s coercive measures in Scandinavia”, Andreas Bøje Forsby and Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson (NUPI, Norway)
Amid growing concern about Chinese coercion, this article examines the extent to which Beijing has resorted to such measures in […]
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How Central Asia can help the global energy transition (NUPI, Norway)
Critical materials are minerals and metals for which demand will surge in the years to come. ‘As the world transitions […]
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The Ukraine war and the NATO responses in the Baltic and the High North regions (NUPI, Norway)
On March 24, all Heads of State and Governments in NATO met in Brussels for an Extraordinary NATO Summit to discuss NATO’s […]
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Podcast: “Can Europe get out of Russian gas?” (NUPI, Norway)
Over the past decades Russia and Europe have established strong energy relationship that has created a situation of strong interdependence […]
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“Grappling with and Adapting to Climate Change in South Sudan”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Anne Funnemark and Katongo Seyuba (NUPI, Norway)
Almost a decade since the conflict in South Sudan commenced, the conflict has become further fragmented, with indiscriminate violence across […]
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“Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution: Peace-Making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria”, Cedric de Coning, Ako Muto and Rui Saraiva (NUPI, Norway)
This open access book introduces adaptive mediation as an alternative approach that enables mediators to go beyond determined-design models of […]
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“The value of diplomatic history in a changing world”, Halvard Leira (NUPI, Norway)
There has never been a better time to read diplomatic history than right now. The topic is covered in broader, […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Iraq”, Elisabeth L. Rosvold et al. (NUPI, Norway)
The effects of climate change are felt in several critical sectors in Iraq. A new SIPRI–NUPI fact sheet examines climate-related […]
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New research group on climate and energy at NUPI (NUPI, Norway)
NUPI’s new Research group on climate and energy was established in January 2022. Head of the group, Research Professor Indra Øverland, has […]
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“European defence beyond institutional boundaries: Improved European defence through flexibility, differentiation and coordination”, Pernille Rieker and Mathilde Giske (NUPI, Norway)
As a response to the changing geopolitical situation, initiatives aimed to strengthen European defence have been taken in NATO, in […]
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“Energy, Climate Change and Security: The Russian Strategic Conundrum”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
Global and regional energy markets are increasingly influenced by policies aimed at climate change mitigation, with possible grave implications for […]
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“Norwegian Gas in Europe in the 2020s”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter examines the factors that will influence the position of the Norwegian gas on the market in the 2020’s. […]
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“Central Asia is a missing link in analyses of critical materials for the global clean energy transition”, Roman Vakulchuk and Indra Øverland (NUPI, Norway)
The energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about […]
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“Local and Global Aspects of Coal in the ASEAN Countries”, Indra Øverland et al. (NUPI, Norway)
By 2020, coal mining and power generation had been growing in Southeast Asia for decades and were projected to rise […]
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“Fossil Fuels in Central Asia: Trends and Energy Transition Risks”, Indra Øverland, Galina Kolodzinskaia and Aidai Isataeva (NUPI, Norway)
This data article provides an overview of fossil fuel trends in Central Asia from 2010 to 2019. Data on the […]
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“Development Assistance and Root Causes of Migration: A Risky Road to Unsustainable Solutions”, Morten Bøås, Patryk Kugiel and Sejla Pehlivanovic (NUPI, Norway)
In the aftermath of the 2015 migration-management crisis, both the European Union and several European states declared that they would […]
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“The European Maritime Security and Defence Policy Architecture: Implications for Norway”, Marianne Riddervold and Ruxandra-Laura Bosilca (NUPI, Norway)
Maritime security is high on the international and European security agenda, hence a number of new initiatives and actions have […]
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“Not so unique after all? Urgency and norms in EU foreign and security policy”, Marianne Riddervold and Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
The EU Global Strategy puts ‘principled pragmatism’ at the core of EU foreign and security policy. This has also been […]
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“AUKUS and its implications for Asia, US-European relations and non-proliferation”, Bruno Tertrais (NUPI, Norway)
The political, strategic and technological aspects of the AUKUS deal may be more important than the provision of nuclear-powered submarines. […]
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“Differentiated Integration and EU Outsiders: A Norwegian View”, Kristin Haugevik and Nina Græger (NUPI, Norway)
Non-EU state and member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994, Norway enjoys a unique legal, political and practical […]
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“Russian Certainty of NATO Hostility: Repercussions in the Arctic”, Julie Wilhelmsen and Anni Roth Hjermann (NUPI, Norway)
How does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? […]
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“Navigating High-Profile and Low Availability: Norway and the Emerging US Maritime-Strategic Approach”, Amund Lundesgaard (NUPI, Norway)
Despite a resurgence of Russian naval power, and subsequent increase in US maritime-strategic interest in the Northern Flank and Norway, […]
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“Security debates and partnership choices in the Nordic states: From differentiation to alignment”, Kristin Haugevik et al. (NUPI, Norway)
What security challenges do the Nordic states highlight in a fluctuating security environment? Towards which partner institutions, networks and states […]
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Podcast: “NATO’s Future at a Time of War” (NUPI, Norway)
NUPI’s podcast ‘The World Stage – A Global Politics Podcast’ has now published its first episode! In the episode, titled […]
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“Funding flows for climate change research on Africa: Where do they come from and where do they go?”, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken et al. (NUPI, Norway)
Africa has only contributed a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces disproportionate risks from climate change. This […]
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“The potential and limits of EU crisis response”, Pernille Rieker and Kristian Lundby Gjerde (NUPI, Norway)
The aim of this chapter is to identify the potential and limits of the EU’s external crisis response. Rather than […]
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“COVID-19 and the Resilience of Africa’s Peace and Security Networks”, Cedric de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
Many commentators predicted that the impact of COVID-19 on Africa, with its high levels of under-development and weak public health […]
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Reduced influence in the Arctic? (NUPI, Norway)
In the Arctic Council, eight states work on, among several other pressing issues, the alarming impacts of global climate change. […]
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“Funding flows for climate change research on Africa: Where do they come from and where do they go?”, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken, Roman Vakulchuk, Aidai Isataeva and Galina Kolodzinskaia, Nicholas Philip Simpson and Christopher Trisos (NUPI, Norway)
Africa has only contributed a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces disproportionate risks from climate change. This […]
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“Securitisation of the EU approach to the Western Balkans: from conflict transformation to crisis management”, Kari Osland and Mateja Peter (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter analyses the EU’s crisis response in the Western Balkans through the lens of EULEX. By exploring how those […]
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“The Georgian far right and the post-election crisis”, Tamta Gelashvili (NUPI, Norway)
This article examines the role of the far right in political polarisation in Georgia. Polarisation has been a constant feature […]
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“Chinese digi-tech politics: Steering growth, spurring innovation, and reinforcing control”, Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (NUPI, Norway)
China is a growing digital technology (digi-tech) power and a leading provider of digi-tech resources internationally. China’s digi-tech growth is […]
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“Different Approaches. Estonia and Norway on the UN Security Council”, Kristin Haugevik, Niels Nagelhus Schia, Piret Kuusik and Kirsti Raik, Small States (NUPI, Norway)
In 2021, Estonia and Norway serve alongside Ireland as elected European members on the UN Security Council. In this report […]
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“Vietnam’s solar and wind power success: Policy implications for the other ASEAN countries”, Thang Nam Do, Paul J. Bruke, Hoang Nam Nguyen, Indra Overland, Beni Suryadi, Akbar Swandaru and Zulfikar Yurnaidi (NUPI, Norway)
This study analyzes the factors that have facilitated Vietnam’s recent rapid solar and wind power expansion and draws policy insights […]
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“Seizing the Momentum. EU Green Energy Diplomacy towards Kazakhstan”, Roman Vakulchuuk, Louise van Schaik and Akash Ramnath (NUPI, Norway)
The relationship between the EU and Kazakhstan has historically been dominated by trade in oil and natural gas. However, the […]
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“Russian reframing: Norway as an outpost for NATO offensives”, Anni Roth Hjermann and Julie Wilhelmsen (NUPI, Norway)
Moscow increasingly views the ‘Collective West’ as an offensive actor and the High North as terrain for NATO ‘expansion’. Norway […]
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WATCH: European Solidarity in Action | #EuropeChats Episode 8
In this special episode of EuropeChats, we are joined by Prof. Michael Kaeding. Michael is Jean Monnet Chair ad personam […]
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“Grading greatness: evaluating the status performance of the BRICS”, Paul Beaumont (NUPI, Norway)
An impressive portfolio of case-study research has now demonstrated how and through what means the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, […]
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Webinar: “The threat of COVID-19 related extremism”, November 16 (NUPI, Norway)
One of the more salient aspects of the current pandemic is the deep distrust in governments and elites it has […]
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“Huawei, 5G and Security: Technological Limitations and Political Responses”, Karsten Friis (NUPI, Norway)
How did Chinese 5G providers, such as Huawei, become a security concern in the USA and Europe? Were the security […]
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“The Georgian far right and the post-election crisis”, Tamta Gelashvili (NUPI, Norway)
This article examines the role of the far right in political polarisation in Georgia. Polarisation has been a constant feature […]
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Webinar: “Transatlantic security relations”, November 11 (NUPI, Norway)
One of the most serious one was that the validity of the American security guarantee, NATOs Article 5, was put […]
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“Fitting the Pieces Together: Implications for Resilience, Adaptive Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice”, Cedric de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
This edited volume set out to explore how resilience, adaptive peacebuilding and transitional justice can help societies recover after collective […]
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“Security Communities in Crisis: Crisis Constitution, Struggles and Temporality”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
How do we approach a security community in crisis? This article theorises crisis dynamics in and on security communities. How […]
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The UN Security Council, Afghanistan and Norway (NUPI, Norway)
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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What is at Stake in Norway’s Post-election Climate Negotiations? (NUPI, Norway)
The faster Norway embarks on a responsible but speedy end to its reliance on oil, the greater the potential reputational, […]
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“Ecosystemic politics: Analyzing the consequences of speaking for adjacent nature on the global stage”, Elana Wilson Rowe (NUPI, Norway)
This article introduces a conceptual framework for analysing and comparing the broader or unintended effects of cooperation anchored in border-crossing […]
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“Performing Nuclear Weapons: How Britain Made Trident Make Sense”, Paul Beaumont (NUPI, Norway)
This book investigates the UK’s nuclear weapon policy, focusing in particular on how consecutive governments have managed to maintain the […]
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Transnational Ecosystems Cooperation is Taking off (NUPI, Norway)
Lorax in Motion is a series whereby we report and reflect upon the Lorax project’s ongoing research activities. Here, Senior Research Fellow […]
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“The Big Man Muqtada al-Sadr: Leading the Street in Iraq under Limited Statehood”, Kjetil Selvik and Iman Amirteimour (NUPI, Norway)
The article conceptualises the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a big man to explain his proven capability for navigating the […]
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“Rethinking South Sudan’s Path to Democracy”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie (NUPI, Norway)
South Sudan’s peace process is still largely up for negotiation. A new South Sudan must emerge through a civilian technocratic […]
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Studying Nuclear Storytelling: How Britain Makes Its Bomb Make Sense (NUPI, Norway)
How did consecutive British governments maintain the idea that its nuclear weapons are a legitimate, desirable and a sensible way […]
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“Right-wing Populism in Associated Countries: A Challenge for Democracy”, Tamta Gelashvili, Denis Cenusa and Anna Medvedeva (NUPI, Norway)
This policy paper provides a structured comparative analysis of the nationalist populist actors, discourses and strategies in three Associated[1] Eastern […]
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Seven new research projects at NUPI (NUPI, Norway)
Exciting new research on topics ranging from energy and climate, cyber security and vulnerable states will be done by NUPI […]
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“Investment in resilient food systems in the most vulnerable and fragile regions is critical”, Cibele Queiroz et al. (NUPI, Norway)
Reversing the alarming trend of rising food insecurity requires transformations towards just, sustainable and healthy food systems with an explicit […]
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“Differentiated Integration and Europe’s Global Role: A Conceptual Framework”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
In a time of global challenges, rising geopolitical tensions and a weakening of the traditional trans-Atlantic security community, we can […]
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“Differentiated Defence Integration Under French Leadership”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
Studies dealing with EU security and defence policy tend to focus exclusively on what is formally included in the Union’s […]
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“Security Communities in Crisis: Crisis Constitution, Struggles and Temporality”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
How do we approach a security community in crisis? This article theorises crisis dynamics in and on security communities. How […]
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“The Politics of Competence in Global Health: The European Commission’s Global Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
What was the European Commission’s (EC) global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how did it use the crisis to […]
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“Russia’s Neighborhood Policy and Its Eurasian Client States: No Autocracy Export”, Helge Blakkisrud and Pål Kolstø (NUPI, Norway)
Do authoritarian regimes engage in active export of their political systems? Or are they primarily concerned about their geopolitical interests? […]
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“Understanding Ad-Hoc Security Intitiatives in Africa”, Cedric de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Natasja Rupesinghe and Anab Ovidie Grand (NUPI, Norway)
The policy brief examines the rise of ad-hoc security initiatives (ASIs) as an established type of collective security mechanism. ASIs […]
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“Russian Strategic Communication Towards Europe: Goals, Means and Measures”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter examines the relationship between Russian strategic objectives and the use of communication measures in Russian policy towards Europe […]
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Online Event: “The 2021 Parliamentary Elections as a Window into Russian Politics”, September 22 (NUPI, Norway)
The 2021 September State Duma elections are occurring in an atmosphere of rising repressions against political opposition activists in Russia. […]
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“The Politics of Competence in Global Health: The European Commission’s Global Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
What was the European Commission’s (EC) global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how did it use the crisis to […]
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“The Sahel’s jihadists don’t all govern alike: context matters”, Natasja Rupesinghe and Mikael Hiberg Naghizadeh (NUPI, Norway)
The way jihadist insurgents in the Sahel governs differs between but also within groups. Jihadists do not follow strict ideological […]
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“Georgia’s Europeanization challenged from within: Domestic foreign policy discourses and increasing polarization”, Salome Minesashvili (NUPI, Norway)
Georgia`s foreign policy, especially the implementation of international agreements, is best understood in the context of domestic contestation among alternative […]
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Important dialogue with Norwegian research communities about the UN Security Council (NUPI, Norway)
NUPI, PRIO and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organize meetings on current issues in the UN Security Council during […]
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Britain’s Inward Facing Nuclear Politics (NUPI, Norway)
Boris Johnson’s government decided to increase its nuclear stockpile from 180 nuclear warheads to 260. Taking a closer look at […]
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New Nordic-Baltic Network on Climate, Peace and Security Established (NUPI, Norway)
In order to establish a sustainable knowledge base on climate, peace and security issues in the Nordic-Baltic region, twelve research […]
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“Environmental performance of foreign firms: Chinese and Japanese firms in Myanmar”, Roman Vakulchuk, Indra Øverland and Thiri Shwesin Aung (NUPI, Norway)
Little is known about how the environmental approaches of foreign investors in developing countries are formed. The objective of this […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Mali”, Cedric de Coning and Florian Krampe (NUPI, Norway)
Mali is characterised by short-term climate variability, and is vulnerable to long-term climate change due to high exposure to the […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel”, Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe et al (NUPI, Norway)
The Sahel region is highly exposed to climate change, but national and local factors mean that climate change will have […]
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“Strengthening the resilience and adaptive capacity of societies at risk from hybrid threats”, Cedric de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
How would the civilian population of a specific country respond to significant disruptions caused by hybrid threats? This paper explores […]
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“Russian Grand Strategy and Energy Resources: The Asian Dimension”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter addresses a set of strategically important questions about the relationship between Russian strategy and the country’s energy resources. […]
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“Much Ado About Very Little? Migration-Linked Development Assistance: the Cases of Poland and Norway”, Ten Bøås, Viljar Haavik and Patryk Kugiel (NUPI, Norway)
In response to the migration management crisis that peaked in Europe in 2015-2016, the EU institutions and some European states […]
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“Why do firms import via merchants in entrepôt countries rather than directly from the source”, Hege Medin (NUPI, Norway)
An increasing share of world trade happens indirectly via merchants in third countries, so-called entrepôts. This article uses an exhaustive […]
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Webinar: “Mixed Signals: What Putin Says about Gender Equality”, 28 May 2021 (NUPI, Norway)
Researchers on Russia have noticed that Putin gradually has adopted a more conservative agenda, especially as regards gender issues. But […]
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“Enhancing the Effectiveness of the G5 Sahel Force by Strengthening Strategic Coherence and International Support”, John Karlsrud and Cedric de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
At the UN Security Council and in other forums in Africa and Europe diplomats are considering how to increase international […]
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“Reviewing Jihadist Governance in the Sahel”, Natasja Rupesinghe, Mikael Hiberg Naghizadeh and Corentin Cohen (NUPI, Norway)
The ways in which jihadist insurgents in the Sahel govern is rarely considered in the academic literature. They have often […]
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“Restructuring state power in Sudan”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie (NUPI, Norway)
Developing post-conflict economic policies in Sudan remains a significant challenge for the Sudanese transitional government and the international community. This […]
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How do journalists in the Middle East cope with political pressure? (NUPI, Norway)
All over the world, media-owners and lobbyists use journalists and the media as political tools for their own ends. How […]
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“The Pandemic as a Litmus Test for (Dis)Engagement of External Powers in Central Asia”, Roman Vakulchuk & Farrukh Irnazarov (NUPI, Norway)
This study provides an empirical overview of pandemic-related external assistance to the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and […]
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How states cope with international criticism (NUPI, Norway)
When states and their leaders encounter international criticism, they normally employ one of three strategies: recognition, rejection or countering. Diplomats, […]
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“Discovering Opportunities in the Pandemic? Four Economic Response Scenarios for Central Asia”, Roman Vakulchuk and Farrukh Irnazarov (NUPI, Norway)
The COVID-19 crisis represents not only an unprecedented economic disruption but also an opportunity for Central Asia. A specific economic […]
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“Reputation crisis management and the state: Theorising containment as diplomatic mode”, Kristin M. Haugevik and Cecilie B. Neumann (NUPI, Norway)
This article theorises containment as a diplomatic response mode for states when faced with potentially harmful attacks on their international […]
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“What threatens NATO – and what members can do? The case of Norway and Poland”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This research paper examines the critical external and internal challenges that faced NATO at its 70th anniversary, and how the […]
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“France’s African and Mediterranean Policy: Towards a Reinvention of Exceptionalism?”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
Engagement in Africa is still at the heart of French foreign policy. Over the past twenty years, this African policy […]
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Webinar: “Mixed Signals: What Putin Says about Gender Equality”, May 28 (NUPI, Norway)
Researchers on Russia have noticed that Putin gradually has adopted a more conservative agenda, especially as regards gender issues. But […]
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Webinar: “Belarus: At the Height of Mobilisation and Repression”, May 10 (NUPI, Norway)
Nine months after the massive political protests started as a reaction to the 2020 presidential elections, this webinar examines the […]
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“The ASEAN climate and energy paradox”, Indra Øverland, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken, Roman Vakulchuk, Beni Suryadi, Hoy-Yen Chan, Monika Merdekawati and Nuki Agya Utama (NUPI, Norway)
This article carries out a multisectoral qualitative analysis (MSQA) and policy integration analysis of six sectors important for climate mitigation […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan”, Cedric H de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Anab Ovidie Grand, Florian Krampe and Keira Tarif (NUPI, Norway)
Flooding and droughts significantly disrupt livelihood patterns and food-security and may result in temporary displacement or longer-term migration. Such shocks […]
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Webinar: “Children in Violent Extremist Organizations”, 22 April (NUPI, Norway)
Terrorist organizations, like ISIS, Hamas and the Taliban have exploited children for years. This seminar takes a closer look at […]
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“Climate Change and Security in the Arctic”, Ole Jacob Sending, Vegard Valther Hansen, Iselin Németh Winther, Sherri Goodman, Kate Guy and Marisol Maddox (NUPI, Norway)
The report assesses the security risks posed by a warming climate in the Artcic. The analysis looks at two future […]
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