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Ulf Sverdrup

Former Director

Summary

Ulf Sverdrup was the Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) from 2011 to 2023. 

Sverdrup led a government appointed commission on the long-term perspectives for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, and he was the Head of the Secretariat for the Official Norwegian Europe Review (NOU 2012:2.)

Sverdrup published extensively on various topics in international politics, with a particular emphasis on European affairs and Norwegian foreign policy.

Expertise

  • International investments
  • Regional integration
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • The EU

Education

2000 Dr. polit, Arena/Department of political science, University of Oslo

1993 Cand. polit, University of Bergen

Work Experience

2011-2023 Director, NUPI

2010-2011 Head of the Secretariat for the Official Norwegian Europe Review (NOU 2012:2)

2000-2011 Research professor at ARENA, Centre for European Studies, at the University of Oslo

2008-2010 Professor at BI

Aktivitet

Is America turning its back on Europe?
Podcast

Is America turning its back on Europe?

Recent events, such as the ill-prepared evacuation from Afghanistan and the secret negotiation over Australian submarines at the expense of France...

Europe, Norway, and the Ukraine crisis
Podcast

Europe, Norway, and the Ukraine crisis

How does the war in Ukraine affect security, trade, economy, and migration in Europe and in Norway?With Mark Leonard (Director, ECFR) and Ulf Sver...

Can Europe get out of Russian gas?
Podcast

Can Europe get out of Russian gas?

After the invasion of Ukraine, Europeans are now rethinking its relationship with Russia, and its dependence on Russian gas. There is a strong des...

AI and Geopolitics
Podcast

AI and Geopolitics

How should we regulate AI? How will AI impact the power balance between the US and China? And how does Microsoft navigate this complex landscape?...

  • Cyber
  • International economics
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia
  • North America
  • Cyber
  • International economics
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia
  • North America
Articles
News
Articles
News

PODCAST: AI and geopolitics

“Every tool can become a weapon,” notes Vice Chair and President of Microsoft. “It will take not just responsible companies, but law and regulation to manage this properly.”
  • Security policy
  • Cyber
  • Diplomacy
  • Global governance
Articles
News
Articles
News

C-suite strategies for responsible AI

Microsoft and NBIM executives visited NUPI to deliberate on the geopolitics of artificial intelligence.
  • Security policy
  • Cyber
  • Globalisation
  • Diplomacy
  • Global governance
Articles
New research
Articles
New research

Government allocates NOK 45 million to Geopolitics Research Centre led by NUPI

The Centre will specifically examine the rivalry among major powers like China, Russia, the USA, and regional centres of power. The generated research will significantly aid Norwegian foreign and security policy decisions.
  • Defence and security
  • Security policy
  • Global economy
  • Globalisation
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Asia
  • North America
  • Global governance
  • Governance
Articles
News
Articles
News

Kari M. Osland is NUPI's new Director

Kari M. Osland is the new Director at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs from 1 September 2023.
  • Foreign policy
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Research project
2023 - 2024 (Ongoing)

Norway and Poland as actors in a changing security landscape (NORPOLFACTOR)

The aim of the project is to develop enhanced knowledge of the security-related challenges, risks and threats Poland and Norway face in their strategic environment in the aftermath of the Russian inva...

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Foreign policy
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Arctic
  • The Nordic countries
  • Conflict
  • Energy
  • The EU
  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • NATO
  • Foreign policy
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Arctic
  • The Nordic countries
  • Conflict
  • Energy
  • The EU

Security realities of freezing politics and thawing landscapes in the Arctic

How to address Arctic security and governance issues in a region marked by climate change and geopolitical challenges?
  • Defence and security
  • Security policy
  • Europe
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Arctic
  • Conflict
  • Oceans
  • Governance
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