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Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023: Response – Norwegian foreign policy for a new era

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NUPI have the pleasure of inviting you to the Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023, 21 March at Sentralen, Oslo.
21 March 2023
09:00 Europe/Oslo
Language: English and Norwegian
Marmorsalen på Sentralen, Oslo
Seminar

Themes

  • English and Norwegian
  • Conference
  • Physical and digital

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We are facing the most significant shifts in the global political landscape since the Second World War. How can Norway promote interests, democracy, and values in such challenging times?

To encourage expert debate and input on the realities and possibilities of Norway’s foreign policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is launching the project “Response – Norwegian foreign policy for a new era”. The project will organise a string of conferences in 2023 and early 2024, involving researchers, civil society actors, and business leaders. The Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023 will be the opening conference and launch of “Response”.

At the Norwegian Foreign Policy Conference 2023, you will meet Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, as well as national and international experts. The full program is found below.

Programme:

 

Part 1: Opening of the conference and an overview

09:00 Welcome w/ NUPI Director Ulf Sverdrup

09:05 Opening speech by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, followed by a conversation between Støre and Sverdrup

09:30 A conversation with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Kristin Ven Bruusgaard and Iver B. Neumann. Participating moderator Hanne Skartveit.

 

10:00 Break

 

Part 2: War in Europe (in Norwegian and English)

10:20 Introduction: Russia and the security in Europe, with Kadri Liik (English)

10:30 Conversation with Karen-Anna Eggen, Julie Wilhelmsen, Kadri Liik, Flemming Splidsboel Hansen and Øyvind Svendsen

10:55 Introduction: How are security and economy connected, with Kåre Dahl Martinsen (Norwegian)

11:00 Conversation with Kåre Dahl Martinsen, Kari Due-Andresen and Morten Andersen

11:15 Conversation: How has the war affected Norway as an energy nation and the attitude to energy in Europe? With Indra Øverland, Eirik Wærness and Marie Byskov Lindberg (Norwegian)

 

11:35 Lunch

 

Part 3: Order and the relationship between North and South (in English)

12:15 Introduction by Amitav Acharya

12:30 Conversation between Amitav Acharya and Ole Jacob Sending

 

Part 4: Power shift to the east, China, and the relationship with the West (in English)

12:45 Introduction by Rana Mitter

13:00 Conversation: China's position and what it means for global relations, Europe's position, and Norway. With Rana Mitter, Jo Inge Bekkevold, Ilaria Carrozza and Wrenn Yennie Lindgren

 

13:40 Break

 

Part 5: Norway's position and opportunities (in Norwegian)

13:55 Conversation with Øyvind Østerud, Lise Rakner, Asle Toje, and Cecilie Hellestveit, moderated by Sun Heidi Sæbø.

 

Part 6: The Foreign Minister's reflections (in Norwegian)

14:25 Conversation between Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt and NUPI Director Ulf Sverdrup about Norwegian foreign policy responses to the challenges we face.

15:00 End

Participants

Jonas Gahr Støre
Prime Minister
Anniken Huitfeldt
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ulf Sverdrup
Former Director
Hanne Skartveit
Political Editor, VG
Iver B. Neumann
Director, Fridtjof Nansen Institute
Kristin Ven Bruusgaard
Nestleder i Forsvarskommisjonen og sjef for Forsvarets Etterretningsskole
Kadri Liik
Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Karen Anna Eggen
Researcher, IFS
Morten Skumsrud Andersen
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Research Group on Global Order and Diplomacy
Julie Wilhelmsen
Research Professor
Kari Due-Andresen
Chief Economist - Head of Research, Akershus Eiendom
Flemming Splidsboel Hansen
Senior Researcher, the Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS)
Eirik Wærness
Equinor
Kåre Dahl Martinsen
Professor, IFS
Marie Byskov Lindberg
Multiconsult, former senior researcher
Indra Overland
Research Professor
Rana Mitter
Professor, Oxford University
Ilaria Carrozza
Senior Researcher, PRIO
Øyvind Svendsen
Senior Research Fellow
Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
Senior Research Fellow
Jo Inge Bekkevold
Senior advisor, Institute for defence studies
Amitav Acharya
Professor, American University
Ole Jacob Sending
Research Professor, Head of Center for Geopolitics
Øyvind Østerud
Professor, University of Oslo
Asle Toje
Political Scientist
Cecilie Hellestveit
Norwegian Academy of International Law
Sun Heidi Sæbø
Chief editor, Morgenbladet
Lise Rakner
Professor, UiB
21 March 2023
09:00 Europe/Oslo
Language: English and Norwegian
Marmorsalen på Sentralen, Oslo
Seminar

Themes

  • English and Norwegian
  • Conference
  • Physical and digital