Research group for Security and Defence
How can we best handle current and future wars and crises? What kind of threats are we likely to face in the years to come? Who are the future actors on the security policy arena? NUPI’s research on security and defence issues seeks to answer these questions.
We study military strategy and geopolitics, EU foreign and security policy, terrorism and organized crime, and the privatization of security, with an emphasis on new security actors.
The geographical focus in this research area ranges from the USA, Asia and the Pacific, to North Africa and Europe. Issues related to military concepts and doctrines, irregular and hybrid warfare, civilian–military relations, maritime security, cyber security and technology, security governance, and reform of intelligence and security services are also addressed.
Head of the Research group on security and defence is Niels Nagelhus Schia.
People
Niels Nagelhus Schia
Research Professor, Head of the Research group on security and defense, Head of NUPI's Research Centere on New Technology
Karsten Friis
Research Professor
Rita Augestad Knudsen
Senior Research Fellow
Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud
Senior Research Fellow
Lars Gjesvik
Senior Research Fellow
Pernille Rieker
Research Professor
Marianne Riddervold
Research Professor (part time)
Claudia Emilie Aanonsen
Research Fellow
Eskil Jakobsen
Adviser
Ole Martin Stormoen
Researcher
Siri Strand
Former employee
Tobias Etzold
Senior Research Fellow
Svein Efjestad
Senior adviser
Christophe Hillion
Research Professor
Per Erik Solli
Senior Defence Analyst
Ståle Ulriksen
Researcher
Øystein Solvang
Research assistant
Mathilde Tomine Eriksdatter Giske
Junior Research Fellow (part time)
Gine Rønne Bolling
Junior Research Fellow
Anniken Elise Erlandsen
Research assistant
Dorthea Gradek
Visiting Research Fellow
Mats Berdal
Senior Research Fellow (part-time)