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Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics
Head of Center for Geopolitics
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The Centre will strengthen knowledge about international power relations and the positions of the major powers, and how this affects Norway's interests and politics.
The world is in a period of sharp intensification of political and economic rivalry. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is an expression of this, but political and economic tensions between the US and China have also increased. The rivalry now takes place under different conditions than in previous historical periods. There is a different distribution of power and geographical focal points, intertwined global investments and trade relations, several institutional players and rapid technological changes.
The rivalry will have a strong impact on Norway. Therefore, we must prepare foreign policy responses and strategies based on new forms of geopolitical analysis.
The Centre is led by NUPI's Ole Jacob Sending and is a partnership with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway and the University of Oslo.
Together, the Centre combines country-specific expertise on USA, China, the EU and Russia, regional expertise on the Arctic, Asia, Africa, Europe and America, and expertise on key themes such as security, multilateralism, growth and innovation, and energy and sustainability.
The Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics is financed by the Research Council of Norway.
EVENTS
- USA after the election: Consequences for the Nordics and the geopolitical landscape, at Sentralen, Oslo, 14 November 2024.
- The New Superpower: India's Role in the Arctic, at Youngs, Oslo, 10 October 2024
- Arctic Security Conference 2024, at Litteraturhuset, 12 - 13 September 2024.
- Evolving Linkages Between Indo-Pacific and European Security: Challenges and Their Dynamics at NUPI, 13 September 2024.
- The South Caucasus after 2022: Domestic developments and geopolitical challenges at NUPI, Oslo, 13 September 2024.
- USA, Kina og fremtiden at Sentralen, Oslo, 10 June 2024, 09:00 AM.
- International order and strategy in a new geopolitical era at Sentralen, Oslo, 4 June 2024, 08:30 AM - 12:00 AM. Sign up here.
- Global China and Infrastructure Power, The techno-politics of the ‘China Model’ of development at the University of Oslo, 29 February 2024, 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
- The election in Russia - what is it about? A panel conversation about the election in Russia, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, 29 February 2024, 18.00 - 19.30.
- Launch of the Centre held on 26 October 2023 (in Norwegian):
PUBLICATIONS
- OPINION: India's Arctic imperative in The Hindu, by Abhjit Singh and Andreas Østhagen (Fridtjof Nansen Institute), 16 April 2024
- OPINION: Is it time for 'developing' China to start funding UN climate aid? in South China Morning Post, by Gørild Heggelund and Iselin Stensdal, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 4 February 2024
- OP-ED: China - fish and geopolitisk, in Framsenteret, by Professor Alf Håkon Hoel, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, 4 September 2023
OTHER ACTIVITY
- PODCAST: Hva vil Donald Trump med Europa? (Aftenpodden, 18 September 2024)
- PODCAST: How to Become a Hegemon with Daniel Nexon and Ole Jacob Sending:
Articles
What can we learn from Japan’s efforts to achieve economic security?
Understanding Xi Jinping’s China
Master's course: China - Features of a New Geopolitical Power
Government allocates NOK 45 million to Geopolitics Research Centre led by NUPI
New publications
Implementing Economic Security in Norway: Lessons from Japan
While few OECD countries have experiences in making a shift to economic security and operationalizing the term, Japan is an outlier. Japan was the first country to implement legislation on economic security with the Economic Security Protection Act (ESPA), in 2022. As a first mover, Japan stands out as one of the few cases to draw on in developing lessons learned and identifying the challenges in putting economic security into practice. In this report, we consider how economic security has been implemented in Japan, the development of a holistic whole-of-government approach, and the importance of developing a uniform conceptualization of economic security adopted coherently across public and private organizations. Subsequently, we briefly examine the perspectives of the Nordic states and their respective evolving approaches to economic security. Finally, we outline some lessons learned and key experiences and discuss their relevance for the Norwegian context.
Utenrikspolitikkens mål er å gjøre innenrikspolitikken mulig
This policy brief is in Norwegian only.