Publications
Environmental hazards
Environmental processes and phenomena pervade the planet, affecting day‐to‐day and decade‐to‐decade lives and livelihoods. When they are associated with death and destruction, they are seen as environmental hazards. Defining “environmental hazards” followed by classifying them into astronomical, biological/ecological, geological, and hydrometeorological sets the stage for examining human influences on environmental processes and phenomena, especially illustrating how human activity leads environmental processes and phenomena to become hazardous. Overlaps and connections among the four categories are explored, including cascading hazards, coincidental hazards, and the hazard influencer of climate change. The final section explains the importance of living with environmental hazards rather than trying to oppose or combat them, showing how society can use knowledge of environmental processes and phenomena to avoid harm while garnering advantages.
The Russian Far East and the Northern Sea route in evolving Sino-Russian strategic relations
Diplomatiminister Brende
Denne artikkelen diskuterer Børge Brendes virke som diplomatiminister.
Norsk utenrikspolitikk begynner i Europa: arven etter Brende i europapolitikken
Engasjementspolitikk på autopilot: Fredsbygging, fredsbevaring og fredsmegling under Børge Brende
Å hoppe etter Refleks: Brendes Veivalg
(Available in Norwegian only): I denne artikkelen løfter Minda Holm stortingsmeldingen "Veivalg for utenriks- og sikkerhetspolitikken" frem i diskusjonen rundt Brendes arv, og i) ser "Veivalg" i lys av Jonas Gahr Støres "Refleks", og ii) modererer kritikken om at det ikke ble foretatt noen veivalg i stortingsmeldingen. Hun trekker særlig frem satsningen på sårbare stater, som både i meldingen og i statsbudsjettet for 2018 er viet stor plass.
Vår fiende Russland?
(Available in Norwegian only): De siste fire årene har fiendebildet av Russland i mange land vokst seg svært sterkt, tidvis på unyansert grunnlag. Parallelt har regimet blitt vanskeligere å forsvare.
How to understand and deal with Russian strategic communication measures?
Russia’s use of communicative tools to promote the country’s strategic objectives in the aftermath of the 2014 crisis in Ukraine has posed a new strategic challenge to the Western policy-making community. NATO, the EU and national authorities have become increasingly aware of this new challenge, and have taken measures to reduce the negative impacts of Russian (dis)information campaigns.