Publications
Utviklingspolitikk ved et veiskille
RESPONS-prosjektets tredje arrangement var en del av hovedprogrammet i Arendalsuka, med Utenriksdepartementet og Arendalsuka som arrangører. Seminaret ble streamet. Invitasjonsteksten reiste tre overordnede spørsmål: 1. Hvordan brukes utviklingspolitikken i det geopolitiske spillet? 2. Hva skjer på utviklingsfeltet når den globale tilliten er under press? 3. Kan Norge holde fast ved et langsiktig perspektiv – i en tid preget av stor endring? Utviklingsminister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp) innledet, etterfulgt av debatt mellom Tvinnereim, Dagfinn Høybråten (generalsekretær, Kirkens Nødhjelp), Ole Jacob Sending (forskningssjef, NUPI), Hedda Bryn Langemyr (daglig leder, UTSYN) og Christian Tybring-Gjedde (stortingsrepresentant, FrP). Ordstyrer var utenrikssjournalist Tove Gravdal.
Responskonferansen: Norsk utenrikspolitikk for en ny tid
Dette notatet er et sammendrag av Utenriksdepartementets Respons-konferanse som ble avholdt på Høgskolen i Innlandets campus på Lillehammer. Konferansen hadde et variert program som inneholdt åpningsinnlegg fra utenriksminister Anniken Huitfeldt, spørsmål til utenriksministeren fra Innlandets befolkning via en digital løsning, en lenestolsamtale og innlegg fra Knut Storberget (leder av Forsvarskommisjonen), Kristian Berg Harpviken (Forsker 1 ved PRIO), Gregory Ferguson-Cradler (førsteamanuensis ved Høgskolen i Innlandet) og Marianne Riddervold (professor ved Høgskolen i Innlandet).
Klima, miljø, energi og teknologi
Dette notatet er et sammendrag av RESPONS-prosjektet heldagskonferanse på NTNU i Trondheim 15. november 2023.
Global orden og demokratiske verdier i en tid med maktforskyvning og stormaktrivalisering
Dette notatet er et sammendrag av Utenriksdepartementets Respons-konferanse som ble avholdt i Universitetsaulaen ved Universitetet i Bergen den 13. februar 2024. Konferansen hadde et program som inneholdt åpningsinnlegg fra UiB-rektor Margareth Hagen og utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide og tre påfølgende programposter. I den første ga Kyle Marquardt, Jonas Linde og Sirianne Dahlum en forskningsbasert innføring i status for demokratiet som styreform nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Deretter deltok fem UiB-forskere i et panel som diskuterte hvilke utviklingstrekk som legger press på demokratiet og den rettstyrte globale ordenen, samt hvordan utfordringene kan imøtekommes. Disse forskerne var Rune Jansen-Hagen, Marry-Anne Karlsen, Esperanza Diaz, Liliia Oprysk og Eirik Holmøyvik. Dagens siste panel var også et forskertungt panel som satte Norges mulige rolle i å støtte opp om demokratiet globalt i sentrum. Der deltok Berkay Alica, Leiv Marsteintredet, Carlo Koos, Julia Christine Marinaccio og Gunnar Grendstad. Siri Kleiven Strøm var moderator gjennom hele dagen.
Utenrikspolitikk for et konkurransedyktig norsk næringsliv
Dette notatet er et sammendrag av RESPONS-prosjektets konferanse i Stavanger den 20. mars 2024. Vertskapet var Universitetet i Stavanger (UiS), i samarbeid med Næringsforeningen i Stavangerregionen, NHO Rogaland, Innovasjon Norge, Offshore Northern Seas (ONS), Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt (NUPI) og Utenriksdepartementet.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Myanmar
Myanmar is home to one of the highest concentrations of people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with 40 per cent of the population residing in low-lying and coastal regions. Following a military takeover in 2021, the establishment of the State Administration Council (SAC) was met with broad popular resistance, retriggering confrontations with ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and local antijunta militias. Conflict has exacerbated the country’s vulnerability to climate change and environmental degradation.
Arctic Climate Science: A Way Forward for Cooperation through the Arctic Council and Beyond
This brief is inspired and informed by a two-day workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts entitled “The Future of Arctic Council Innovation: Charting A Course for Working-Level Cooperation” hosted by the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School in collaboration with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the Center for Ocean Governance at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, and the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center. Participants included diverse representatives from civil society, academia, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, and governments with deep knowledge of and experience with both the Arctic Council and other regional governance mechanisms.
Gendering Security Sector Reform through Capacity Building? The MINUSMA Specialized Police Team on Crime Scene Management
A key element of international peacebuilding efforts is support to reform of the security sector in conflict-affected states, for example through capacity building. From 2019 to 2022, a Norwegian-led police team provided capacity building in crime scene management to Malian security forces as part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The Norwegian officers organized courses and acted as mentors for the Malian officers. This article uses this case from MINUSMA to study how external support to reform can help promote gender perspectives in the security sector in conflict-affected countries. UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda call on UN member states to contribute to increasing women’s representation and the integration of gender perspectives in UN peace operations. Despite these political frameworks, the gender perspective is often ignored in practice when such support is offered. The analysis shows that the Norwegian officers worked actively to promote gender equality and women's participation, even though this was not a central part of the project, and without references to resolution 1325 or women or gender perspectives in the project document. Instead, the officers pointed to how promoting women's participation and gender equality are a part of “the way we work” (in Norway), as well as MINUSMA's mandate as the basis for this work. Feminist research distinguishes between a traditional and transformative approach to working with gender and security sector reform, where a traditional approach involves working within existing structures to, for example, increase women's participation or for women to receive the same type of training or capacity. A transformative approach, on the other hand, will involve taking a closer look at these structures, and looking at how women's roles in the security sector are affected by societal, cultural and religious norms. The article finds that the work has mainly relied on traditional understandings of gender, and that the opportunities for capacity building to contribute to deeper changes in the security sector are therefore limited. The findings thus further indicate that individual officers can do a lot to promote women's participation and gender perspectives, but deeper transformation of the security sector will probably require action at a more structural level.
All Quiet on the Northern Front? Russian Media Coverage of Russia-China Arctic Cooperation
This research paper explores the extent and focus of China’s engagement in the Russian Arctic from one key Russian official media outlet, Rossiiskaya gazeta, and highlights how the daily’s coverage provides further context for understanding Russia’s approach to China in the Arctic.
Framtidig forsvar for Norge: Innspill til langtidsplan og forsvarskonsept
This NUPI Report is in Norwegian only.