Cancelled: The Stakes and Stakeholders in the 2015 Myanmar Elections
This event is cancelled.
David versus Goliath? Small states in the EU
What direction will Europe take, and what does this move mean for small states like Norway? This was key question when EU minister Vidar Helgesen, opened NUPI’s EUNOR workshop October 8.
Israeli security after the nuclear deal with Iran
Israeli security after the nuclear deal with Iran, written by Efraim Halevy, is number 12 in NUPI’s series about regional dimensions of the nuclear diplomacy with Iran.
Corporate Social Responsibility for Petroleum in Northern Norway and the Russian Arctic
Communities and governments hold diverse expectations regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) for Arctic oil and gas. This seminar features two presentations adrressing this topic.
Heads of States Can Change the Course of International Drugs Policy in 2016: Where does the EU stand?
A quick overview of the past ten to fifteen years developments in drugs policies in Europe reveals two diverging trends: a public health and social policy track on the one hand, and a security policy track on the other. While as the future of drugs policy as a political field in its own right is being questioned in the European context, the EU has explicitly stated its objective of a greater involvement and role in international drugs policy. Apart from continuity in harm reduction and research promotion – i.e., EU’s key contributions to global drugs policy – EU support to larger and deeper reconfigurations of the global drug prohibition regime remains highly unlikely.
The next big European project
How will the EU handle the vital challenge of the Mediterranean migration crisis?