‘We need to reflect on what “freedom” means to us’
What does freedom mean? In her new book, NUPI Senior Research Fellow Rita Augestad Knudsen examines the use of this concept within international politics.
FOKUS: 25 år med EØS
Special edition of Internasjonal Politikk with focus on the 25 year anniversary of the EEA agreement.
Aftenposten Forklart - Hva skal Norge bruke plassen i FNs Sikkerhetsråd til?
After 13 years of election campaign and NOK 29 million, Norway joins the UN Security Council. What should Norway use that seat for, is this important for Norway, and can we have influence in the Security Council as an elected member without the veto power? NUPI’s senior research fellow Niels Nagelhus Schia addresses these questions in this Aftenposten Explained podcast episode.
The Far Right Honeytrap: Georgian Media and the Mediagenic Far Right
The recent wave of far-right mobilization across the globe, including Georgia, naturally attracts wide media attention. Although the interrelation of the media and the far right, especially in the Georgian context, remains under-researched, evidence from other countries shows the potential impact of media coverage on both public opinion, i.e. the demand for the far right, and the consolidation of far-right actors, i.e. the supply of the far right. This policy paper examines the possible role the Georgian media can play in far-right mobilization and provides recommendations for both media and civil society organizations.
Dagsnytt 18 - Norge inn i Sikkerhetsrådet
Norge sikret seg en plass i FNs Sikkerhetsråd i perioden 2021-2022. NUPI forsker Niels Nagelhus Schia, Utenriksminister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide og Janne Haaland Matlary møttes i Dagsnytt 18 for å snakke om valget, hvorfor denne plassen er interessant for Norge, hvilke dilemmaer Norge vil møte vis-a-vis stormaktene, samt hvordan og på hvilke områder vi kan ha innflytelse i Sikkerhetsrådet i de to årene vi skal sitte der.
Dette kan bli dilemmaer for Norge som medlem av i Sikkerhetsrådet
(Available in Norwegian only): Som et lite land i FNs sikkerhetsråd kan Norge havne i en rekke dilemmaer. Her er noen av dem.
Norge bør være en tydeligere stemme
If Norway wins a seat in the UN Security Council a firm voice and alternative alliances is needed in order to achieve central objectives.
Norwegians adapting to a changing world
The world as we have come to know it is changing. Some of the core principles of the rules-based liberal international order are being challenged. The established truths and practices that we have based our foreign policies on are put into question. How do Norwegians respond to these changes? What are their views of Norwegian foreign policy? Just before the Corona crisis hit Norway, NUPI conducted an opinion poll in the Norwegian population asking about foreign and security policy. The answers we got tell the story of a people adapting reluctantly to international change.Read the full report here.
Norwegians adapting to a changing world
The world as we have come to know it is changing. How do Norwegians respond to these changes? What are their views of Norwegian foreign policy?