Breakfast seminar: The Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine – What can be done?
The war in Ukraine has led to an acute humanitarian crisis in Europe. How has Europe responded to this situation, and what can be done for these people?
Self-defence Militias and State Sponsorship in Burkina Faso
Summary: Since 2015-16, Burkina Faso has been engulfed in an ongoing conflict with jihadist insurgent groups active across the Sahel in West Africa. As the conflict escalated, the use of armed militias in Burkina Faso became widespread and was actively sponsored by the State which led to concerns over the militias’ potential to perpetuate conflict. The main reasons are that self-defence militias in Burkina Faso are exacerbating mutual distrust, tension and violence among different communities, while the use and State sponsorship of militias are exposing the civilian population to reprisals from the insurgents who perceive them as a threat. The result is that the previous President, Roch Marc Kaboré, might have done more harm than good by creating self-defence militias under the legal framework of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland (VDPs) adopted unanimously by Burkina Faso’s Parliament in January 2020.
How Central Asia can help the global energy transition
Discussion with South Africa´s Deputy Foreign Minister. Mr Alvin Botes
NUPI hosted an Experts’ roundtable on NATO’s new strategic concept
The ban on nuclear weapons: Next Stop Vienna
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is more relevant than ever. What could be expected of the First Meeting of States Parties to the treaty?
Europe, Norway, and the Ukraine crisis
We will take a closer look at how the war in Ukraine affects security, trade, economy, and migration in Europe and in Norway.
Webinar: Ocean Governance: Sustainability and security seen from Japan and Europe
This webinar offers views on core ocean governance challenges and reflections on how to strengthen ocean-related cooperation from Japanese and European perspectives.
Karen Philippa Larsen
Karen Philippa Larsen was a visiting research fellow at NUPI, in the Research group on Russia, Asia and international trade in the spring of 2022.
New research group on climate and energy at NUPI