Cross-regional group met next Secretary-General to discuss UN agenda
Eight countries, including Norway, that form a cross-regional group that has discussed UN reform issues and the agenda of the next UN Secretary-General met Secretary-General-Designate Mr. António Guterres in New York, 3 November. NUPI has provided support to the project.
How can peacekeepers strengthen their engagement with local communities? Opportunities and challenges in the field
This Policy Brief examines the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs that peacekeepers have to face when deciding when, with whom and how to engage effectively at the field level. It argues that by integrating bottom–up and people-centric approaches as a core strategy in peace operations, UN practices can be made more sensitive and responsive to the local people. Achieving this will be more realistic if communities are systematically involved in decision-making and if existing practices are incorporated into a set of coherent bottom–up and top–down operational guidelines.
When Russia goes to war
What makes war acceptable? Julie Wilhelmsen launches her most recent book, followed by a conversation with Aftenposten commentator Helene Skjeggestad.
Tunisia´s Ennahda: A model for Democratizing Political Islam?
What has been the role of Ennahda, the moderate Tunisian Islamic Party, during the country´s democratic transition? Does Ennahda represent, more broadly, a democratic model for Islamic politics? These are questions to be discussed at a seminar with Abdelfattah Mourou, Tunisian politician, lawyer, Vice-President of the Parliament and co-founder of the Ennahdha Party.
NATO looking North: What are the priorities after the Warsaw Summit?
Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs, The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, German Marshall Fund of the United States and the U.S. Mission to NATO are pleased to invite you to this event: NATO looking North, What are the priorities after the Warsaw Summit?
Waging Peace: UN Peace Operations Confronting Terrorism and Violent Extremism
Arthur Boutellis from the International Peace Institute will present his latest report on UN peace operations and violent extremism.
When Russia goes to war
How does war become an acceptable undertaking in the Russian polity?
How war becomes acceptable
What makes some conflicts difficult to engage in, while others are seen as logical, even necessary?