Trade Integration, Geopolitics and the Economy of Russia (TIGER)
The project analysed how trade integration is related to geopolitics and Russia's possible turn towards Asia....
Developments in the Russian Far East (RFE)
The project "Developments in the Russian Far East" looks at Russian decision-making and international engagement around development of Russia’s Pacific coast....
Humanitarian Changes, Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Civilians
This seminar will discuss possible conflicts between humanitarian principles and local realities.
What are the West's greatest security threats now ?
Professor at LSE Christopher Coker is sharing his views in a video interview at NUPI.
Teach a person how to surf: Cyber security as development assistance
Much policy literature on digitalization and development has focused on the importance of connecting developing countries to digital networks, and how such technology can expand access to information for billions of people in developing countries, stimulating economic activity, collaboration and organizations. Good connection to digital networks may have a fundamental impact on societies, changing not only how individuals and businesses navigate, operate and seek opportunities, but also as regards relations between government and the citizenry. Instead of adding to the substantial literature on the potential dividends, this report examines a less studied issue: the new societal vulnerabilities emerging from digitalization in developing countries. While there is wide agreement about the need to bridge the gap between the connected and the disconnected, the pitfalls are many, especially concerning cyber security, a topic often neglected, also in the recent World Bank report Digital Dividends (2016). The present report is an attempt at redressing this imbalance.
The West – and the Rest in Multilateral Development Finance: New Actors, Changes and Challenges
This seminar will focus on the role and relevance of the new and established multilateral actors in a changing development landscape.