The Geopolitics of Fish in the Arctic
Climate change and declining sea-ice in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) has brought concerns that fish stocks may expand into the high Arctic. While the sub-Arctic seas of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic have abundant fish resources subject to major commercial fisheries for generations, the CAO has little or none. Concerns that fish stocks could expand into the CAO provided the impetus for negotiating the 2018 Agreement to Prevent Unregulated Fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean. This policy brief discusses efforts to address challenges associated with climate change and fish in the Arctic, and makes recommendations for policy action.
Jihadistisk styring i Sahel (JIGOV-Sahel)
Dette prosjektet handler om jihadistisk styre i Sahel-regionen i Vest-Afrika....
Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Latin America (2015-2020): Trends, challenges, and prospects
Through a review of scholarly and other well-informed articles as well as media reports, this CMI Report aims to summarize discussions on challenges for democracy and human rights in Latin America during the last half-decade. The region faces a highly difficult economic outlook, consisting of low commodity prices and stagnant growth, threatening a historic backlash in the access to basic goods (including food) and services (not least health). The coronavirus pandemic may have a completely devastating effect on Latin American societies. After the end of the “pink tide”, the survey registers a regional democratic decline, breakdown of democratic systems in some countries and more widespread concerns of democratic erosion; electoral success for anti-incumbent candidates but also a rise of youth protest and fundamental political reform claims. While the human rights agenda has expanded tremendously, a current trend is that fundamental political rights may be endangered. There are serious threats to security and the right to life, and an increasing authoritarian trend (most visible in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Brazil, and El Salvador). Cuba, here treated as a special case, finds itself at a critical juncture, right before the definitive end of the Castro era, leaving the fundamental challenge for younger generations to prepare for a soft landing or risking a full regime collapse. Geopolitical rivalry between the US, China, and Russia leaves a particular responsibility to Europe to facilitate conflict resolution and peacemaking as well as resolution.
PODKAST: Folkeavstemning om Putins fremtid
Kan åpne for at Vladimir Putin kan sitte som president fram til 2036.
Krigen skjer på nettet
Krigen skjer på nettet Påvirkningskampanjer, falske nyheter, hackere, trollfabrikker, hybride angrep og destabilisering: Hvem er det som står bak, hvor stor er trusselen og er det noen som vet hvordan vi kan beskytte oss? Lytring inviterer til en debatt om den digitale gråsonen mellom krig og fred. Vi spør hvor mye ved Russland og Kina bærer til det bålet som nå brenner i USA, og er det sant at de også prøver å tenne en gnist i Nord-Norge? I panelet: Øystein Bogen, mangeårig korrespondent i Russland for TV2 og forfatter av boka «Russlands hemmelige krig mot vesten" Julie Wilhelmsen, seniorforsker ved Norsk Utenrikspolitiske Institutt (NUPI) Geir Hågen Karlsen, oberstløyntnant Forsvarets Høgskole Ørjan Karlsson, avdelingsleder i Direktoratet for samfunnsikkerhet og beredskap Odd-Jarl Borch, professor ved Nord Universitet Debattleder: Anki Gerhardsen
Russlandskonferansen 2020: Stormaktene og arktisk politikk
Sett av 10. september i kalenderen og bli med oss på NUPIs årlege Russlandskonferanse – i år i online-format!
Den gryende atompopulismen i Asia
PODKAST: Offentlig debatt om kjernevåpenarsenal i Kina, og økt støtte blant sørkoreanerne for å utvikle egne kjernevåpen. En ny episode av NUPIpodden tar for seg atompopulismen i Asia.