Energitryggleik – både mål og middel
EU lagar ein ny global strategi for utanriks- og tryggingspolitikk. I februar organiserte NUPI og EUISS eit seminar for å gi innspel om energitryggleik i Nord-Europa og Baltikum.
Ekspertmøte: Europa, EU og tryggleik
I samband med Utanriksdepartementets prosjekt "Veivalg i norsk utanriks- og tryggingspolitikk" som skal føre fram til ein Stortingsmelding våren 2017, organiserer NUPI i samarbeid med UD ein serie ekspertmøte. Formålet er å gi innspel til Stortingsmeldinga.
På bålet
På sankthansaften kan Storbritannia sette EU i brann, skriver NUPI-direktør Ulf Sverdrup i DN-kronikk.
Best practices in EU crisis response and policy implementation
This report has two aims. First, to take stock of how the Europen External Action Sercvice (EEAS) and the Commission have institutionalized lessons-learned mechanism. Second, to discuss the extent to which these mechanisms and practices incorporate the EU’s ambitions for a ‘conflict-sensitive’ and ‘comprehensive’ crisis-response approach. In this sense, this report will serve as a point of departure for case-study research to be undertaken within the framework of Work Packages 5–7 of the EUNPACK project, on whether there is a gap between policy and practice with regard to institutional learning.
NATOs svar på den nye europeiske tryggingssituasjonen: Truverdig avskrekking eller symbolpolitikk?
Korleis har det gått med reformene og tiltaka som blei vedtatte på NATOs toppmøte i Wales i 2014? Det er tema for dette NUPI seminaret, som er det første i ein serie av tre seminar med fokus på NATO.
Nord Stream 2: policy dilemmas and the future of EU gas market
The Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline project is one of the most controversial issues in EU gas-related debates today. Its proponents hold that the project is driven by purely commercial considerations, while opponents label it as political and contradictory to EU goals and rules. The project has also contributed to raising several questions concerning the role of commercial actors in the shaping and realization of the EU energy policy as well as the impact on EU internal cohesion and relations with Ukraine and Russia. Realization of NS2 may boost the role of Russian gas in the European energy mix, especially in northwestern Europe; however, it could also undermine the credibility of the common EU energy policy, which aims, at least formally, at diversification of supply routes and suppliers as a joint and coordinated response to the energy-security challenges faced by the EU as a whole and by its member states. This Policy Brief sheds light on the current state of the debate on this project and examines the possible short-, mid- and long-term implications.
Tilbake til «business as usual»? Russland, EU og gass
Kommersielle interesser i EU og Russland har gått sammen om å doble kapasiteten i Nord Stream-ledningen som frakter gass fra Russland til Tyskland. Prosjektet har vekket betydelig motstand i andre EU-land.
Reform, Renegotiation and Referendum
The UK stands on the brink of a momentous decision: whether to leave or remain in the European Union. Unlike all the other states that have sought late entry to the EU, the UK did not hold a referendum on whether to join in 1973: the decision was taken on the basis of a parliamentary vote. However, in 1975 voters were asked whether they wished to stay in the European Community, and a strong vote to remain was thought to have resolved the matter. However, in 2013, divisions within the Conservative Party led Prime Minister David Cameron to promise to engage in reform of the EU and to renegotiate the UK’s terms of membership before holding a referendum on whether to stay in. It was a high-risk, high-stakes proposition. Cameron must persuade his party, the British lectorate and his partners in the other EU member states of the merits of his case. The negotiation covers four areas of concern for the UK: economic governance, competitiveness, sovereignty, and immigration. To some British Eurosceptics, the emands seem woefully inadequate; to fellow EU leaders, they pose significant difficulties. The formal negotiations began in late 2015, after months of exploratory talks with the other member states, and are expected to be completed by the end of February, with the referendum coming as early as June 2016. While those who seek to leave the EU have been honing their arguments at least since the 1993 Maastricht Treaty, just that they envisage leaving the EU to look like is unclear. Brexit could take many forms, representing a journey to an unknown destination.