Hvor lenge skal forholdet Norge–Kina være nedfryst?
Kina har lenge vært en oppadstigende stjerne på den internasjonale himmelen – en stjerne det er viktig å forholde seg til. Et nytt nummer av Internasjonal Politikk ser på de nordiske landenes relasjoner til Kina.
Statsmaktens instrumenter: Historie og teori (ISPO)
ISPO Workshop-serien vil utvikle innovative og analytiske verktøy og vokabular for å hjelpe med å forstå den nåværende utviklingen i global politikk. ...
EU referendum: the beginning, not the end, of Brexiteers’ problems
On 23 June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. The referendum outcome triggered resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and his replacement by former Home Secretary Theresa May. This brief enquires into why Cameron lost the referendum battle and what the major challenges facing the new prime minister are. May, who supported the ‘Remain’ campaign, will have to prove that she can deliver Brexit. That will not be an easy task, with obstacles at home and abroad. Scotland and Northern Ire-land voted to remain in the EU, and their reluctance to leave the EU could complicate May’s plans. PM May will also find it difficult to win hearts in Brussels. Britain tested the patience of the EU institutions with its reform demands, and Brussels will be reluctant to make things easier for the UK in Brexit talks. Member-states may be more receptive to Britain’s concerns, but the UK will prob-ably not be offered any special treatment.
Seminarserie om Kina og Norden
Hvilken rolle kan de nordiske landene spille i Kinas voksende engasjement i Europa?...
China's New Development Bank and Infrastructure-led Growth
In view of China’s recent launch of several new development banks (AIIB, OBOR, NDB) with a central focus on infrastructure, this NUPI Brief takes a look at how China’s infrastructure projects have fared both at home and abroad in the past. It asks the question: Does economic growth, boosted by infrastructure investment, necessarily benefit development? Admitting that infrastructure has played a crucial role in China’s development, as well as contributed to the changes in other developing countries, this brief cautions against several potential economic risks. To be more specific, three issues are highlighted: first, low usage and low profitability; second, debt and broken contracts; third, favouritism towards state-owned companies.