The EU, Russia and the potential for dialogue – Different readings of the crisis in Ukraine
Recent developments in European security have shown the growing need for a better understanding of the security dynamics on the European continent. This article presents an analysis of differing Russian and European perceptions of European security in general, and concerning the crisis in Ukraine in particular. As much of the literature on these issues has been normatively driven, we aim to provide an impartial presentation and analysis of the dominant Russian and EU discourses. This we see as essential for investigating the potential for constructive dialogue between Russia and the EU. If simplistic assumptions about the motivations and intentions of other actors take hold in the public debate and policy analyses, the main actors may be drawn into a logic that is ultimately dangerous or counterproductive. With this article we offer a modest contribution towards discouraging such a development in Russia–EU relations. After presenting an analysis of the differing EU and Russian perceptions, we discuss the potential for dialogue between such different worldviews, and reflect on potential implications for European security. As the article shows, there are tendencies of a certain adjustment in the Union’s approach that may make a partial rapprochement between the two sides more likely.
Cyber Security as Development Assistance - Growth and Vulnerability
The importance of digital technology underpins most of the social, economic and political development goals of most donor countries and international organisations today. Cyber Security Capacity Building (CCB), an approach aimed at advancing, cultivating and encouraging growth and stability in developing countries through digitalization, seems set to play an increasingly important role in future foreign policy considerations and government programmes. In the NUPI project ‘Cyber Security Capacity Building (2015-2016) we have mapped out concrete risks and challenges, proposed recommendations for dealing with them, and provided suggestions for implementing the adequate tools effectively. This policy brief presents a summary of the final report, which draws on project reports produced by NUPI related to this project.
30 years of renovation: achievements and prospects of economic and social development in Viet Nam
NUPI has the pleasure of welcoming H.E. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), to an open seminar.
Kinas fremtid?
Hva vil Kinas fremtid være? Hva skal til for at Kina unnslipper mellominntektsfellen og blir en moden utviklet økonomi? Og hvordan er Kinas økonomi koplet til landets politiske system?
Storslåtte visjonar – brotne illusjonar
Kva bind saman David Bowie med Kolahalvøya? Seniorforskar ved NUPI Elana Wilson Rowe har skrive ein kommentar i High North News.
En gyllen mulighet til å lære å avsløre
Bør internasjonale organisasjoner slutte å støtte land og bedrifter som undergraver skatt? spør Duncan Wigan og Leonard Seabrooke i Aftenposten.