Presidentvalg i Polen
Intervju om presdientvaleg i Polen og de viktigste problemstillinger i polsk politikk i forkant av den første runden i presidentvalget i Polen 28 juni 2020.
Norway as an anergy actor in Europe and in the Baltic Sea region
Kort innlegg om Norges rolle som energiaktør i Europa og i Østersjoregionen på en konferanse organisert av Det sentraleuropeiske instituttet i Lublin, Poland, on-line
Polen: Avholdt valg med null prosent valgdeltagelse
Kommentar om presidentvalget i Polen, som ble utsatt grunnet covid-19.
Politisk valgthriller: Sittende president leder knapt
Intervju med VG om andre runden i presidentvalget i Polen 12 juli 2020
Presidentvalget i Polen
Intervju om valgresulatet i den andre runden i presidentvalget i Polen
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.