NUPI@MSC: Et Arktis i endring – hvordan møter vi utfordringene?
Hva betyr den raske temperaturstigningen i Arktis for sikkerhetspolitikken?
Framtida til europeisk utanrikspolitikk etter Brexit
Storbritannias utmelding frå EU har skapt stor uvisse rundt utanrikspolitisk samarbeid i Europa. Har E3-samarbeidet ei framtid etter Brexit?
Brothers in Arms and Faith? The Emerging US-Central and Eastern Europe ‘Special Relationship’
In this policy note, we explore the nature, strength and tensions of the contemporary US-Central Eastern Europe relationship. We describe the expanding US-CEE ‘brotherhood in arms’: growing trade relations, intensified military cooperation, and rekindled diplomatic ties. Further, we unpack the striking and largely ignored dimensions of the US-CEE ‘brotherhood in faith’: the many ways in which the United States and Central and Eastern Europe are tied together by overlapping ideologies of national conservatism and a particular version of Christian ‘family values’. This involves addressing the complexities of an increasingly influential and ambitious Visegrád Group, whose key players – Poland and Hungary – may be brothers, but are by no means twins. It also means raising some broader, burning discussions about the future of NATO and the meaning of ‘Europe’. Universalist, multicultural and postnational? Or conservative, Christian and sovereigntist?
Det skjulte maktspelet – ubåtar i skandinavisk farvatn
Under den kalde krigen og fram til i dag har Sverige og Noreg følgt med på aktiviteten under vatn i Austersjøen og i norske fjordar. Har vi lært noko? Og veit vi eigentleg nok om denne skjulte aktiviteten?
Can trade preferences stimulate sectoral development? The case of Namibian and Botswanan beef exports to Norway
- De tollfrie kvotene har gitt høy fortjeneste for handelsbedriftene og eksportørene i Botswana, Namibia, Norge og mellomledd i Storbritannia, men utviklingseffektene er uklare og vanskelig å få øye på. - Konsolideringen av handel mellom små leverandører (Namibia, Botswana) og små markeder (Norge) gir noen unike fordeler til begge parter; gitt eksportørenes skala-ulemper i internasjonal handel og importlandets behov for regulering av importen. - Men en slik strategi kan ikke nødvendigvis kopieres andre steder, på grunn av de høye kostnadene for å komme inn i markedet, spektret av utfordringer i forhold til dyresykdommer, og faren for for sterk avhengighet av bestemte markeder.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in Mali
Until 2016 MINUSMA managed to strengthen stability in northern Mali, decreasing the number of civilians killed in the conflict, and allowing large numbers of displaced persons to return home. MINUSMA also assisted the peace process, culminating in the 2015 Algiers Agreement. Many of these achievements are still standing. However, since 2016 MINUSMA’s effectiveness in terms of stabilisation and the protection of civilians has decreased. In the North, the signatory parties have been making slow progress in the implementation of the Algiers Agreement and the 2018 Pact for Peace. In addition, central Mali has destabilised significantly, as Jihadist activities have stoked a vicious cycle of inter-communal violence that has reached unprecedented levels. MINUSMA has only been mandated to help the Malian government address the situation since June 2018. As one of the largest multidimensional peacekeeping operations – currently including nearly 13,000 soldiers and 1,800 police officers from 57 contributing countries, and almost 750 civilians – MINUSMA has been provided with significant resources and an extraordinarily ambitious mandate. However, the Mission finds itself at a crossroads. It needs time to succeed, but this is valuable time Mali does not have. Civilians have come under increasing attack, and the US, in particular, is losing interest in supporting a costly UN peace operation that is not able to deliver quick results. This report considers the degree to which there is an alignment between the mission’s resources and its mandate. It also makes an assessment of the options available to the Mission to increase its effectiveness in the face of extremely challenging circumstances.
AVLYST: Visualisering av internasjonale relasjonar
På grunn av uventa hendingar er dette seminaret er dessverre avlyst.