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Self-defence Militias and State Sponsorship in Burkina Faso
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Since 2015-16, Burkina Faso has been engulfed in an ongoing conflict with jihadist insurgent groups active across the Sahel in West Africa. As the conflict escalated, the use of armed militias in Burkina Faso became ... -
Selvforståelse og rolleforventning under ulike regimer: En studie av den russiske intelligentsiaens før og etter kommunismens fall sett i lys av Zygmunt Baumans og Pierre Bourdieus kultursosiologi
(NUPI Rapport;260, Research report, 2001)Denne studien undersøker rollemønstre og selvforståelse som intellektuelle utvikler under henholdsvis et totalitært og et demokratisk regime. Mer bestemt rettes søkelyset mot den intellektuelle forstått som en samfunnskritiker, ... -
Services and Development - The Scope for Special and Differential Treatment in the GATS
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Services in the India-EU free trade agreement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper analyses the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between EU and India focusing on services trade. Based on the text published by the European Union, it uses the OECD STRI simulator to calculate the preference ... -
Séverine Autesserre: The trouble with the Congo: local violence and the failure of international peacebuilding.
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SGBV Capacity-building in Peace Operations: Specialized Police Teams
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Sharing the Spoils: Winners and Losers in the Belt and Road Initiative in Myanmar
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article studies the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on economic actors in Myanmar. It hypothesizes that the BRI has strong transformative potential, because Chinese projects are likely to transform ... -
Sheep in wolf’s clothing?: The taming of the Soldiers of Odin in Norway
(Chapter, 2019)Soldiers of Odin Norway have tried very hard to communicate that they were not vigilantes and not right-wing extremists. Although they obviously have displayed some traits of vigilantism and anti-Islam opinions, they were ... -
The Sheikh versus the president: the making of Imam Dicko as a political Big Man in Mali
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Shi'i Separatism in Iraq : Internet Reverie or Real Constitutional Challenge?
(NUPI Working Paper;686, Working paper, 2005)This paper deals with non-conformist ideas among Iraqi Shi‘is about the territorial integrity of the modern state of Iraq. Two findings are presented. First, new Internet communications technology has enabled radical ... -
The Shifting Boundaries of Nordic Defence Cooperation
(Research paper;2020-01, Research report, 2020)Nordic security and defence cooperation is shifting with the rapid rise and expansion of European defence cooperation. Spanning industrial collaboration, capability development, training and operations, planning, as well ... -
Should I stay or should I go? Security considerations for members leaving al-Shabaab in Somalia
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-04, Research report, 2019)The Somali jihadi organization al-Shabaab, yet again featured in the news internationally when they attacked a business and hotel complex in Nairobi 15 January this year. This is not the first time the group carries out ... -
Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence
(Journal article, 2023)CClimate change is a controversial topic at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. The Council has adopted over 70 resolutions and presidential statements that address aspects of climate-related peace and security ... -
Sikkerhetspolitiske rammebetingelser i bevegelse
(NUPI Policy Brief;2018-04, Research report, 2018)Verden preges av mer kompleksitet og usikkerhet enn på flere tiår. Kanskje har vi har allerede vent oss til hyppigere omveltninger. Mennesker er tilpasningsdyktige. Kanskje har vi ikke fullt ut tatt inn rekkevidden – også ... -
Singapore: How to Attract More Investment in Renewable Energy?
(ACE Policy Brief;11/2020, Research report, 2020)Singapore has limited renewable energy potential due to its small surface area and the limited space available. Solar power has the greatest potential. Given the country’s limited spare land, rooftops and vertical spaces ... -
Sino-Russia Strategic Alignment and Potential Impact of a Trump Presidency
(NUPI Policy Brief;2016-40, Research report, 2016)Rarely has any issue been more polarising than the assessment of Sino-Russia relations in recent years. Analysts and observers are either convinced of another emerging Sino-Russia alliance against the West, or dismissive ...