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China in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Key environmental issues and responses
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-04, Research report, 2020)China is dealing with very serious pollution levels and the unsustainable use of many natural resources. Environmental issues, concerning both air, ground, and ocean, have gained increasing recognition in Chinese domestic ... -
China in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Key Institutions for International Engagement
(NUPI Report;, Research report, 2020)China has a large and expansive network of actors working on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) activities. This report maps the foremost key Chinese actors and institutions with an orientation towards international activities. -
China, India and the political economy of medical supplies
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;4/2020, Research report, 2020)• The pandemic and lockdowns threaten the supply of medicines, especially from India • Poor countries relying on supplies of cheap Indian medicines are especially vulnerable • New medicines and vaccines are likely to be ... -
China’s EU policy in the pandemic era: A new normal?
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-12, Research report, 2020)During the pandemic era, media reports and leaks indicate a growing assertiveness from China towards the EU. Is this a sign of a new normal in China's EU policy of something else entirely? To devise an appropriate response, ... -
China’s role in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Considerations for Norway
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-05, Research report, 2020)China’s role as an international development actor is growing, with real and increasing potential to impact Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). On some issues, Chinese initiatives align well with Norwegian interests, but ... -
Chinese digi-tech politics: Steering growth, spurring innovation, and reinforcing control
(NUPI Policy Brief;2021-07, Research report, 2021)China is a growing digital technology (digi-tech) power and a leading provider of digi-tech resources internationally. China’s digi-tech growth is helping create opportunities in other and developing countries, but it also ... -
Chinese Investments in Norway: A Typical Case Despite Special Circumstances
(ETNC Report;December 2017, Chapter, 2017)Chinese investments in Norway have increased, and remain moderate but substantial compared with the situation in Europe overall. The Norwegian case is both typical and somewhat unique. Transactions made in the 2000s coincided ... -
Climate Change and Security in the Arctic
(Research report, 2021)Across the world, climate change already poses severe threats to the natural and human systems on which security depends. These changes are of acute concern in the High North, the geography of land, sea, and ice that lies ... -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;February 2022, Research report, 2021)Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change: rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Currently, Afghanistan is experiencing its worst ... -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;2021, Research report, 2021)Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s ... -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;, Research report, 2021)Flooding and droughts significantly disrupt livelihood patterns and food-security and may result in temporary displacement or longer-term migration. Such shocks exacerbate vulnerabilities and weaken the resilience and ... -
Complexities of Achieving Strategic Stability in Southern Asia: An Indian Perspective
(NUPI Research Paper;2020-05, Research report, 2020)The concept of strategic stability provides a framework for strengthening security in the nuclear age. This report explores the possibilities and constraints for achieving strategic stability in South Asia. The strained ... -
A Comprehensive Strategy EU Strategy for Africa Political Dialogue: Governance, Security and Migration. BRIEFING Requested by the AFET committee (This paper was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs)
(Research report, 2020)Much has changed since the creation of the Joint Africa-European Union (EU) Strategy in 2007. The developing world has been changing fast. Development policy and practices are also transforming, albeit at a slower pace. ... -
A Comprehensive Strategy EU Strategy for Africa Political Dialogue: Governance, Security and Migration. BRIEFING Requested by the AFET committee (This paper was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs)
(Briefing;1, Research report, 2020)Much has changed since the creation of the Joint Africa-European Union (EU) Strategy in 2007. The developing world has been changing fast. Development policy and practices are also transforming, albeit at a slower pace. ... -
Conclusion: Military rapid response—from institutional investment to ad hoc solutions
(Chapter, 2019)While there has been a mushrooming of institutional arrangements for military rapid response, the formal deployments of the rapid response mechanisms of the African Union (AU), European Union (EU), and North Atlantic Treaty ... -
Conventional arms control on the Korean Peninsula: The current state and prospects
(NUPI Research Paper;2/2020, Research report, 2020)At the end of 2017, the Korean Peninsula reached the brink of a nuclear war, as the US president Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un exchanged words of nuclear threats each other. A tug of war as to whose ... -
Conventional Counterforce Dilemmas: South Korea's Deterrence Strategy and Stability on the Korean Peninsula
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In response to North Korea's nuclear weapons program, South Korea is quietly pursuing an independent conventional counterforce and countervalue strategy. This strategy is unique. Few, if any, nonnuclear states have sought ... -
COVID-19 and the African Union. Challenges, prospects and side-effects Summary
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-07, Research report, 2020)The African Union is coordinating the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, but the measures introduced are also significantly disrupting the reforms, programmes and operations of the AU. -
Covid-19 og globalisering: Et fattigdomsperspektiv på turisme og inntektsoverføring fra migranter
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;5/2020, Research report, 2020)• Reduserte inntektsoverføringer og fall i turisme vil ha effekter for de norske hovedsamarbeidslandene. • Effektene er store og vil trolig vare en tid (flere år). • Bortfall av turisme kan i disse landene ramme 9 millioner ... -
COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;7/2019, Research report, 2020)The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted UN peacekeeping operations. In the short-term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations have been frozen, and most staff are working remotely. Most of ...