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China’s Export Success: Due to Unfair Practices or Fair Competition?
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-14, Research report, 2019)Compared with previous ratings, China’s trade policy today is more positively acknowledged. Yet, China can still be criticised in particular because of its non-transparent subsidy policy, the privileged role of state-owned ... -
Explaining Russian reactions to increased NATO military presence
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-16, Research report, 2019)Ever since NATO’s enlargement process began, Russia has voiced concerns for the impact of a greater NATO military presence near the Russian border for its national security. While the signing of the 1997 NATO–Russia Founding ... -
50 Years After the Moon Landing:Why Europe Should Lead the Next 50
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-11, Research report, 2019)50 years since the first astronauts stepped foot on the moon, it would be easy to be complacent about human space exploration today. After all, humans have not ventured out of low-earth orbit since 1972. Achievements in ... -
The Civilian Casualty Tracking Analysis and Response Cell in the African Union Mission in Somalia: an emerging best practice for AU peace support operations?
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-03, Research report, 2019)The Civilian Casualty Tracking Analysis and Response Cell (CCTARC) tracks harm to civilians caused by the African Union Mission in Somalia’s (AMISOM) operations including death, injury, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) ... -
Women and the Katiba Macina in Central Mali
(NUPI Policy Brief; 2019-13, Research report, 2019)This policy brief examines the local rule of the Katiba Macina from a gender perspective and addresses the question of women’s participation in the insurgency. The key findings can be summarised as follows. First,controlling ... -
Military Offensive Cyber-Capabilities: Small-State Perspectives
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-01, Research report, 2019)This Policy Brief provides an overview of the military cyber-defence strategies and capabilities of Norway and of the Netherlands. Comparison of the two different approaches offers insights into their differing tactics and ... -
State-owned Enterprises and the Trade Wars
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-06, Research report, 2019)Do state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and state capitalism create unfair competition in international markets? Empirical evidence surveyed in this brief suggests that from the turn of the century, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) ... -
From careful participant to budding partner: China in the Sustainable Development Agenda
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-02, Research report, 2020)China is an increasingly active player in the Sustainable Development Agenda. It has staked out a national Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) plan that stresses comprehensive development with serious consideration to ... -
China in the Sustainable Development Agenda: Contributions to health and education
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-3, Research report, 2020)China is scaling up its investments in health and education, making significant contributions to the UN 2030 Agenda and related Sustainable Development Goals. Domestically, China is working to modernize its entire health ... -
Russia’s view of Georgia: a NATO proxy yet again?
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-15, Research report, 2020)After the crises in Ukraine, and despite the Georgian government’s allegedly more pragmatic attitude towards Russia, official statements from Moscow increasingly project Georgia as hostile. This may be the result of the ... -
Can trade preferences stimulate sectoral development? The case of Namibian and Botswanan beef exports to Norway
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-1, Research report, 2020)• While market access quotas have generated high levels of rents for traders and exporters in Namibia, Botswana, Norway, and offshore entities in the UK, their developmental benefits are diffuse, unclear, and difficult to ... -
Slow Stagnation, Sudden Revolution? Post-Covid-19 Prospects for Political Change in Russia and Belarus
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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 ... -
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’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, ... -
Russian approaches to military technology. The Northern dimension
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-8, Research report, 2020)This policy brief presents the main findings of a project on Russian approaches to technological challenges, and the implications for security developments in the High North. It begins by examining the Russian debate on ... -
Intergovernmental checkmate on cyber? Processes on cyberspace in the United Nations
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-14, Research report, 2020)Cyberspace is an increasingly controversial field on the international agenda. Despite the fact that processes on the thematic have been going on in the UN since 1998, a more significant international agreement is needed ... -
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. -
US-Norway Bilateral Defense Agreements: a partnership that strengthens NATO
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-6, Research report, 2020)The defense partnership between the United States and Norway plays a crucial role for both American and Norwegian national defense. Less understood is the important and positive role that these US-Norwegian bilateral defense ... -
The Geopolitics of Fish in the Arctic
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-11, Research report, 2020)Climate change and declining sea-ice in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) has brought concerns that fish stocks may expand into the high Arctic. While the sub-Arctic seas of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic have ...