• Can trade preferences stimulate sectoral development? The case of Namibian and Botswanan beef exports to Norway 

      Bennett, Ben; Rich, Karl M. (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 ...
    • China’s EU policy in the pandemic era: A new normal? 

      Trøan, Magnus Langset (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, ...
    • The European Defence Fund and Norway 

      Friis, Karsten (NUPI Policy Brief;2020-13, Research report, 2020)
      The establishment of the European Defence Fund (EDF) represents an important step towards a more coherent European security architecture. It is broadly recognised that Europe needs to reduce duplication between, as well ...
    • The spiralling effects of the Sino-American trade war 

      Lanteigne, Marc (NUPI Policy Brief;2020-09, Research report, 2020)
      Almost two years ago, China and the United States instigated a trade conflict which has had serious international effects, a situation since exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. What has truly made a solution to this ...
    • Trade and trust: the role of trade in de facto state conflict transformation 

      Gelashvili, Tamta; Kemoklidze, Nino; Blakkisrud, Helge (NUPI Policy Brief;2021-1, Research report, 2021)
      De facto states – unrecognized secessionist entities that eke out a living on the margins of the international system – are often heavily dependent on external patron states for economic aid and investment. When the parent ...