• Being Peacekept? The Implicit Assumptions that Hamper the Protection of Civilians 

      de Carvalho, Benjamin; Schia, Niels Nagelhus (NUPI Policy Brief;2016-42, Research report, 2016)
      Protection of Civilians (PoC) has during the last decade evolved to become an important guideline for international actors in post-conflict and conflict affected societies. While much policy literature has been written on ...
    • Forebygging av Krig og Konflikt i Cyberdomenet 

      Svenungsen, Bjørn (NUPI Policy Brief;2019-07, Research report, 2019)
      Cyberdomenet representerer kanskje en av vår tids største trusler mot internasjonal fred og sikkerhet men er viet lite oppmerksomhet hva gjelder forebyg- ging av krig og konflikt. Det er behov for internasjon- ale ...
    • From careful participant to budding partner: China in the Sustainable Development Agenda 

      Gåsemyr, Hans Jørgen (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 ...
    • Intergovernmental checkmate on cyber? Processes on cyberspace in the United Nations 

      Kursetgjerde, Erik (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 ...
    • International Cybersecurity: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 

      Tikk, Eneken; Kerttunen, Mika (NUPI Policy Brief;2018-11, Research report, 2018)
      Tikk and Kerttunen inform new entrants and nonparticipating governments of the discussions and outcomes of the UN First Committee Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) and discuss prospects for the 2019/2020 GGE. They explain ...
    • Plug and Play: Multinational Rotation Contributions for UN Peacekeeping Operations 

      Boutellis, Arthur; Karlsrud, John (NUPI Policy Brief;2017-15, Research report, 2017)
      In January 2016, Norway deployed a C-130 military transport aircraft to the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Given the number of attacks on patrols and logistics convoys of MINUSMA, which has been called ‘the world’s most ...
    • Predictive peacekeeping: opportunities and challenges 

      Duursma, Allard; Karlsrud, John (NUPI Policy Brief;2018-10, Research report, 2018)
      The time is ripe for the development of a UN early warning tool that estimates the likelihood of instability, intercommunity clashes and armed violence in areas in which UN peacekeepers operate. However, this development ...