• Renewable Energy Policies of the Central Asian Countries 

      Vakulchuk, Roman; Øverland, Indra; Eshchanov, Bahtiyor; Abylkasymova, Alina; Aminjonov, Farkhod; Moldokanov, Daniyar (Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT);16, Research report, 2019)
      This data article surveys the government policies in support of renewable energy in the five Central Asian republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It begins by providing general information ...
    • Russian foreign policy and interactiobn effects 

      Wilhelmsen, Julie Maria (Lecture, 2019)
      In current popular analysis, Russian foreign policy is explained from within: even in our presentations today, it is Russia’s relations to Europe, to the West, to China etc, that we address – it is not how these entities ...
    • Local Drivers of Violent Extremism in Central Mali 

      Rupesinghe, Natasja; Bøås, Morten (Research report, 2019)
      This policy brief examines the processes of violent extremist mobilisation and radicalisation in Mopti, Central Mali. Specifically, it looks at the strategies employed by one of the most salient radical jihadist groups in ...
    • Inn i gråsonen: avskrekking som forsvar av cyberspace? 

      Muller, Lilly Pijnenburg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • Norsk utenrikspolitikk i en varmere verden 

      Sending, Ole Jacob; Hornburg, Thomas Boe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Artikkelen diskuterer hvordan norsk utenrikspolitikk påvirkes direkte og indirekte av klimaendringer. Vurdert ut fra et risiko-perspektiv er bør klimaendringer, og klimapolitikk i andre land, anses som en betydelig større ...
    • BRI in Central Asia: Energy Connectivity Projects 

      Vakulchuk, Roman; Øverland, Indra; Aminjonov, Farkhod; Abylkasymova, Alina; Eshchanov, Bahtiyor; Moldokanov, Daniyar (Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT);22, Research report, 2019)
      One of the strategic objectives of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Central Asia is to provide China with alternative import/export and energy supply routes. This data article shows that the presentation and coverage ...
    • BRI in Central Asia: Agriculture and Food Projects 

      Vakulchuk, Roman; Øverland, Indra; Aminjonov, Farkhod; Abylkasymova, Alina; Eshchanov, Bahtiyor; Moldokanov, Daniyar (Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT);26, Research report, 2019)
      This data article looks at Chinese investment in agriculture and food production in Central Asia. It shows that the agricultural sector projects have low priority within the Belt and Road Initiative. Kazakhstan is the ...
    • Does Peacekeeping work? EPON Seminar Beijing 

      De Coning, Cedric (Lecture, 2019)
    • Cybersikkerhet 

      Schia, Niels Nagelhus (Others, 2019)
      Den teknologiske utviklingen og framveksten av digitale nettverk har ført til noen av de mest dramatiske endringene vi har sett på flere generasjoner. Dette gjelder både endringer i sosial samhandling, men også endringer ...
    • Territorialstatens tilstand i dagens Midtøsten 

      Erstad, Henriette Ullavik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • BRI in Central Asia: Rail and Road Connectivity Projects 

      Vakulchuk, Roman; Øverland, Indra; Aminjonov, Farkhod; Abylkasymova, Alina; Eshchanov, Bahtiyor; Moldokanov, Daniyar (Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT);21, Research report, 2019)
      This data article shows that most of the rail and road projects in which the Chinese are involved in Central Asia are implemented within the territories of individual countries and thus are still poorly linked with each ...
    • Blikket i glasskulen: NATO de neste 70 år 

      Friis, Karsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Hvordan vil det gå med NATO? Vil alliansen overleve de neste 70 år? Hvilke utfordringer vil alliansen i så fall måtte håndtere? Artikkelen spekulerer på fremtiden og forsøker å se inn i glasskulen og peke på noen mulige ...
    • Neumann, NUPI og utenriksdebatten 

      Schia, Niels Nagelhus (Journal article, 2019)
    • Religious authority and the 2018 parliamentary elections in Iraq 

      Selvik, Kjetil (HYRES Reserach Note;, Research report, 2019)
      This research brief analyzes the discursive production of, and political struggle over, religious authority in Shia Iraq. It examines Friday sermons held in the run-up to the May 2018 parliamentary elections.
    • Avskrekke hvem? Betydningen av strategisk kultur for cybersikkerhet 

      Gjesvik, Lars; Øverbø, Emil Jørgensen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Det er en pågående debatt i akademia om hvorvidt og hvordan man kan benytte avskrekkingsteori i cyberdomenet. Avskrekking var originalt en teori utviklet for å unngå konvensjonell eller nukleær krig. I diskusjonen om ...
    • To engage or not engage? Libyan Salafis and state institutions 

      Collombier, Virginie; Barsoum, Fiona (HYRES Research Note;, Research report, 2019)
      At the beginning of the recent escalation of hostilities in Libya in April 2019, one of the key questions posed was what role, if any, quietist Salafis would play. Followers of this trend have grown significantly in influence ...
    • Mali's Religious Leaders and the 2018 Presidential Elections 

      Bøås, Morten; Diallo, Abubacar; Cissé, Abdoul Wahab (HYRES Research Note;, Research report, 2019)
      Mali is by constitution a secular state, but here as elsewhere in the Sahel the role of religious leaders is increasing both in the social and the political sphere. This HYRES research brief explains how, why, and in what ...
    • BRI in Central Asia: People-to-People Projects 

      Vakulchuk, Roman; Øverland, Indra; Aminjonov, Farkhod; Abylkasymova, Alina; Eshchanov, Bahtiyor; Moldokanov, Daniyar (Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT);27, Research report, 2019)
      Along with financing hard infrastructure projects, Beijing also promotes soft power projects in the form of people-to-people initiatives. However, such projects are low priority within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)in ...