Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt
Established in 1959, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs [NUPI] is a leading independent research institute on international politics and areas of relevance to Norwegian foreign policy. Formally under the Ministry of Education and Research, NUPI nevertheless operates as an independent, non-political instance in all its professional activities. Research undertaken at NUPI ranges from short-term applied research to more long-term basic research.
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Recent Submissions
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The “Faceless Evildoers” of Cabo Delgado: an Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique?
(ISPI Commentaries;, Research report, 2020)A brief assessment about the emergence of a jihadi group in Mozambique -
Norges handelsforhandlinger med EU gjennom 50 år: Sakskoblinger og forhandlingsmakt
(Chapter, 2020)Kapitlet gir en historisk oversikt over Norges handelsforhandlinger med EU fra 1973 og fram til i dag, med særlig vekt på utfallet for sjømatnæringen. Rundt 1990 ga EFTA forhandlingsmakt til tross for ulike næringsinteresser. ... -
Sharing the Spoils: Winners and Losers in the Belt and Road Initiative in Myanmar
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article studies the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on economic actors in Myanmar. It hypothesizes that the BRI has strong transformative potential, because Chinese projects are likely to transform ... -
Sjømatnæringen og Europa: EU-medlemskap, EØS eller NOREXIT?
(Chapter, 2020)EØS er en omfattende avtale med mange tusen rettsakter nedfelt i norske lover og praksis, men antall rettsakter varierer sterkt mellom ulike saksfelter, og på noen områder er håndhevelsen viktigere enn nye lover. Norge har ... -
Fra «fiskebrevet» til EØS: Betydningen av toll for norsk sjømateksport til EU
(Chapter, 2020)En «tollens arkeologi» viser hvordan dagens toll for norsk sjømat er basert på ulike handelsavtaler inngått med EU over 50 år. Videre tallfestes den økonomiske virkningen av toll og tollkvoter med EØS, EU-medlemskap eller ... -
Governance, Fragility and Insurgency in the Sahel: A Hybrid Political Order in the Making
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Once a region that rarely featured in debates about global security, the Sahel has become increasingly topical as it confronts the international community with intertwined challenges related to climate variability, poverty, ... -
Explaining Violence in Tillabéri: Insurgent Appropriation of Local Grievances?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The Tillabéri region in Niger has quickly lapsed into a state of violence and come under the control of ‘violent trepreneurs’ – that is, non-state armed actors possessing ome kind of political agenda, which is implemented ... -
“Irregular” Migration and Divergent Understandings of Security in the Sahel
(Journal article, 2020)On 23 September 2020, the EU launched its new Pact on Migration and Asylum. In a refreshingly blunt press-release accompanying the Pact one could read: “The current system no longer works. And for the past five years, the ... -
Energy democracy as a process, an outcome and a goal: A conceptual review
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Spiraling toward a New Cold War in the North? The Effect of Mutual and Multifaceted Securitization
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Building on a discourse-theoretical reading of securitization theory, this article theorizes and examines how two political entities can become locked in a negative spiral of identification that may lead to a violent ... -
The Dangers of Disconnection: Oscillations in Political Violence on Lake Chad
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Narrations on fragility and resilience in the Sahel paint a picture about the region’s inherent ungovernability that lead to consider an endless state- and peace-building process as the most feasible governance solution. ... -
The Nordic Balance Revisited: Differentiation and the Foreign Policy Repertoires of the Nordic States
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Nordic governments frequently broadcast their ambition to do more together on the international stage. The five Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway) also share many basic goals as foreign policy ... -
Missiles, Vessels and Active Defence What Potential Threat Do the Russian Armed Forces Represent?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In 2019, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, presented a ‘strategy of active defence’, a possible prelude to the forthcoming Russian military doctrine. This article examines this strategy with particular ... -
Comparative Analysis for Theory Development: Reflections on a Study of Women’s Empowerment
(Journal article, 2018)Methodological texts about comparative work have focused overwhelmingly on controlled comparisons aimed at causal inference. To show the range of possible goals and approaches, this piece reflects on our own choices while ... -
The Fragility Dilemma and Divergent Security Complexes in the Sahel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Despite an exponential increase in international resources devoted to the Sahel, the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. This is largely due to the so-called “fragility dilemma”, faced by fragile states that ... -
Regulatory barriers to trade in services: A new database and composite indices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper presents new data on services trade regulation for 46 countries in 22 services sectors over 6 years (2014–2019). The data consist of qualitative information which is scored and weighted to produce composite ... -
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 ... -
Energy democracy as a process, an outcome and a goal: A conceptual review
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Why Choose to Cycle in a Middle-Income Country?
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Offensive cyberoperasjoner: Den nye normalen?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Kan stater gå til motangrep om de blir angrepet digitalt i fredstid? Hva gjør toneangivende land, og hva sier internasjonal rett og normer om dette? Og hva kan de sikkerhetspolitiske konsekvensene bli av økt bruk av offensive ...
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