NUPI Research Online: Recent submissions
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China, India and the political economy of medical supplies
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;4/2020, Research report, 2020)• The pandemic and lockdowns threaten the supply of medicines, especially from India • Poor countries relying on supplies of cheap Indian medicines are especially vulnerable • New medicines and vaccines are likely to be ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of peace operations
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;2/2020, Research report, 2020)Between the African Union, European Union, OSCE, NATO and United Nations there are approximately 160,000 civilian, police and military personnel deployed in more than 50 missions. These missions have all been forced to ... -
Lessons from the Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Community engagement, crisis communication and countering rumours
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;3/2020, Research report, 2020)What lessons can we draw from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone? While both the outbreak itself and the context is different, there are enough similarities between the Ebola crisis and COVID-19 ... -
The French return to NATO: Reintegration in practice, not in principle
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Digital Technologies, Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
(TIISA Working Paper;2020-02, Research report, 2020)The increasingly rapid uptake of digital technologies is launching the global economy into the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and the next transformative wave of globalisation. Trade in merchandise is in long-run relative ... -
The Shifting Boundaries of Nordic Defence Cooperation
(Research paper;2020-01, Research report, 2020)Nordic security and defence cooperation is shifting with the rapid rise and expansion of European defence cooperation. Spanning industrial collaboration, capability development, training and operations, planning, as well ... -
The potential and limits of peace agreements: Colombia and Mali
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Political solutions to armed conflicts are often professed by a plethora of local, regional and international actors. For various reasons, however, peace agreements often remain words on paper, not actions in the field. ... -
Brothers in Arms and Faith? The Emerging US-Central and Eastern Europe ‘Special Relationship’
(NUPI Policy Note;2020-1, Research report, 2020)In this policy note, we explore the nature, strength and tensions of the contemporary US-Central Eastern Europe relationship. We describe the expanding US-CEE ‘brotherhood in arms’: growing trade relations, intensified ... -
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. -
Protection, Prevention, and the Primacy of Politics. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Peace Operations
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Meningsfull,menneskelig, kontroll?
(NUPI Report;2020-06, Research report, 2020)Denne rapproten tar for seg konseptet «meningsfull menneskelig kontroll» som har dukket opp som det førende temaet i debatten rundt autonomi og våpensystemer. For å belyse spørsmålet om hva menneskelig kontroll er, hvordan ... -
Russia and Europe in memory wars
(NUPI Working Paper;887, Research report, 2020)Russia and Europe are in a state of memory war. How did this come about? Is there a way out of this situation? In order to answer these questions, this report enquires into the dynamics of memory politics in Europe, and ... -
Doing Less With More? The Difficult ‘Return’ of Western Troop Contributing Countries to United Nations Peacekeeping
(GGI Analysis;, Research report, 2020)Among others, the deployment of the UN stabilization mission to Mali (MINUSMA) in 2013 has been characterized by a number of researchers as a ‘return’ of Western troop contributors to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping in ... -
Keeping the State: Religious Toleration in Early Modern France, and the Role of the State
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003)Following the conflicts in the Balkans, minority issues have re-entered the European stage after a prolonged absence, and the question of minority rights in international politics has once more become a pressing and ... -
Renewable energy and geopolitics: A review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article reviews the literature on the geopolitics of renewable energy. It finds that while the roots of this literature can be traced back to the 1970s and 1980s, most of it has been published from 2010 onwards. The ... -
Common Fears, Common Opportunities? Czechia and Norway in the changing international context
(Research report, 2020)With long-dominant structures in flux, European states – and perhaps smaller ones in particular – are now forced to rethink their foreign policy approaches and practices. This policy briefs outlines how one small Northern ... -
Multilateral cooperation in the area of climate-related security and development risks in Africa
(NUPI Report;2020-4, Research report, 2020)Over the past decade the impact of climate change on people’s everyday lives have become tangible. Its effects have contributed to loss of human life, it has undermined livelihoods, destroyed infrastructure, harmed national ... -
Religious authority and the 2018 parliamentary elections in Iraq
(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. -
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 ... -
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 ...