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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 17/07/2026
#FactFriday ➡️ 45% of Afghanistan's population is projected to require humanitarian assistance this year. As #PeaceAndDevelopmentWeek wraps up the need for pathways to sustainable peace is clearer than ever. Support SIPRI: ➡️ bit.ly/4wa9Z8Y For more @nupinytt.bsky.social 📊 bit.ly/4f7Fc6x
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 24/06/2026
Climate and environmental change are key factors shaping insecurity in the Lake Chad region. Today, #SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social release a fact sheet exploring the conflict and climate-related challenges facing the region. Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/41kIlZ6 #ECOWAS #LCBC #ECCAS #IGAD #ClimateRisks
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan (2026)
This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on Afghanistan and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country. The fact sheet offers a range of recommended actions...
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The Planetary Security Initiative @plansecu.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🌍 New @nupinytt.bsky.social and @sipri.org fact sheet on Lake Chad. Climate stress is worsening livelihoods, displacement and natural resource conflicts - showing why adaptation is also peacebuilding. 📄 Find a summary and the fact sheet here: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/climate...
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Indra Overland @indraoverland.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🧵1/5 @aljazeera.com interview with me about Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy. The impacts are growing rapidly now:
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accordonline.bsky.social @accordonline.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Jointly w/ World Bank Group, ACCORD is convening a discussion that brings together leaders from think tanks to explore what adds value, what doesn't & how we can better bridge the gap between knowledge & practice. 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/meet/2345158... @nupinytt.bsky.social @busaracenter.bsky.social
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 06/05/2026
#Afghanistan faces severe climate vulnerability while being more exposed to extreme weather events and natural hazards than the global average. The latest climate, peace and security fact sheet by #SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social provides recommended actions ➡️ bit.ly/41kIlZ6
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Gabriella Gricius @ggricius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I'm looking forward to visiting @nupinytt.bsky.social in a few weeks to present my forthcoming book on #Nordic defence cooperation! If you're in Oslo on 1 June, come by, and if not, feel free to follow on YouTube. www.nupi.no/en/events/20...
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Securing the north: Nordic defence cooperation across the Baltic, Arctic, and North Atlantic | NUPI
What does the Northern European security landscape look like today, and what is really bringing the Nordic countries closer together on defence? In this seminar, postdoctoral fellow Gabriella Gricius ...
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Yf Reykers @yfreykers.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🆕Policy brief: Europe’s defence problem is no longer spending — it is delivery. We argue that coalition-based procurement can help turn budgets into capabilities while the EU awaits much-needed institutional reform. www.nupi.no/en/publicati... @nupinytt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
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From spending to delivery: Coalition-based governance to scale Europe’s defence industry at speed | NUPI
Europe’s defence landscape is entering a new and decisive phase – not only in spending, but in how spending is translated into capability. After years...
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International IDEA @internationalidea.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
On 6 May, a seminar co-organized by @nupinytt.bsky.social , @internationalidea.bsky.social and UKRAINETT will provide a space for informed discussion on the legal, operational, security and societal dimensions of post-war electoral preparedness in #Ukraine. Register ⬇️ www.idea.int/events/break...
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Breakfast seminar: Challenges with organizing post-war elections in Ukraine | International IDEA
This seminar will provide a space for informed discussion on the legal, operational, security and societal dimensions of post-war electoral preparedness in Ukraine.
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 14/04/2026
#Afghanistan faces severe climate vulnerability while being more exposed to extreme weather events and natural hazards than the global average. The latest climate, peace and security fact sheet by #SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social provides recommended actions ➡️ bit.ly/41kIlZ6
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Manjeet S. Pardesi @manjeetsp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Podcast! Wonderful chatting with Wrenn Yennie Lindgren, Senior Research Fellow @nupinytt.bsky.social on the passing of the liberal international order & what follows the end of American hegemony. (Southeast) Asian history can help us navigate our global future! www.nupi.no/en/news/navi...
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Navigating a Multiplex World Order | NUPI
Is the liberal international order coming to an end, and what follows the era of American hegemony? In this episode of The World Stage, Senior Research Fellow Wrenn Yennie Lindgren (NUPI) sits down wi...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Extremely interesting to hear @elkeschwarz.bsky.social's talk and conversation with NUPI's Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud yesterday. A big thanks to them both! Tune into our YouTube channel to watch the entire seminar ⬇️
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Yf Reykers @yfreykers.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
One year ago, I wrote this policy brief for @nupinytt.bsky.social, arguing for a stronger European maritime footprint from the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz. Today, calls for a sustained European naval presence sound louder than ever. Perhaps worth (re)reading: www.nupi.no/en/publicati...
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The EU should get serious about maritime security in the Middle East and the Gulf | NUPI
To achieve its global maritime ambitions, the EU must strengthen its presence in the Middle East and the Gulf. The current geopolitical climate offers a chance to become a key maritime security provid...
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Kacper Szulecki @szulecki.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Norway is usually the EU’s star pupil on EØS implementation, but ... not in energy. A new article shows the lag isn’t about admin capacity, but politics: EU energy rules have become a lightning rod in Norway’s polarized debate. Full piece in Norwegian: tidsskriftet-ip.no/index.php/in...
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Hvorfor Norge har et stort implementeringsetterslep i energisektoren
Historisk har det i stor grad vært samsvar mellom Norges og EUs energipolitikk. Likevel henger Norge et par runder bak EU i å innlemme regelverk i denne sektoren. Hvorfor har det oppstått et slik impl...
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Yf Reykers @yfreykers.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I am very pleased to co-organise this panel on Industrial Readiness and Defence Procurement as an official side event at the @munsecconf.bsky.social, together with @kiel.institute and @nupinytt.bsky.social! Sat. 14 Feb, 09:30–10:15 Bar Montez, Rosewood Hotel Get in touch if you want more info!
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Kacper Szulecki @szulecki.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Europe says it has diversified away from Russian gas. But the data tells a different story. A new analysis @piria.bsky.social Raffaele Piria, Hannah Lentschig, Louise van Schaik and I just published shows the EU has largely swapped one dependency for another—from Russia to the US. 🧵⬇️
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 12/01/2026
Communities in the disputed #Abyei territory largely depend on climate-sensitive livelihoods such as cattle herding, farming and seasonal migration. This #SIPRI @nupinytt.bsky.social Fact Sheet shows how climate issues are deepening livelihood and security pressures in Abyei. 🌱 More: bit.ly/4qHS7yW
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Erik Skare @erikskare.no · 18/12/2025
It was a pleasure hosting @abuaardvark.bsky.social in Oslo! First, a book panel with @jjensehaugen.bsky.social and Tine Gade at @nupinytt.bsky.social discussing his newest book America’s Middle East (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social) and then a solo lecture by Marc at @uio.no:
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Indra Overland @indraoverland.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
1/3 Michael Jakob and I have published a new open access piece in @ClimateActionSN on energy trade, emissions and import depend. in Southeast Asia. We find that decarbonization could reduce fossil fuel import costs by over USD 140 bn by 2030. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Energy trade, emissions and import dependence in Southeast Asia - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Energy trade, emissions and import dependence in Southeast Asia
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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
For all you Norwegian speakers out there, @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & I have a piece out in @aftenposten.no about the authoritarian resurgence in world politics. Thanks to @nupinytt.bsky.social for facilitating!
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Autoritære regimer former nå verdenspolitikken – i et system skapt av Vesten
Autoritær maktutøvelse er tilbake i en ny og kraftfull form.
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🎧🎙️🆕 Democracy is in retreat, the UN is struggling to handle international crises, NATO is facing internal challenges and authoritarian regimes are signalling unity. The world is changing rapidly, so which arenas for cooperation should we preserve? www.nupi.no/en/news/demo...
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Democratic backsliding, illiberal regimes and international cooperation under pressure | NUPI
NEW PODCAST: Democracy is in retreat, the UN is struggling to handle international crises, and authoritarian regimes are signalling unity. The world is changing rapidly, so which arenas for cooperatio...
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"The war in Ukraine has re-securitised the entire European project. #Enlargement has returned to the political agenda, but the tools we use in this regard were developed for a different reality." - @prieker.bsky.social, Director of ARENA & Research Fellow @nupinytt.bsky.social. /35
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Our first panel discussion focuses on the EU #enlargement, with Irena Pandeva (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University), @gisellebosse.bsky.social (@maastrichtu.bsky.social) & @prieker.bsky.social (ARENA & @nupinytt.bsky.social). Follow it live 🔗 youtube.com/live/cvV0AwC... /30
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
"Almost everything in Europe is becoming securitised in this age of uncertainty; the notion of strategic #autonomy is less of a debate and more a reality." - @oyvinds.bsky.social, Senior Researcher, @nupinytt.bsky.social /24
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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We are back for today's final session of the #CypriotPPC 👉 Here to discuss European security are Kostantinos Kollias, Ambassador of Greece in Cyprus, @oyvinds.bsky.social (@nupinytt.bsky.social), and @diis.dk Jessica Larsen 🔗 www.youtube.com/live/zyMHvDS... /21
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Indra Overland @indraoverland.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🧵(1/2) Trump announces sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies. Whether this is just performative or will be withdrawn after next call from his handler in the Kremlin, remains to be seen. However, it may be useful to know more about these two behemoths which produce over half of Russian oil.
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 03/10/2025
#Climate-related security risks are not gender-neutral; they intersect with existing social, political and economic inequalities, shaping people’s exposure to risk, capacity to adapt and inclusion in peacebuilding. Read this new fact sheet from SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/488Tu3K
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 08/10/2025
Gender remains inconsistently addressed in climate policies, while climate risks are largely absent from women, peace and security frameworks. This new thematic fact sheet from SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social provides recommended actions. 🔗 bit.ly/488Tu3K
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 22/10/2025
What does gender have to do with #ClimateChange? 🌍 #SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social engender the climate crisis in a joint factsheet, showing how #WPS are affected by climate change. Learn more about how pre-existing inequalities are shaped by climate change: 🔗 bit.ly/49fnnQk
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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
You can see a video of the talk here courtesy of @nupinytt.bsky.social
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Annual Lecture: Dictating the Agenda: How Authoritarians are Transforming Global Governance
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Soon live from our seminar "Is international cooperation still possible?" 🌎🤜🤛🌍 Iver B. Neumann, Marianne Riddervold, Katharina Glaab, Maia Cross and @halvardl.bsky.social will discuss the power and possibility for international cooperation. Watch here: youtube.com/live/ilYmqlX...
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Is international cooperation still possible?
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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Looking forward to giving along w/ @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social the @nupinytt.bsky.social & Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics annual lecture in Oslo Wednesday. “Dictating the Agenda – How Authoritarians are Transforming Global Governance” Details & live stream:
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Annual Lecture: Dictating the Agenda – How Authoritarians are Transforming Global Governance | NUPI
Based on their new book "Dictating the Agenda", Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis reveal the important authoritarian changes underway across various global governance domains.
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Morten Skumsrud Andersen @skumsrud.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The BRI isn’t really a thing in the MENA - but you wouldn’t know that from U.S. think tank reports. Neil Ketchley, @olejacobsending.bsky.social, and I analyzed 3000 of them. We show the “China threat” is used to repackage old U.S. foreign policy concerns under the banner of “great power competition»
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The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa
It is now common for US government officials and policy analysts to cite China as the most significant current threat to US foreign policy interests. This article examines how the US foreign policy...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
When we analyze international politics, we take many things for granted – including the idea that the world is governed by a balance of power and "anarchy," meaning that no one stands above states. But where do these assumptions come from? More from @skumsrud.bsky.social's most recent article ⬇️
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Concepts Don’t Float Above Politics | NUPI
When we talk about and analyze international politics today, we take many things for granted – including the idea that the world is governed by a balance of power and "anarchy," meaning that...
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CIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Join us on Monday at 12pm for an event titled "Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence" Featuring @nupinytt.bsky.social researchers @halvardl.bsky.social & @bdecarvalho.bsky.social, & chaired by @srdj.bsky.social > bit.ly/3VpAZQU
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Indra Overland @indraoverland.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
ASEAN megacities face congestion, air pollution, traffic safety issues. Public transport could help remedy all three + mitigate climate change. But in the ASEAN countries' NDCs, only 2.2% of targets covers it. 6 of 10 ASEAN country NDCs make no mention at all. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Does ASEAN climate policy pay sufficient attention to public transportation? - Discover Sustainability
Expansion of public transportation is a climate mitigation measure with many potential co-benefits and positive externalities: reduced congestion, lower air and noise pollution, improved road safety, ...
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Global Souths Hub @globalsouthshub.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
📙 A big congrats to Professor Morten Bøås, Academic Editor at TWQ & Research Professor @nupinytt.bsky.social on his new book, "Sahel: The Perfect Storm," out now via @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, exploring insurgency, climate stress, and fragile governance across the Sahel ⬇️
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Sahel | Hurst Publishers
A revealing account of Africa's ecological and historical frontier zone, now plagued by interlocking insurgencies and climate change.
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Hvem har egentlig makten i det 21. århundre? Følg strømming fra dagens første NUPI-arrangement i Arendal! www.youtube.com/live/ERiQwB3...
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Teknologigigantene er de nye stormaktene
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
#Trump, det nye #EU, dilemmaer i norsk utenrikspolitikk, hybride trusler og tillit, Norges rolle i Polhavet, Sahel, krigen i #Ukraina, teknologigigantene, og mye mer! Få med deg arrangementene våre på #Arendalsuka!
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Her finner du oss på Arendalsuka 2025! | NUPI
Vi er til stede på en rekke arrangementer i Arendal. Her finner du alt vi er med å arrangere.
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Karsten Friis @kafriis.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Jeg har gjestet @ukrainapodden.bsky.social NATO, Trump, Europa med mer. @nupinytt.bsky.social
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Trumps Nato-effekt, stans av våpenleveranser til Ukraina og europeisk selvstendighet. Gjest: Karsten Friis
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Global Responsibility to Protect journal @globalr2p.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Delighted to share our most recent article by Andrew E. Poku-Yaw Tchie from @nupinytt.bsky.social. Dr Tchie explores the use of Ad hoc Security Initiatives and Enterprise Security Arrangements for protection. The article us currently open access at lnkd.in/grBZ9aaQ
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🎧 Make America great again, sier Trump, og starter en handelskrig med resten av verden. Men hva er en handelskrig, egentlig? Og hvordan påvirker den oss? pod.link/1606126744/e...
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Hvor hender det?
I podkasten Hvor hender det? får du en kjapp innføring i aktuelle tema og hendelser som finner sted rundt om i verden. Podkasten er et tilleggsprodukt til Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutts artikkelser...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🎧❗️Is the era of cooperation coming to an end? NEW podcast episode of #TheWorldStage out now here: www.nupi.no/en/news/is-t...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Senior Researcher with expertise on the contemporary #MiddleEast ? Don't miss the application deadline 25 June❗
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Senior Researcher - Middle East | NUPI
NUPI is seeking a Senior Researcher with expertise on the contemporary Middle East, defined as the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and/or Israel. The successful candidate will join NUPI’s research group on P...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
#IGF2025 er i gang i 🇳🇴. Alternativet var #Russland, hvor det er forbudt å omtale frivillig barnløshet på nett. Har det noe å si hvem som arrangerer @intgovforum.bsky.social? Hvem har makt på internett? 🎧Utenrikshospitalet👉 www.nupi.no/nyheter/stater-selskaper-og-sensur-hvem-bestemmer-paa-internett
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
– The Sahel isn't just unstable, it's a perfect storm about to erupt, warns NUPI researcher Morten Bøås. In his new book, he explains why – and what needs to change. 📖 Get the book: www.hurstpublishers.com/book/sahel-2/ 📰 Learn more: www.nupi.no/en/news/new-...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🎧 NEW episode of the NUPI podcast #TheWorldStage! 'Ukraine’s secret weapon: Civil society at war' with Kate Leschyshyn (Come Back Alive), @oyvinds.bsky.social & John Karlsrud (both NUPI):
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Ukraine’s secret weapon: Civil society at war | NUPI
PODCAST: Come Back Alive and other volunteer organisations is an important factor in Ukraine's fight against Russia.
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🇺🇳 How can UN peacekeeping help advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda? In a new policy brief, NUPI researcher Jenny Lorentzen draws lessons from the Specialized Police Team in the MINUSMA mission in Mali. www.nupi.no/en/publicati...
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How can peacekeeping contribute to advancing Women, Peace and Security? | NUPI
When UN member states contribute expertise and capacity building, this can simultaneously contribute to advancing Women, Peace and Security. This is, however, likely to be a function of the gender nor...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs @nupinytt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🎯 Open research positions! We’re hiring three Postdoctoral candidates/Senior Researchers for Navigator – an ERC-funded project exploring how country performance indicators shape global governance. 📍Oslo | 🕐 Initial 2-year contract Apply here: www.nupi.no/en/about-nup...
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Fridtjof Nansen Institute @fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Akademisk hjemmealenefest når Senter for geopolitikk, hvor FNI er partner, lanserer en ny spesialrapport om Trump, stormaktene, stater og strategiske ressurser. Se opptaket under!
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