Confronting Transnationalization: the Economic, Environmental, and Political Strategies of Central American Economic Groups
This project investigates how the process of transnationalization affects the strategies of the Central American economic groups (CAEGs), and what these strategies will mean for the sustainable development of the region. More
The Shifting Geopolitics of the Black Sea Region: Actors, Drivers and Challenges
The Black Sea Region stands out as a region where realpolitik once more has come to the fore. This project maps drivers that currently affect the shifting geopolitics of the Black Sea region. More
Towards NATO á la carte? NATOs Adaption to New Tasks and Changing Relations in a Multipolar World
Prosjektet starter i august 2010. More
Beyond strategic alliance – Hegemony, bilateralism and special relationships in international security politics
The project aims to look at the importance of strong bilateral relations between states in international security politics. More
Strengthening governance for sustainable production in Bulgaria
The project will meet on of the fundamental objectives of the EEA Agreement - to ensure that conditions for trade and economic relations in Europe are as equal as possible through seeking to improve governance for sustainable production in the energy sector in Bulgaria. More
Legitimacy and statebuilding, input to World Development Report 2011
The aim of the project is to provide input to the work on World Development Report 2011 on Conflict and Vulnerability, issued by the World Bank. More
Sixty years of Atlanticism and NATO: What future role for the Alliance?
Evaluation of the Finnish Country Programme for Ethiopia
This study is an evaluation of Finland’s programme-specific aid to Ethiopia. More
AfPak - NOREF Policy Briefs
Four policy briefs from NUPI’s Afghanistan and Pakistan Programme to inform Norwegian and international policy makers on the challenges ahead in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the region as a whole. More
R2P and the prevention of mass atrocities
This project aims to investigate and operationalise the preventive aspect of the responsibility to protect (R2P), as formulated in the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document. More
Global Strategies in Local Communities. Interference vs Interaction?
The project seeks to identify where the UN and the international community could further develop or refine their approaches to addressing sexual and gender-based violence in Liberia. More
From Mandate to Practice: the Contextual Interpretation of the Protection of Civilians in Chad (MINURCAT)
The project addresses how protection as mandated by the UNSC through its resolutions is translated into protecting women and children in refugee camps in Chad in the context of the MINURCAT operation. More
Women, Peace and Security and the Protection of Civilians. Challenges to Implementing Resolution 1820 in MINURCAT, Chad
Prosjektet tar utgangspunkt i FNs Sikkerhetsrådsresolusjon 1325, med spesifikt fokus på Protection of Civilians og implementeringen av FNs Sikkerhetsrådsresolusjon 1820 mot seksualisert og kjønnsbasert vold i MINURCAT, Tsjad. More
Russia in pan-Sámi politics
Research on Russian Sámi politics as seen in the light of the ongoing internationalization of Sámi political and cultural organizing. More
The state system of the Gulf: Decentralisation, federalism and regional integration
This project will address the issue of unitary versus federal states at a regional level in the Gulf. More
Global Trends
This project examine global trends and theire implications for Norwegian foreign and development policy. More
Performance based allocations and fragile states
Nuclear Deterrence, Disarmament, and Development Priorities
Samarbeidsprosjekt mellom Peace Research Institute i Frankfurt (PRIF) og NUPI More
Kosovo - autoritativ statsbygging eller rettsorientert bistand?
Prosjektet søker å analysere og sammenligne to tilnærminger til økonomisk utvikling i Kosovo: autoritativ sikkerhetsfokusert statsbygging og konvesjonell direkte bistand. More
UN-NATO Relations
The Future of the UN Peacebuilding Commission
The project objective is to foster creative, original thinking on the medium and long-term future roles of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), with a specific focus on how this body might better contribute to “sustainable” peacebuilding efforts and outcomes. More
WTO-forhandlingene om toll for norsk sjømateksport
Prosjektet skal foreta oppdaterte beregninger av hvordan den pågående forhandlingsrunden i WTO kan påvirke tollbelastningen i Norges eksportmarkeder for sjømat. More
Gender Dynamics in Peace Operations (MONUC)
The project builds on earlier fieldwork in the DRC and the security sector reform (SSR) processes in the country. The project will examine the development of a Congolese security sector as the major perpetrator group of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). More
Gender Dynamics in Peace Operations
The project concerns the MINURCAT mission in Chad and the Protection of Civilians mandate in terms of sexual and gender-based violence. More
Civilian Expertise and the Success of Peace Operations
The study will ask what type of civilian expertise is considered most important for UN peace operations, what the content of that civilian expertise is, whether it conforms or not to existing research on peace operations, and whether there are diverging views on these issues both among key UN member states and within the UN bureaucracy. More
Scoping Survey for Potential Activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mapping Energy Expertise. Actors and Topics
The aim of this study was to map international expertise in the field of energy security with focus on the energy-security and climate-change nexus. More
Russian and Caspian energy developments and their implications for Norway and Norwegian actors (RUSSCASP)
RUSSCASP aims to examine driving forces shaping Russian and Caspian energy exports, energy developments in the High North and the potential role of foreign energy companies in these regions. More
Norwegian Military in Afghanistan: knowledge management, doctrine development and strategic effect
The main area of the Project is to study the correlation between experience, operational activity and strategic goals of the involvement in Afghanistan. More
Development of the OSCE Academy as a regional node for education and research
The project aimes at strengthening the OSSE Academy in Bishkek , enriching its teaching activities and cementing its position as a regional competence centre on democracy and regional cooperation. More
Petroleum, politics and power: The cases of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia
PhD project analysing the relationship between state petroleum companies and the state in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia. More
Central America and Norwegian Interests
A survey of Norway’s strategic interests in Central America, in regard to foreign and development policy as well as economically. The survey will focus on aspects of the current situation that could be relevant for Norwegian interests. More
Beyond Kyoto: Science, Policy-Making and the Future Direction of Russia’s Climate Change Policies
This project aims to map the influence of the ACIA and IPCC reports and processes on the development and implementation of Russian climate change policies. More
The Long-term Impact of the International Sanctions Against Yugoslavia
This project focuses on the long-term impact of the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in the 1990s. More
Learning to Build Sustainable Peace: Ownership and Everyday Peace Building
Peacebuilding operations: The interaction between international personnel and local communities. More
Assessing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and UN Integrated Missions
This project is a comparative case-study of the United Nations Missions in Liberia (UNMIL) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). It seeks to investigate challenges to the integrated approach through a focus on implementation of UNSC resolution 1325 in MONUC and UNMIL. More
Integration and Coordination: Critical Success Factors for Military Operations in the Future, with Special Reference to Lessons Learned from the Norwegian Experience in Afghanistan.
The research project will study the integration and coordination challenges experienced by Norway in Afghanistan. More
Flammable Societies
The central focus of this project is the qualitative study of the linkages that exist between oil and gas industry development and the generation of conflict and poverty, or possibilities for generating peaceful economic, political and social opportunities. More
Russian energy research and innovation: Prospects for cooperation on renewables and efficiency
This project maps the Russian research and innovation within the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy and possibilities for Nordic cooperation with Russia within these fields. More
The Peace Support Operations Training Centre
Cooperation on academic research and training with the Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSOTC) in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina More
Regional Competence-Building for Think-Tanks in the South Caucasus and Central Asia
The project focuses on strengthening the capacity of think-tanks in South Caucasus and Central Asia. More
Barriers to entry, internationalisation and technology (BITE)
Project in the field of international industrial economics analysing the interaction between technology development and commercialisation. More
Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and implications for post-conflict economic recovery
The project is about disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (so-called DDR processes) and the pursuit of these aims when societies go from war to peace. More
Violence, Poverty and Police Corruption
The project studies the connections between growth, development, conflict-solving, crime and police corruption. More
Asia: Regionalisation and the seafood sector
Examines the role of WTO and regional trade agreements in Asia and their importance for the seafood sector, in cooperation with NORUT/ Tromsø, the University of Stavanger, EFF (Norwegian Seafood Council) and FHL (Norwegian Seafood Federation). More
Competence building and research support for the Chechen State University
The project is a cooperation project between the Chechen State University in Grozny and NUPI. More
Liberal Peace and the Ethics of Peacebuilding
The project will seek to establish a conceptual, empirical and practical basis for ethically based planning and assessment of concrete peacebuilding missions. More
GRANITE: Globalisation and the grassroots of India
The project is undertaken jointly with the Indian think-tank CUTS and aims at stimulating research, dialogue and awareness about the local impact of globalisation and trade in eight Indian regions. More
Property, Possession and Conflict in Re/Building Settlement
The project will examine the effects of various forms of property and their effects on the social relationships, community morphology, sustainability, community involvement, and issues that relate to potential conflict. The research will be based on three cases - Kenya, Bosnia-Herzogovina and South Africa. More
The Belgrade School of Security Studies (BSSS)
The project is a cooperation between NUPI and the Belgrade School of Security Studies and is based upon the work done by the Centre for Civil-Military Relations, based in Belgrade, Serbia, on the reform of the Serbian armed forces and their integration into democratically controlled structures. More
Engaging Ukraine: Democracy support and civic competence
This project, a continuation of Governance, Gender and the Environment (2004–2007) aims to develop long-term collaboration with research establishments in Ukraine. More
The past and present relevance of empires
The project analyses the conceptual history of the empire and its relevance for international relations. More
The Competitiveness of Firms, Regions and Industries in the Knowledge-based Economy (MICRO-DYN)
– growth, employment and competitiveness in the knowledge-based economy, based on data on firms and industries in European countries. More
When Global Conflicts Fuel Local War
The project looks at how the international war against terrorism has fuelled the image-building of enemies and the securitisation/de-securitisation of issues in the Chechnya conflict. More
Poverty, Prices and International Inequality
The project studies the methods used for measuring poverty and comparing real income in various countries, particularly methods that are used to adjust for differing price levels. More
State Failure and Regional Insecurity
The project studies the connections between state failure and the regional security situation. More
State formation and the politics of regime survival
The project analyzes the conditions under which states become strong and effective as well as why some develop into weak and ineffective states. More
Multi-National Experiment 5 (MNE 5)
MNE 5 is a comprehensive international programme for concept development and experimenting within multinational og multi-functional peace operations. More
Leaving Terrorism Behind: Individual and Collective Disengagement
A research project on international terrorism. More
Comprehensive Perspectives on Norwegian Foreign Policy
The project seeks to give a comprehensive perspective on decision-making procedures in Norwegian foreign affairs. More
Etterretnings- og sikkerhetsreform i Bosnia-Herzegovina
The project is currently organised so as to coordinate Norway’s support to the Intelligence and Security Reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina. More
Gender Perspectives on Political Participation and Leadership
– a study of women’s participation and leadership in politics worldwide More
Secularization in the Muslim world
Secularization in the Muslim world is discussed on the basis of a number of empirical cases from different continents, regions and countries. More
Russian Aluminum
– mapping the development and framework of the Russian aluminium industry. More
Russia and the New NATO
The project looks at the development of Russia-NATO relations after the Cold War. More
Globalisation and inequality
In this study, we examine whether global inequality has increased or decreased during the period from the 1960s until 1998. More