The programme studies the role of regional multilateral organisations (EU, NATO, OSCE) in international politics, including in international operations, counter terrorism and security sector reform, as well as developments in transatlantic relations. The research focuses, among other things on the significance these organisations have for the individual countries, particularly Norway's security and defense policy. Other countries that have particular interest in the program are the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Scandinavia.
The programme builds on the three-year, NFR-funded program European Security: Europe as Actor and Arena (2003-2006) and seeks to combine fundamental research with applied research of relevance to Norwegian foreign and security policy debate.
Department of International Politics is responsible for the program.
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
Sixty years of Atlanticism and NATO: What future role for the Alliance?
The revival of Atlanticism and NATO? Changing security identities and practices in Norway, Denmark, and Britain
This research proposal challenges the notion that post-Cold War security developments have led to an effective end of Atlanticism and reduced the significance of NATO as a security actor. More
Towards a Postmodern European Security and Defence policy? Implications for Norway as a non-member
The aim of this project is to put more emphasis on the implementation phase of EU security and defence policy, and to investigate the implications of this policy for Norwegian security and defence policy. More
- Wigen, Einar (2010). Turkey and the Concept of Europe: A Conceptual History . Saarbrücken, VDM Dr. Müller. 132 pages. Turkey has changed from an Islamic Empire antagonistic to Christian states to a secular nation state, a member of NATO and a candidate for EU membership. This involves not only a significant shift in foreign policy towards Europe, but also a reshaping of Ottoman and Turkish identity. This book traces how the concept Europe has been shaped in this process over a period of about 200 years.
- Græger, Nina (2010). Utenriksministerens norske "konkurrenter",
Internasjonal Politikk, vol. 68, nr. 1
. Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 131-137. Globaliseringen og internasjonaliseringen av politikken har i praksis visket ut skillet mellom utenriks- og innenrikspolitikk. Disse endringene har styrket fagstatsrådenes rolle og makt, til dels på bekostning av utenriksministerens. - Wigen, Einar (2009). Turkish Neo-Ottomanism: A Turn to the Middle East? . Oslo, Den norske Atlanterhavskomitè. 21 pages. Security Policy Library 3-2009 .
- Græger, Nina , Kristin M. Haugevik (2009). The revival of Atlanticism in NATO? Changing security identities in Britain, Norway and Denmark . Oslo, NUPI. 58 pages. Despite major changes in the transatlantic security landscape, “Atlanticism” has survived as a particular national security orientation on the European political arena and inside NATO.
- Skogan, John K. (2009). Krisehåndtering: Opprinnelse, utvidelse og norsk forsvarsplanlegging. Oslo, NUPI. 64 pages. NUPI-rapport. The report looks at the gradual expansion of the meaning and the use, today far beyond the original, of the term “crisis management” since its coining in the early 1960s.
- Græger, Nina (2009). Norsk forsvarsdiskurs post-1990.,
Internasjonal Politikk, vol. 67, nr. 3
. Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 351-380. Artikkel om utviklingen i norsk forsvarspolitikk og forsvarspolitikkens plass i norsk utenriks- og sikkerhetspolitikk etter den kalde krigens slutt. - Græger, Nina , Halvard Leira, Tuomas Forsberg, Andreas Løvold, Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen, Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, Maria Strömvik (2009). Nordic Security Competence: Bibliography on the Foreign and Security Policy of the Nordic Countries. Oslo, NUPI. 100 pages. Nordisk utenriks- og sikkerhetspolitisk bibliografi
- Stamnes, Eli , Jon Harald Sande Lie, Kristin M. Haugevik, Ståle Ulriksen, Nicholas J. Wheeler, Dorota Gierycz , Turid Lægreid (2009). The Principle and Practice of R2P: Whose Responsibility, What Kind of Action?. Oslo, NUPI. 17 pages. Summary of Project.
- Græger, Nina (2009). Hva betyr NATO for norsk sikkerhets- og forsvarspolitikk i dag?,
in Edström, Håkan (ed.) NATO at 60: Challenges Ahead – Implications for Norway , Conference Proceedings from the 10th Military Seminar
. Oslo,Norwegian Defence University College/Norwegian Institute for Foreign Affairs.p. 37-46. Artikkelen fokusere på hvordan NATOs politiske og militære omstilling og dagens sikkerhetsutfordringer spiller inn i norsk sikkerhets- og forsvarspolitikk. - Wigen, Einar (2009). Islamic Jihad Union: al-Qaida’s Key to the Turkic World?. Oslo, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). 43 pages. FFI-rapport 2009/00687. The Turkic peoples have assumed a relatively marginal role in global jihadism. The group Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) appears to have changed this and may give al-Qaida a foothold among radicals of the Turkic peoples.
